horse show friends

It’s Not About the Ribbons

As I sat down at my desk tonight to catch up on emails, I looked over the tangible results of my weekend of horse showing that were scattered on...
black horse

Zippy Chippy

Horse lovers everywhere can agree on one thing: that horses have a lot to teach us, whether it’s patience, responsibility, or in the case of the irresistible bay thoroughbred...
falling off

Rider’s Relief

Being around horses is hard work. Whether it’s in the saddle or at the barn, you’re using muscles and joints that many people rarely exercise. All of this effort...
cross country foam log

Weighing the Risks of Three-Day Eventing

Earlier this month, three-day eventer Phillipa Humphreys suffered a rotational fall at a table jump on the cross-country course of the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event at the Horse...
anita and lily

Lily the Pony, Shot with Paintballs and Abandoned, Adopted by Jon Stewart

Remember Lily, the Arabian pony cross who was shot by more than 130 paintballs and abandoned at the New Holland Sales Stables? She now has a pretty great forever...
anna ford

5 Minutes with Thoroughbred Advocate Anna Ford

Anna Morgan Ford grew up on a horse farm near Dayton, Ohio. Her father was a fifth generation Standardbred trainer, and her mother, Dot, cared deeply about the lives...