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The Standardbred Horse: Anything but Standard
Today’s harness racing trotters and pacers can do a lot more than pull a sulky at high speeds. Standardbred horses retiring from off the...
10 Common Horse Care Mistakes
No one goes through life without making mistakes, and luckily for us, most errors have minor consequences. Even so, life with horses raises the...
Horse Safety Net Programs Helping Horses and Owners in Need
When a person encounters a speed bump like a financial crisis or health issue, it can be challenging to cope. But for horse owners,...
Becoming a Fearless Horse Owner
I haven’t always been a fearless horse owner, but I’ve had to draw on that persona many times. I first realized that I was...
The National Drive: The Largest Gathering for Horse Driving
Sometime in the early 2000s, Mike Lyon and Colonel Davis, along with other members of the horse driving community, hatched the idea to create...
Mackinac Island: A Destination for Horse Lovers
On Michigan’s pristine Mackinac Island, your carriage is waiting on the dock for you. That’s because there are no motor vehicles (other than fire...
Vet Adventures: Reflecting on Horses’ Past Lives
Three or four pinto horses nickered to us hopefully as we trudged up to the sagging wire fence, pulled on protective boots and ducked...
Basing Horses’ Ideal Living Situations On Equine Behavior
All horse owners dream of beautiful barns, arenas, and paddocks, but equine behavior and welfare leaders are urging them to open up their barns,...
The Equine Welfare Data Collective’s Effect on Horse Rescue
There is strength in numbers, but when it comes to helping horses in need, reliable numbers have been hard to come by—until recently, that...
Top 7 Horse & Riding Vacations
Horse riding vacations have evolved from dusty guided trail rides on sleepy horses to a wide array of rides, drives, and equine-themed experiences and...