Welly World, Welly World, I am heading to Welly World! How to explain to the rest of the universe exactly what is Wellington? The best I’ve done so far is find a video (taken from the

Tomorrow I am escaping the cold and wet and mud of Virginia for three-point-five blissful days of Florida weather. I can’t wait to show off my ghostly pale skin, and take pictures of pretty ponies

When your barn pup decides to be poorly behaved while you’re playing horse holder, you get creative. A rein quickly becomes a leash with optional stopper attachment. Then of course you’re in charge of two

If you don’t know the man behind almost all my photos, he is a huge Eagles fan. It’s hard to pull him away from football on Sundays for horse shows, especially when the Birds are

They are never to young to learn about helmet safety! Stephanie Rhodes Bosch’s daughter, Izzy, demonstrates how important it is to mind your melon, even if you’re riding a unicorn! Too cute. National Holiday: National Homemade

I know it’s not Friday anymore, but I still can’t help sharing the above infographic that EquiRatings posted yesterday. Stop and think about that for a second — 1 in 107.5 trillion. That’s pretty nuts.

Weekend! Weekend! Weekend! Ok, so for horse people, a weekend isn’t really a weekend, but sometimes it still feels special. If you’re competing it’s special! If you’re here in Virginia in the cold and expecting

Look, I love young horses, maybe more than the average person. What I don’t necessarily love is when they discover fun new ways to become airborne during normal type activities. My OTTB, Turkey, is feeling

Like Courtney Cooper’s barn, the working students at my barn are absolutely the lifeblood of my trainer’s operation, keeping things flowing smoothly on a daily basis. Being a working student is a tough job, for those

It was a soggy Sunday in Aiken this weekend for Full Gallop Farm’s January HT. Despite the weather, it was great to be back and see the hard work that Lara Anderson and her team

I rode in the rain a bunch last week, so I didn’t even feel bad about hiding inside all day yesterday. But it has been so nice to get back to work and start tentatively

Let’s all say a silent prayer for grey competition horse owners. As a two-time victim of this harmful attribute, I so empathize with you. You bathe and bathe and bathe and they never quite stop

While our warm weather compatriots are already enjoying the start of the competition season, we snowbound eventers have to entertain ourselves somehow. Actress, comedian, and equestrian Pam Stone invites fellow cold weather barn-goers to come one

You guys. This is not a drill. You can have one of these unicorn bonnets. There is a real Etsy shop that sells “horse fashion, fly bonnets and unicorns”. I’m really, really tempted to get

I finally clipped my entire horse (minus the legs) yesterday, and underneath all that hair, he is SO fat. Like, so fat. Morbidity level. He had an unplanned vacation for three months this winter due

Belated congratulations are in order for Allie Sacksen who became a mother earlier this month. Her precious daughter Anastasia Louise looks right at home with her mom’s four-star ride Sparrow’s Nio. Congratulations to this crew! National Holiday:

For the first time in what feels like weeks the sun came out, the ice melted off the roads (that’s what we get here–not fun and manageable snow, but ice that worsens with every cold night)

It’s a beautiful weekend in Weirsdale, Florida for the first ever Grand Oaks Horse Trials. Our own Jenni Autry is enjoying the southern weather and competing this weekend. She’ll get the chance to challenge Clayton Frederick’s

The curse of January strikes again. I’ve now nearly come to expect (though I am doing everything in my power to avoid) a moderately-sized vet bill within the first month of each new year. I am

I just booked a ticket to Flooooorrriiiiddaaaa! OK, so it’s only for three days in Wellington, but I’m hyped about it. Honestly, the biggest problem right now is trying to find clothes that would be

I stay north for the winter (unfortunately for me), so I’m mostly doing a lot of legging up for a variety of horses, and a lot of riding down dirt roads or around indoors. I

Stubert and Shelby doing the official muzzle bump greeting. They are now friends forever. A post shared by Courtney (@aneqlife) on Jan 15, 2018 at 7:25am PST I hope you all enjoyed a long holiday

The only thing that got me out of the house yesterday was seeing these sweet babies! These yearlings are almost like dogs, and have become very social! Their snuggles warmed my heart on such a cold day.