Yesterday, I went to work with my OTTB, Turkey, after he had some time off through the holidays (whoops!) and he’s been eating all this lovely alfalfa and gaining weight, and he got his neck

OK so we’re a week into 2018 and already my “resolutions” are falling slightly apart. Part of that I feel like can be blamed on the horrendous winter weather. No sooner did I put myself

As of this week, the eventing season holiday break is over! Hard to believe, considering the snow fall and frigid temps we’ve been experiencing thanks to Winter Storm…

I’m continuing the theme of this week’s Daily News & Notes by saying it’s still cold! Enough is enough. I want to get the feeling back in my toes again. I want to be able

Anyone from Vermont, please tune out now, because I’m about to complain about the cold. Look, I’m from Virginia, where it gets pretty cold but not like, I’M DYING level cold. This whole week it’s

You know, when I wake up and it’s 1* outside in Virginia, the only thing that comforts me (aside from my Carhartt overalls and eight layers of clothes) is the knowledge that it’s also freezing

You guys it’s been cold lately. I live in Georgia for a reason. Sure, the summers are brutal and you might melt, but this is supposed to be the time of year when we bask

Welcome to the New Year! Thanks for riding along with us for another year in the best sport ever. Cheers to an amazing 2018! National Holiday: New Year’s Day and National Hangover Day (fitting) Monday

Ok guys today is the final day to vote Donner for the 2017 Equiratings Horse of the Year! Donner is America’s sweetheart. Bred in Middleburg, Virginia, Donner had a short lived, and mostly unsuccessful career

The little deer that could is making us proud and has run all the way to the finals of the EquiRatings Horse of the Year! Lynn Symansky’s Donner now faces Gemma Tattersall’s Arctic Soul in

You know, there is nothing like a little winter weather to make you realize that your life as a horse person really ISN’T as glamorous as people think. All my cubicle friends say, wow, it’s

It seems that the usefulness of recycling Christmas trees as jump fillers has finally truly caught on. I’m already seeing many of my equestrian friends and acquaintances putting out solicitations on Facebook for used tree donations from their

Cupcake the miniature horse or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? You decide. #SalamanderExperience A post shared by Salamander Resort & Spa (@salamanderresort) on Dec 22, 2017 at 7:33am PST Welcome to Christmas recovery! I sincerely hope

Happy Christmas, Eventing Nation! We wish you and your loved ones (two-legged and four!) a magical day of merriment and joy. National Holiday: Christmas Day When the ground freezes this winter, be sure and take extra

  Has your pony made it on the nice list this year? Most recently mine has been on his best behavior, but his security on the present-earning list gets shaky when I consider the year

Today kicks off a nice long holiday weekend for many folks. Time to get some last minute present shopping done, maybe run to the grocery store to stock up on supplies for Christmas dinner, and definitely

Donner wins Round 1, Leg 3 of the Equiratings HOTY contest! Are you following the contenders on the Equiratings Facebook feed? You can also read more about our favorite reindeer on his official page, chronicling

The Horse Park of New Jersey recently held a photo contest and received nearly 400 entries, including this gem above.  The grand prize winner, Kathleen Ryan, received a free membership to the Park for 2018.

Happy Christmas from Frankie! This is always such a fun time of year. Anticipating the holidays, horses are working, but there isn’t a huge pressure. Lot’s of hacking trotting and accomplishing off season homework. It

After years of complete disorganization on my part, I finally took my non-horsey boyfriend out for his first ride this weekend. He’s very comfortable around horses on the ground – in fact he’s Chief Horse

These may look like ordinary course numbers, but they share a special history! These were first used to mark fences on the 1996 Atlanta Olympic cross country course. Today they will serve local Georgia riders

A fresh dusting of snow really does make for a magical-looking landscape. Whirlybird Imaging and Carole Mortimer captured some lovely photos, including the one above, of the Badminton Horse Trials grounds looking like a winter wonderland!

Okay guys, this weekend is the last chance to get your holiday shopping in order. I personally spend all year adding to my Amazon wish list of random things that I know my friends and