Yesterday was a positively delightful day in January, sunny skies, warm weather, and no recent rain making everything muddy. So I tacked up my steady TB and threw a rope halter on my loony tune,

The wonderful thing about developing young horses is watching them get stronger and bigger and seeing their bodies change into beefcakes. The less wonderful part of this is realizing that your horse has now outgrown

We’re thrilled to see more urban grassroots programs forming around the idea of increasing equestrian access and representation within equestrian sports. This week we learned of a new program out of Minnesota, The CREW Urban

US Equestrian hosted their Annual Meeting over the weekend that concluded with their year-end awards ceremony. Kent Farrington was crowned 2020 International Equestrian of the Year, and Gazelle, with whom he won the 2020 $213,000

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amy Passmore (@painted_by_amy) The third Monday of the year is commonly referred to as ‘Blue Monday’ – the most depressing day of the year. I’ll admit,

My therapist says I need something that I do for just me, as I have absolutely nothing currently lol. Today begins my journey into the horse world. I hope this dude likes me 😩 he’s

There has been a bit of doom and gloom surrounding the conversations about the future of the Kentucky Three-Day event this week and while it’s true that there’s a long road to economic recovery ahead (a statement

There is a comment thread on OTTB United on Facebook asking people for the best Thoroughbred name they’ve ever encountered, and I am here for it. My current favorites are Likeuonlyprettier, Gottatwobeerbuzz, Aaaaaaar, and Tapit

Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the Retired Racehorse Project SUPER Makeover for fall 2021! I just spent last night talking to a friend of a friend who wanted advice and encouragement in her

Michele’s comprehensive program allows for her students and clients to fully understand the why’s and how’s of riding… Posted by In Stride Equestrian on Saturday, January 9, 2021 When I joined the Equestrians of Color Facebook

The Carolina Horse Park is always working tirelessly to improve competitor experience, and they’ve got a big addition to announce for the 2021 competition season, a new additional 160 x 250 arena. This has been completed

View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Evans Designs (@davidevansdesigns) This might feel like the longest year ever (how has it taken 482 days, approximately, to reach the second Monday of 2021?!)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jessica Phoenix (@jessicaphoenixequestrianteam) It’s been at least a decade since I taught a riding lesson and only then did I ever teach up-down lessons to super

Everybody can identify with getting a tree branch straight to the face. When I was a kid, I had a habit of going out into the field and climbing on my ponies bareback with nothing,

Today, Laura Collett takes her life into her hands and jumps London 52 (Dan) for the first time since his wire-t0-wire victory at the Pau 5* last year. We can hope for some seriously funny

How do horses take part in your life today? "I attended Delaware State University where I was the first African… Posted by Equestrians of Color Photography Project on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 A recent story on

This past year has crippled many events across the country, but we are excited to highlight a new addition to the USEA calendar, Barnstaple South, which will be hosting their first recognized horse trial this

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by @henrik_cab I don’t know about you guys, but the First Monday vibes are STRONG with me today. A whole two weeks without Zoom was a

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phillip Dutton (@duttoneventing) We’re now three whole days into 2021 and that means eventers are beginning their mass exodus south for the first few months of

Happy Saturday! National Holiday: National Science Fiction Day Saturday Links:  Breeders, It’s Time To Step Up: Good Stewardship Means A Commitment To Aftercare What does your stall-cleaning technique say about you? A Look in the

I’m declaring it now, the theme of 2021 is gratitude, because we will really appreciate all of the things that we missed in 2020, as well as incorporating all the good things we learned from

Like this horse above, we are jumping into 2021 and not looking back. 2020 has been a year of challenges, but many of us have found silver linings that we really didn’t expect. While I