This is what I listened to over the summer and why I think you should give them a shot!

BLM CAPTURES & CULLS WILD HORSE POPULATION In a controversial move, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently came under fire for using helicopters to round up wild horses on federally protected land in Colorado, which is just a portion of public rangeland that spans 10 states across the American West. Citing an excess of […]

Summer is finally winding down, and that means cooler temperatures are (hopefully) on the way—and with them, longer rides, more comfortable show days, and more time with our four legged friends in the great outdoors. I especially love autumn’s crisp scents: pumpkin spice, cinnamon, leaves, fire pits, dried hay, chilly air. Is there anything better? […]

The stars have consulted your ride times and have some thoughts. ARIES (March 21 – April 19) Mars enters your arena this month with strong forward energy, which your horse will interpret as a reason to spook at the letter C. You have done the thing. You have survived the thing. The ribbon is not […]

Every local schooling show you’ve ever competed in was held together, in large part, by a handful of people who weren’t competing. Someone managed the in-gate. Someone sat beside the judge and wrote down every score and comment as the tests went by. Someone reset the rails between rounds. Someone staffed the show office, sorted […]

Here is something nobody tells you when you’re searching for a lesson barn: there are almost no formal requirements for someone to call themselves a riding instructor in the United States. No license. No minimum hours. No federal standard. Anyone can hang a sign, charge you by the hour, and put you on a horse. […]

It was the middle of a Georgia summer afternoon when one of the boarders’ mares went down in the field. She was older, and the pasture she was in didn’t have a lot of shade where she was lying. Several of us were at the barn that day, the manager included. I happened to be […]

The comment that started this magazine came from someone I know the way a lot of us know each other in this community: through Facebook, through shared circles, through the particular shorthand of people who love the same thing. She has nine horses, a USDF Bronze Medal, multiple national titles, and more years in the […]

Ever since I was a little girl, I loved reading anything I could get my hands on about horses. The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds and Horse Care by Judith Draper was gifted to me on my sixth birthday, and by Christmas the following year I was gifted another copy because I had worn mine […]

It was a surprisingly cool morning considering it was June in Georgia; nevertheless, my trusty ringside backpack was filled with all manner of things to keep me cool: fans, cooling towels, bottles of water, an extra hat…not to mention the other necessities to keep me as comfortable as possible throughout the day (sunscreen and bug […]