A horsey mum or dad can be the greatest attribute in a top rider’s career. And even if you don’t aspire to ride at Grand Prix, storm round Badminton or jump on a Nations Cup team, it’s pretty likely your mum or dad is a vital part of your equestrian support team. Read on for…
It’s been said that everyone on Earth has a “secret talent.” Some people are particularly good at singing, some love to dance, and some have yet to find that one thing that they’re destined to do to make the world a better place. Metro the horse used to think his special talent was running. Metro…
The last living Black Beauty has celebrated his 30th birthday with the help of 200 fans. Billy, owned by Louise Maryon, is one of five black horses who starred in the 1994 film adaption of the Anna Sewell novel. The Orlov trotter was imported from Moscow at the end of 1992 and bought for Warner…
The humble horseshoe can actually be used in so many different ways! Other than keeping horses’ feet safe from harm, these cool creations can also be a great decorative piece for the home. They can be added onto furniture, lampstands, and even candleholders to instantly give a space some southern cowboy flare. But one crafty…
The men and women who serve our communities as firefighters and rescue workers are frequently put in situations where they emerge as heroes. Of course, they should be commended for performing their normal duties, but quite often they find themselves going above and beyond. And when I saw this story about what rescue workers did…
In 1997, doctors removed a tumor from Theresa Batchelor’s neck before it nearly severed her spinal cord. Though the surgery went well, doctors told her she’d likely never walk again. Batchelor, however, chose to take that diagnosis as a suggested hypothesis rather than ultimate truth. She plunged herself into physical therapy, and via miraculous willpower…
Sometimes it’s hard to watch our little ones grow up into adults. But so goes the story of life. It’s not just human babies that must grow into adulthood — our animal companions also mature with age. This is difficult in its own way, too, since they grow up so quickly! They go from baby…
A lot of kids dream of the day someone agrees to buy them a horse. For most, though, it’s not exactly a practical purchase, and so that dream just remains a dream. For Kimberly Lewis, though, it actually came true, but not until she was a grown-up, and not before she learned a bit more…
Horses have been called the noblest of creatures, and it’s easy to see why. Depending on which scientific accounts you believe, they’ve been man’s original best friend since anywhere from 4000 to 2000 B.C. They’ve taken us wherever we’ve asked them to include the fields of battle. Yet here we are in the 21st Century,…
In October 2016, 911 dispatcher Amy Neary was called to the scene of a crash on the interstate. About 30 horses were involved in the accident. They were being transported to a slaughterhouse. Of those 30 animals, several were injured and died. But the lucky survivors were carted off to new homes, including one horse…