The average height of a horse is between 1.4 to 1.8 meters, quite tall for young children to mount on them but there is nothing that could stop this persistent girl from riding her horse. Even when she needs to devise another backup plan when the horse is a bit too tall for her petite…
Many people that live in the countryside is leisure and easier compared to life in the big city but the truth is always the opposite. Especially if you have a big farm. That typically means that you have to wake up before dawn and going back home when the sun starts to set can happen…
You might have ridden a horse before, but have you ever seen one gives birth to its foal? Scott and Sarah have more than 50 horses on their beautiful ranch in Spain. As all of the horses live in a natural herd environment and they are free to roam the beautiful pastures. With a newly…
Willie Nelson is one of the top country singers in the US, a songwriter, producer, poet, author, and an activist. Besides all his involvement in arts and music, many might not know that this Texas musician is also an advocate for the welfare of horses. Showing his strong interest in horses, Nelson owned a 700-acre…
In the tales of brave knights and beautiful princesses, there is always the charming stallion who will accompany the Prince Charming in his journey to save the love of his life. Believe it or not, this stallion really looks like it belongs in fairytales! Meet the natives of Turkmenistan, Akhal Teke. This very athletic horse…
When Riviera received her first horse, it was clearly a surprise. Her parents and horse trainer, Angela LoCascio of Silver Lining Ranch, coordinated the perfect reveal. Angela explained, “She had no idea. Her mother secretly had a vet check the day before, and we finalized the sale. Then Riviera spent the whole next day at…
A horse in Australia went from being unwanted to an internet star after a video surfaced of the equine showing off his unusual talent on an electric keyboard that had been set up outdoors. Using his lips, Murphy plays a tune any horse could be proud of. If you’re a horse lover, Murphy’s story will…
The FEI has “strongly recommended” riders do not use dry ice as a cooling agent, following an outcry over a video of an endurance horse standing amid dramatic clouds of vapor. Immediately after the incident in France, the FEI advised the “possibility” of bringing a case of abuse against the horse’s Spanish rider Arkaitz Arakistain…
A horse managed to revive its stablemate that was about to be put down after her owners tried unsuccessfully to get the animal to its feet in a six-hour operation. The shire horse, called Beatrice, was found collapsed in its stable after suffering equine colic, which is severe abdominal pain. Due to the horse’s weight…
An elderly horse is helping a teenage girl in far-west New South Wales overcome her autism. Rachel Kellie, 15, has been receiving equine therapy at the Murray River border town of Buronga, near Mildura, for more than a year. “Whenever I’m around Psalm, I’m a lot calmer and a lot more courageous than I would…