Miracles at the Base of Mini Mountain: Healing and Love at the So Cal...
BY DIXIE AYALA
2018 Equestrian Voices Distinguished Entry
We share the same name, this pony and me. She was rescued from starvation and brought to the So Cal Mini Horse Sanctuary. Jeanne Oliver, founder of the...
Literally Endless: Turning Away from the Grind and Remembering to Dream
BY PIPER KLEMM
Dealing with the countless types of notifications we’re presented with these days is kind of like swiping gnats away from your face on a humid night at the barn. Facebook videos automatically...
Great Fun Comes with Small Horses: The WIHS Shetland Pony Steeplechase at Devon 2019
BY EMILY MCNEILL
Although most equestrians are familiar with a Steeplechase race, not many have had the opportunity to watch one—especially ten times smaller!
The WIHS Shetland Pony Steeplechase gathered a large crowd Sunday afternoon...
Daniel Stewart’s Equestrian Athlete Camp Part 3: Broken Mirrors and Bamboo Trees
BY TPH STAFF
For more sports psychology insight and training advice, check out parts one and two of this series.
A long time ago when I couldn’t afford a horse and needed to get my...
Daniel Stewart’s Equestrian Athlete Camp Part 2: Outgrouping, The Threat Response, and the Danger...
BY TPH TEAM
This is part two of my recap of the Daniel Stewart Equestrian Athlete Camp. Click here to read the first post.
I knew that once the workouts started at the Daniel Stewart Equestrian...
Daniel Stewart’s Equestrian Athlete Camp, Part 1: Beyond Hips, Heels, and Hands
BY TPH TEAM
Last week I found myself driving into the Adirondacks to the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, site of Daniel Stewart’s Equestrian Athlete Camp. With my fingers clenched on the steering wheel...
Tips to Host the Perfect Kentucky Derby Party
BY JULIE UNGER
Plaid Horse
readers share a few traits: the love for horses, the love of style and knowing
how to work hard and play hard.
Hosting a
Kentucky Derby watch party is one of those times where...
Mind Body Horse: Achieving Alignment Through Yoga
If a life can have a narrative, the throughline of Carrie Fraser’s story is one of alignment. Emotionally, physically, and spiritually, her life has been an education in finding that balance. She started Mind...
10 Travel Tips for Equestrians
BY PUBLISHER PIPER KLEMM
As someone who rarely spends a Friday or Saturday night in their own bed, traveling is a loved activity right up until… well, we all know what that point feels like. Here are 10...
Charities Among Us: The Sloth Institute of Costa Rica
BY PENELOPE AYERS, AMATEUR HUNTER RIDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE SLOTH INSTITUTE
The Sloth Institute (TSI)’s mission is to improve and advance the welfare of Sloths through research on their behavioral ecology and habitat needs;...
Life in the Doghouse Showcases Inspiring Story of Relentless Dog Rescue Efforts
BY EMMA MILLER
When Hurricane Katrina made catastrophic landfall in the United States’ Gulf Coast in August 2005, animal-lovers Danny Robertshaw and Ron Danta made the long drive from South Carolina to Louisiana to help...
High Heels and Short Ponies: The Life of an Equestrian Pageant Queen
BY SKYELUR FESTA
I grew up in a small town in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA and have been obsessed with horses for as long as I can remember. I was always that girl who wanted...
Charities Among Us: Friends of Dog Mountain
BY BLOG EDITOR LAUREN MAULDIN
There aren’t many perfect places on earth, but the Dog Chapel in St. Johnsbury, Vermont is one of them. Folk artist Stephen Huneck and his wife bought the 150 acre...
Charities Among Us: Boots for Troops
SUPPORTED BY SHANE GEORGE, TRAINER & JUDGE • WRITTEN BY LINDSEY GEORGE ROGERS, CO-FOUNDER OF BOOTS FOR TROOPS
My husband, Jimmy Rogers, came up with the idea for Boots For Troops while deployed on the USS...
How Do We Save the Wild Horses?
BY JOSY O'DONNEL
Horses are fascinating animals, both incredibly resilient and frighteningly delicate. Although the genus Equus, containing the species of zebras, horses, and donkeys, seems to have originated in North America, the modern horse’s...
Jumping in Jockey Stirrups: Steeplechase 101
BY RENNIE DYBALL
For most of us in the horse show world, the idea of guiding a galloping horse around at 35 miles an hour with your stirrups hiked up is a foreign, daunting concept....
A Look Into the Splendors of The Dublin Horse Show
BY HORSE SPORT DESTINATIONS
In early August, just outside the historic city of Dublin, Ireland is the Stena Line Dublin Horse Show. But this isn’t just any horse show. Along with the Longines FEI Jumping...
7 Fun Activities for Your Barn Barbeque This Summer
BY KAITLYN YOURKOSKI
In the midst of show season, we often spend a lot of times with our barn family and friends. As the nights get longer, it is the perfect opportunity for a barbecue....
Healthy Recipes for the Avid Athlete: Better Alternatives to Horse Show Snacks
BY SARA SOMECK
You’ve probably been there before. You wake up at the crack of dawn, eager to get to the horse show. There is no time to spare, so you run out of the...
Lake Placid: Beyond the Horse Show
BY VYLA CARTER
For two weeks out of the summer the town of Lake Placid, known for its winter sports, is taken over by the equestrian community. Equestrians flock to the Lake Placid Horse Show...
$50,000 Devon Arena Eventing Competition
BY LANIE WALKENBACH
The stands were full Sunday evening for the $50,000 Devon Arena Eventing class held at The Devon Horse Show in Devon, PA. The class consisted of 28 riders, who each completed a...
Back Bay Therapeutic Riding Club: How Helping Others Helped Me
BY TOBI BENEDICT
My first day at the Back Bay Therapeutic Riding Club, I fell in love. I was already horse crazy, so to find a place where I could help others through horses was...
