Chief is a registered Quarter Horse gelding who was born, January 19, 1960!!! He turned 57-years-old this year and celebrated his birthday in style. From Civil War re-enactments to team penning to reining, Chief has done just about everything! Chief…
This man and his beautiful buckskin stallion show us what strength really is. They accomplish more than most people could ever imagine and together, they make it look so easy. This is a true partnership between horse and rider and…
If you browse Facebook at all, you’re likely to see many posts about perfect horses. Young horses that go on the trails, go to horse shows and are more sensible than the 20-year-old horse in my barn! I’m not saying…
At 9-years-old, I found myself. Literally speaking, I found myself on the back of a horse; figuratively speaking, I found out who I am. Though an equestrian is not all that I am, I owe a major part of the…
Watching 8 horses perform together in complete harmony is absolutely Gorgeous. What makes this performance even more special is that the horses are black Friesians and they are decorated in lights. The contrast is absolutely beautiful! If you loved watching…
Carl Sims is putting himself through college, running a professional equine photography business and making a name for himself in the horse world. There is nothing average about him. It all started when he was in 6th grade and saved…
At 23-years-old, Lis Hartel contracted polio while pregnant. She remained paralyzed from the knee down in one of her legs for the rest of her life. No one imagined that Lis would ever compete again. In 1947 she proved them…
At Far View Horse Rescue, they don’t have a single paid volunteer or board member. No one gets paid, it all goes to the horses. When the Budweiser Clydesdales showed up with two tons of horse feed for the rescue,…
Waco, a 40-year-old retired harness racing horse may not have won many races, but he definitely has lived a full life. 8 years ago, when Donnie MacAdams, his caretaker moved into the barn, Waco was barely eating. It turned out…
Becky’s Hope Horse Rescue went to a local auction to bail out some mini donkeys that needed rescuing and ended up coming home with a trailer full. As the donkeys were making their way to being loaded, Bubbles the horse,…
Michelle Freeman and her Arabian gelding, Snickers didn’t start their journey with the United States Dressage Federation Finals in mind. They didn’t even have horse showing in mind. Michelle’s parents found Snickers for $1200 on Craigslist 7 years ago. They…
This race starts out like any other horse race. It’s a fight for first between four horses in front as they come around the backstretch the horses all come together and race for home. The horses in front are concerned…
Endo The Blind, an appaloosa who has both of his eyes removed, certainly doesn’t let them stop him from going for great rides. He recently competed in mountain trail and I am amazed at the relationship between him and his rider.…
It seems like everyone is taking the mannequin challenge these days. Celebrities have done some entertaining ones, but the true stars of the mannequin challenge are these horses! You don’t have to be a horse person to understand how incredibly…
Dr. Charmain Wright, a veterinarian who traveled 900 miles to help care for the horses at Standing Rock, noticed something special on her last day there. She wrote on Facebook, “The last day I was at Standing Rock, we noticed…
