We are in good company with my friend and horse-woman singer extraordinaire Miss Templeton Thompson – at least on the horse crazy part (because I’m sure not many of us can sing like that!). But Tempy is one of the horse-craziest grown up girls I know. And what better than a Christmas wish for all [...]
I think the single greatest joy of horse ownership, as I’ve learned over the past two years, is the simple act of getting to know your horse. It wasn’t that perfect walk-to-canter transition we had on Saturday, or the fact that Ace took all of his leads as requested for two rides straight. It wasn’t [...]
A Regarding Horses regular reader brought up an excellent point during the discussion surround Totilas’s sale to Germany and getting a new rider: getting sold is actually hardest on the horses. We’ve talked so much about how hard it must be for Edward Gal, and how much we hate to see such a special partnership [...]
Who do you have to thank for getting you started in the horse world? Who can thank you for getting them started in the horse world? Thank you mom! Thank you for putting me on horseback before I knew how much I loved them. Thank you for all the time you spent on the ground [...]
The rumors of earlier this week have been confirmed: 26-year-old Matthias Alexander Rath has earned the ride on Totilas for Germany and new owner Paul Schockemohle. He has some seriously big shoes to fill, as the record-setting scores and triple gold medal rides of Edward Gal on Totilas at the World Equestrian Games are still [...]
I am a second generation horsewoman. My mother is a horse-crazy grown-up girl. She taught me from the time I was little to safely and properly handle horses on the ground and under saddle. But what do you do if your daughter (or son) is horse crazy and you’ve never been on a horse in [...]
As a horse crazy girl since birth who had the good fortune of growing up around horses, I’m always amazed at the things un-horsified people will do and say. And I’ve encountered an interesting phenomenon lately: random mothers of young girls who invite themselves and their daughters to come ride my horse. Am I the [...]
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