You long-time readers know that we are just about to my absolute favorite time of the year when it comes to the equestrian calendar: Equine Affaire Ohio. Every year I take two days off from work to spend Thursday-Friday in Columbus, Ohio. I stay with my aunt who lives just north of the Ohio State [...]

There are a lot of basics that horses need to be truly healthy: lots of turnout, constant access to hay or grass and water, exercise, de-worming, regular veterinary and teeth care. The list of practical how-to’s for good horse care can go on and on (and if that’s what you’re looking for here’s a basic [...]

I very much hope you are a fan of my very dear friends the Horse Radio Network. If you’ve been around Regarding Horses Land for any length of time, you know that I am a huge supporter of theirs and highly recommend that you check out any of their 8 online radio shows – aka [...]

I’ve had this blog longer than I’ve had the equine love of my life Ace, and some of you may remember that week a two and a half years ago when I unexpectedly went from horseless to owned by a horse. But if you weren’t around back then, I am an example of how not [...]

Since there really weren’t any Budweiser Clydesdales commercials to speak of during yesterday’s Super Bowl, I guess I’ll just have to move on to a subject that has been percolating in my brain for the last week … One of my biggest frustrations is owners who punish their horses’ lack of training as a discipline [...]

In the nearly two years since I finally began canter work with Ace, he’s never really had that “aha” moment where he understood the aids for a specific lead. I’m a relatively self-aware rider, so I know that at times his issue was actually mine in that I wasn’t asking clearly. However, because Ace was [...]

If you pay any attention at all to the larger horse world, you’ve likely heard of Darley Newman and her TV show Equitrekking. Darley makes a living from traveling around the world and riding horses, as well as from her related travel agency. She was nice enough to drop by Regarding Horses and tell us [...]