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A Blog For the Every Day Horse Crazy

Aug 12, 2010 2 Comments by Jackie

Beware (or hopefully, be excited), some changes are coming to Regarding Horses! It’s still going to be the same blog you know and love, only a little focused and a little better. I’ve been feeling a bit like a college student who takes a bunch of different classes for two years before finally picking a [...]

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King Ace of Pasturalot; Or Turning Horses Out Safely in Herds

Aug 09, 2010 1 Comment by Jackie

It’s been my long-held belief that horses should come well-stocked with bubble wrap – or at least with plenty of gauze, vet wrap, and furazone ointment. They’re good at getting themselves in trouble, and never more than when they are are turned out in the pasture together. Horses are herd animals. Almost all of them [...]

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Exorbitant Prices The Dark Cloud Over The World Equestrian Games?

Jul 22, 2010 11 Comments

I’ve been looking forward to the World Equestrian Games coming to Lexington for two and a half years for one reason: the horses. And the gorgeous, athletic horses will still be there in no short supply. But it really feels like the price-gouging surrounding the Games is putting a huge damper on what could be [...]

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What Does It Take To Become a Jockey In Thoroughbred Racing?

Jul 21, 2010 2 Comments

By the time I was a preteen girl and completely hooked on reading the Thoroughbred Series, I was already too tall to be a jockey. So I take my thoroughbreds over jumps instead. But I’ve always loved these horses more than anything, and they are especially awesome when they are their element. The closest I’ve [...]

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No Better Way To Start Young Riders Than United States Pony Club

Jul 16, 2010 1 Comment

When I found out that my very good blogger buddy Courtney of Three Days Three Ways grew up in Pony Club, I was first exceedingly jealous and second begged her to write about it for us here on Regarding Horses. She was very generous in lending her writing skills to tell us about her experience [...]

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Arabian Horse Show 101: Key Basics You Need To Know

Jun 01, 2010 3 Comments

Spending a day down at the Buckeye Sweepstakes Horse Show gave me a new appreciation for the Arabian breed. It also renewed my amazement at the diversity within the horse world. It’s really fantastic to see how our riding disciplines are adapted to suit different breeds and types of horses – showing each off to [...]

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Watch William Fox-Pitt and Cool Mountain Win Rolex Kentucky 2010

Apr 25, 2010 No Comments

Yet another Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event has come to a close, with the the title going to the UK’s William Fox-Pitt riding Cool Mountain. These horses and riders never cease to amaze me with their stamina, agility, and most of all heart. I think they’re a little crazy sometimes, but I also think what [...]

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