I am extremely to fortunate to have grown up with a non-horsey horse dad and now live with a non-horsey horse husband who both have supported my horse habit. I don’t know that they completely understand it, but they have at least managed to live with it. Horse are a huge commitment. They’re expensive. They [...]

2008 was a rough year in the equestrian industry. A series of high-profile accidents and deaths across several sports got national attention and brought to light key problem areas in the respective disciplines. The tragic death of the filly Eight Belles, who was euthanized 10 minutes after running second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby and [...]

Deanna Castro over at Professional Horse Blogazine wrote an interesting post today questioning if it’s possible to get rich with horses as your profession. My initial thought was, nope, definitely not. Then it occured to me, not unless your name is Parelli. And that got me thinking, why is it that so many horse people [...]