Why haven’t I heard of the Shetland Grand National before? It’s only the most adorable thing I’ve seen in my whole life. I mean really, who wants The Pie when you could steeplechase on one of these ponies? It the furry little legs. And the tiny ears. And the infant-sized jumps. And the 5 foot [...]

I’ll admit, I’m a huge fan of morning shows. My love of The Today Show in particular is unfortunately derailed by the fact that I have no cable at home at the moment and we still haven’t installed the antenna to get the basic channels. And even if I did have NBC access, I’d rarely [...]

Did you grow up on the Man From Snowy River like I did? It’s my favorite horse movie of all time, and I can even play the song Jessica’s Theme on the piano and once figured out the main theme on my French Horn. And yes, I have cantered around the arena, leaning as far [...]

Many of you who read Regarding Horses regularly joined this little community of passionate horse people during the 2008 Olympics. We had some of the best online coverage and discussion of the equestrian events right here on this one-woman blog. I wrote articles for months ahead of time and watched every single minute of the [...]

When I was in Lexington a few weeks ago I had the distinct pleasure of meeting a wonderful fellow blogger, Courtney, who publishes the Three Days Three Ways blog. She started last April interviewing all the top three day event riders and posting the inside scoop on her blog. She has a knack for getting [...]

I’d say this year was a bit of a drought as far as funny Super Bowl commercials go, and unfortunately my much-anticipated Budweiser Clydesdale ad left a lot to be desired in lieu of past efforts. Although, the little Clydesdale foal and the calf definitely get some points for being just plain cute. Considering the [...]

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of visiting a friend at the Standardbred horse racing farm where she and her husband work. He is the head trainer while she works as a groom as well as with training the young horses. They currently have 36 young trotters in training to harness race. Of course, [...]