I saw this video over on Equine Spirit’s blog and just sat watching, mesmerized. This is the Metropolitan Mounted Police performing a drill at the 2006 London International Horse Show. It will blow your mind.
These horses do all kinds of crazy things … jumping through fire, jumping side by side, jumping towards each other over [...]

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I saw this video over on Learning Horse’s blog and couldn’t resist sharing. I can just watch it over and over and over.

This horse has quite a jump; the kind that useful in the jumper ring since he has absolutely no intention whatsoever of coming remotely close to touching that fence. However, it doesn’t look [...]

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Thanks a bunch to Anne and her daughter Lily over at Smells Horsey for sharing this online horse jumping game from Jumporama. I think I get worse every time I play it. Anne fell off three times, but I’ve already lost count. I’ll keep at it though, and I bet you will too!
Nov 5, 2008: [...]

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This magnificent piece of horse art by Sarah Richards called “Peek” was a Christmas gift from my sisters.
Sarah Richards is a seriously gifted artist, who I think is becoming more and more well-known. I first encountered her horse paintings over 10 years ago at the Pennsylvania State 4-H Horse Show. My dad and I came [...]

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I don’t dream big, I dream realistically.
This is Orphie, a 7-year-old off-the-track thoroughbred who needs a new home. He was orphaned as a foal and brought up bottle-fed, and as a result has a great personality. He’s pretty, well put together, and has a nice eye. He looks like a bit of a handful, but [...]

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While I actually watch the big game for the football and not just the funny Superbowl commercials, I am always drawn to the Budweiser Clydesdale commercials. The one where the horses are kicking the football for an extra point has always been one of my favorites.

As I was walking with the volunteer coordinator at Pegasus [...]

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Need stocking stuffers for that horse crazy girl or guy this Christmas? I have some favorite items that I love so much I just have to share.
Thelwell Ponies
I grew up reading my mom’s well-worn copies of Norman Thelwell’s A Leg At Each Corner, Riding Academy, and Angels on Horseback. These timeless horse books are [...]

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