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 [...]

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, [...]

Last week I said goodbye to my long-time horse buddy Smoke who I started riding over 15 years ago (see A Healthy Approach to Showing Horses for more on Smoke). When I was somewhere around 8-9 years old, woman named Tammi decided on a whim one day that it would be fun to have some [...]

With a different instructor, students riding different horses, our schedule completely thrown off, and a new working style to which to adjust, last night could have been really crazy at Pegasus Farm’s therapeutic riding program. Despite all of the last minute changes, one of our more difficult students was thriving. Randy, the instructor I work [...]

My family didn’t have the funds to really show horses big-time, but we certainly got a whole lot out of showing hunters in 4-H and local C-rated shows. And for doing as well as I did, I actually kept a pretty healthy perspective on showing and success. I rode in my first-ever horse show when [...]

After volunteering for several months at Pegasus Farm, a therapeutic riding center in northeast Ohio, I actually got to help teach a class on Monday night. This isn’t typical for volunteers, but I guess my years of experience teaching riding lessons and horse care has been showing, so Randy felt comfortable leaving me with a [...]

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 [...]