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No, this isn’t the opening line of a hilarious joke. This past Friday a Mississippi pastor dressed up a horse in a wedding dress!  Why? To protest a federal judge’s ruling (currently on hold) to overturn the state’s ban on gay marriage. He stood outside the federal courthouse building with this horse who was not…

This is one of those cases where we won’t know who’s in the “right/wrong” until we hear all the details, but here’s a quick summary of what we do know: Zoey Deschanel is being sued by a horse owner named Patty Parker.  Parker is suing actress Zooey Deschanel (who stars in the Fox sitcom New…

The International Olympic Committee voted today in favor of a more flexible sports program that scraps the limit of 28 sports at the Summer Games.  They want to move to an “events-based” system that would allow new competitions as long as there are about 10,500 athletes and 310 medal events over all. In addition to baseball…

Every horse can make up to 50 pounds of manure every day!  WOW! The problem (aside from shoveling all of it), is that the nutrients in manure and urine can get into the ground and surface waters, eventually rendering them undrinkable.  On December 9th, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m, My Horse University and eXtension…

We found the best deal for the 60th Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, but act fast because it’s only good for the next 3 days!  The show is running from February 12th-22nd, 2015.  The Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show is held at WestWorld in Scottsdale, and has grown from 50 horses to nearly 2400 horses from around…

Do you like artwork featuring horses? Do you want to help out a horse related charity?  Well bust out those checkbooks and get involved in “The Great RDA Horse Doodle!”  On November 28th, the New Zealand Riding for the Disabled launched a fund raiser for their organization.  They’ve basically asked 30 well-known Kiwis (New Zealanders)…

Discovery Channel’s widely successful reality show “Alaska: The Last Frontier” (2.7 million viewers per episode) features three generations of the Kilcher family who live off the land that Yule Kilcher homesteaded over 80 years ago.  The Kilcher family resides and lives off of their 640 acre homestead, just outside of Homer, Alaska. There are many episodes…

Happy Thanksgiving Day! 

So I’m looking at the latest horse news and I come across the title “What It’s Like to Date a Horse” from New York Magazine (actually posted on NYMAG.com.  I figure this is going to be one of those typical stories about a girl who’s obsessed with her horse, spends all her free time riding…

On November 18th, the Animal Health Trust (a charity, fighting disease and injury in animals), issued an Equine Flu Alert because of the rise in outbreaks across the U.K. and Scotland. With the onset of winter comes the flu season.  When you get your annual vaccine this year, don’t forget about your horse(s). Vets in the U.K….

Watch this video of a gorgeous gypsy pony playing in an open field with her friends. Look at this pony’s beautiful blonde hair and coat. If she were human, she’d be Daryl Hannah in her prime!

Dressage superstars Charlotte Dujardin and the mighty Valegro will return to Olympia, The London International Horse Show this year.  The Show takes place from December 16th – 22nd. It hosts three FEI World Cup competitions in showjumping, dressage and driving.  Probably one of my favorites- the Shetland Pony Grand National, will also take place, as will the Kennel…

A horse’s teeth take up more space in their head then their brain!  Maybe you knew that, but did you know this- Adult male horses generally have 40 teeth and females 36? By the way, don’t let that fact about their brain fool you.  As anyone who spends time around horses knows, they are actually quite…

Do you make quick stops and turns with powerful acceleration? Do you do barrel racing, cow horse, or roping? Do you do trail riding with steep inclines? Keep reading…

The US Dressage Finals get started on Thursday, November 6 with USDF Dressage in the Bluegrass open classes, followed by a Competitor Welcome Party at the Alltech Arena.  Championship classes kick off on Friday.  Over 400 competitors from all levels- Training to Grand Prix have entered this year.  Competition will be held across six rings,…

Thanks to a Filly Fan responding to our post yesterday, we have more evidence that cowboy boots have become “urban chic” this year.  Over the last couple of years, women across America were styling in their “riding” boots (even though 90% of them had probably never ridden a horse in their lives). It was actually…