Body Language

There’s no mistaking Zelda’s meaning here: Stay Away from MY FOOD!

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California Chrome Second in Dubai World Cup

Prince Bishop surged ahead to displace favorite California Chrome by three lengths in the 2015 Dubai World Cup, the World’s richest horse race with a purse of $10 million. Ridden by William Buick, the 8-year old gelding trailed the field early before running wide to seize the lead at the top of the stretch. Buick […]

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World’s Funniest Dressage Reader

I try not to use a reader for dressage tests — I always found it too distracting to listen to someone when I needed to be thinking a movement or two ahead. Certainly listening to this read would have either sent me astray or had me fall off from laughing too hard!

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Faster than a speeding bullet

Those Shetland ponies sure can go! Future steeplechase jocks in the making. From the Washington International Horse Show. Those kids and ponies are adorable.    

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This girl is wearing Velcro breeches

This girl gives an impressive ride — not only does she stay on during an epic bucking fit, she stays on course and finishes the jumps without stirrups.

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The Aptly Named Far From Over Comes from Last to Win the G3 Withers

Here’s a horse with a lot of determination and an appropriate name: Far From Over stumbled badly breaking from the gate, trailed the field until the final turn and still managed to blast up to the front and win decisively. What a tactful ride by Manny Franco, who let the young horse (this was only […]

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