My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Great article yesterday on the New York Times Racing Blog about Philotimo, an OTTB who was rescued from a neglect situation. Glad to see the good news stories featured — a soft landing for the gelding and responsible former racing owners who stepped up to the plate and helped fund his rehab. Of course, there’s […]
Read MoreTrickles of good news are appearing in Oklahoma as people write about family members found alive, horses that survived and other pets that are reunited with their owners. Tornado damage can be very specific and very random. One neighborhood will be devastated while another, close by is left untouched. When we lived in the Cleveland […]
Read MoreThe massive tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma has left at least 24 people dead and hundreds injured — but it has also killed or displaced thousands of animals. Below is a list of ways that you can help the horse community recover. Please be careful when making donations to check the legitimacy of the charitable […]
Read MoreEarlier this week a story hit my timeline on Facebook that made me both sad and angry. The story has been pulled down from FB, but here’s a description of the situation from someone who knows the people involved. My neighbors have fallen to a horrible situation. He had a stroke and they have had […]
Read MoreLooking for a Holiday gift for a horsey friend? The Annual Horses & Hope calendar is the perfect solution as you get the great photos taken by Sarah K. Andrew AND support a great cause. According to Sarah, Like last year, 100% of the calendar’s profit is donated to One Horse At A Time, a […]
Read MoreIt just goes to show that a horse can get hung up and in trouble even when there seems to be nothing around to be caught in. Here, a pony mare on the Loughhor Estuary marshland in Gower, South Wales got her back hoof caught in her mane(!) and was unable to stand. With the […]
Read MoreIt was a very happy ending to a nightmare of a day when 18-year old Astro was rescued — uninjured — after spending three hours in quicksand like mud. Nicole Graham and her daughter were riding on a beach in Melbourne, Australia, when suddenly their horses started to sink. Nicole helped her daughter get her […]
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