Central Kentucky is already a glorious mecca for horse people, but it becomes even more so the final week of April and first week of May.

Last Thursday night, something big happened for TheHorse.com. We watched our Facebook fan count climb to 100,000! Let’s put that amount into perspective.  It’s just

I’m posting my column for April a little early because, while the project I describe here is ongoing, the researcher has set a milestone deadline for today. What do

A few months ago I climbed aboard a crowded plane in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at 10 at night. Four flights, two continents, and about 26

I used to keep a plastic file storage box packed full of manila folders carefully labeled “colic,” “lameness,”  “conditioning,” and other horse health topics. Each

A few weeks ago I was afforded a unique opportunity to interact with delegates in the 2014 United States Pony Clubs (USPC or, simply, Pony

This time of year can mean a lot of things to a lot of horse people: Keeping riding resolutions once the shiny of a new

My searches for the “just right” saddle have never been simple. Long before the availability of different tree widths, I rode a very round, mutton-withered,

It’s an unseasonably warm and quiet holiday season here at my parents’ little farm in Central Virginia. Exciting changes in family members’ lives mean there

Not a week passes that I don’t hear at least one person say “I’m having the vet out,” or “the vet should be calling.” It’s

Part of the challenge of working for a health-focused horse publication is that when your cover story is about something not so attractive–say, colic, parasites,

Today I heard a friend’s horse was very sick, battling endocarditis. He’s a very special horse, and I had begun writing about him earlier this

Next week my travel time to work will take roughly 24 hours and 35 minutes longer than usual. I’ll be 7,550 miles away from home,

I save a lot of my creative thinking sessions for when I do the dishes, shower, go for a trail ride, or ride my bike.

Here in Central Kentucky we’re blessed with magnificent Octobers. Crisp air, stunning sunsets, a warm palette of turning leaves, the Keeneland race meet, and at