Chances are, if you’re reading this blog, you’re a fan of senior horses (come on, who wouldn’t be?!). And many of you probably have a

As you’ve probably heard by now, a certain rodent residing in Punxsutawney, Pa., saw his shadow last Sunday, thus predicting we’ve got six more weeks

One of my favorite things about 18-year-old Dorado is that he has no clue, whatsoever, that he’s a day over 7 or 8. But at

I don’t hate many things in this world, but one thing I truly do hate is colic. In a relatively short time span, it’s claimed

It seems like just yesterday that I wished Dorado a happy 17th birthday and tried to forget the fact that there was now less than

As you might know from previous blogs I’m absolutely dreading the day Dorado, now nearly 18, retires. We’ve been through so much together already, and

Here at The Horse, we receive numerous emails each week from readers with horse health questions. And when the question is regarding a specific health

One of the benefits of working at a horse-related publication that’s situated less than 10 miles from Dorado’s barn is that I’m able to run

We’ve been incredibly fortunate here in Lexington to have summer stick around as long as it did this year. But in the past week temperatures

If you’re like me, you like nothing better than saddling up your senior horse for a ride, be it a quiet hack around the trails

A few weeks ago, I was perusing through my Facebook news feed when I stumbled upon a video from the 2013 KWPN Keuring of a

As much as I want to believe that the days aren’t getting shorter and the first few night rides under the arena lights (complete with

Something I feel like I’m continually reminded of is that regardless of how long you’ve been caring for, working with, or simply admiring horses, you’ve

Over the years I’ve cared for dozens of so-called “old” horses, and one of the most interesting things to me has always been how differently

I’m freshly back from my Puerto Rican honeymoon and thrilled to report that Dorado made it through the entire week without self-destructingÉhooray! But now it’s