View from the Saddle

  Zenyatta rocks. Last year’s Eclipse Award winner in the category of older female is undefeated in nine starts. Now five years old, her trainer

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Where is Your Money Going?

By now we all know the hurting economy is also hurting the horse industry. Even the highest echelons of horse ownership are being affected, so

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Derby Fever

I’m not sure how many of you know it, but The Horse is owned by Blood-Horse Publications, which publishes The Blood-Horse weekly Thoroughbred news magazine

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I Am The Walrus

  … mustache, that is. Alfie, a 10-year-old Shire cross in Bitton, Gloucestershire, seems rather fond of his unique facial hair–so much so that he

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Prison horse

 When an inmate met a Thoroughbred, neither knew what the ending ahead was going to be …   

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Spin Factor

  You’ve probably already heard/read/watched/blogged/twittered/posted about Madonna’s recent horse tumble (in case you’re lucky enough to be situated under a large rock, Madge plopped off

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Yes or no. No guess so.

The headline for this post refers to Mr. Miyagi’s famous words in the old movie "Karate Kid," when he is teaching Daniel, a reluctant high

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Jockey Karaoke? Hilarious!

Being in the heart of horse country, especially the Thoroughbred industry, I attend a lot of fundraisers. My husband, Ben, also leads a couple of bands,

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Your Ad Here

  When 11-year-old Phoebe Bone’s parents told her they couldn’t afford to keep both her mare, Lily, and unexpected foal, Bertie, Phoebe did the logical

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Cloning

With all the horses needing homes right now, why on earth would someone want to clone a horse or mule? It seems like we hear

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Of Ponies and Pompadours

  Taking grooming to a new level, photographer Julian Wolkenstein’s series of images of elaborately coiffed equines are making the rounds. Whether it’s Rastafarian dreads

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New! Improved! Posts!

A writer-author friend with a popular blog says this blog isn’t personal enough for him. In an attempt to take things to another level, I

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It’s Easter, Peeps!

  Easter, at least in the United States, is associated with a very particular set of fuzzy little critters. Emphasizing all that’s cute and fluffy,

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Mules, Glorious Mules!

  As promised last month Mule Day of Columbia, Tenn., is upon us! And with Mule Day, we have a wealth of mule-related news! Walking Horse

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Coma patient

Dr. Niklas Drumm, an intern, tends to a patient in the intensive care unit that was apparently kicked into a head by another horse. The

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