Category: Horses

This week, I’m going through the first part of a list of what I think are the best horse movies and shows (that I’ve seen, anyway!). I’ll give a couple reasons for the placement of each movie or show, too. On we go! Ohh, this movie. Not only is it still one of my favorite…

We’ve returned to the discipline spotlight series! I first tried out pole bending (also called poles) at the trot a couple years ago when my mare was being trained for barrel racing. The trainer suggested that I try out poles while I was there to ride my mare, and I did, and it was fun!…

Since we’re in the middle of winter, I thought I’d take a break from the discipline spotlight series to focus on something that many people have questions about. Now, everyone has slightly different opinions, but there are some things that are true no matter what. Some of these guidelines may change some due to a…

For the second installment of my discipline series, I’ll be focusing on breakaway roping. It’s a western discipline, of course, and I’ve enjoyed it. I first learned to rope two or three years ago (my awesome trainer could probably tell me when it actually was, because I don’t remember the exact time I started learning!),…

This is the first in a series about several different horse riding disciplines! Today, I’m going to be talking about sorting, a western sport. It was one of the first — if not the first — thing that I got into outside of just riding around, and I’ve really liked it ever since, even though…

It can be hard to determine what color a horse is, especially if it looks similar to several options! To help with that, here’s a breakdown of several common variations between coat colors. Both of these horses have golden-brown coats (or variations of that) and black points – legs, mane, tail, and often the nose…