Horse World

Before I rescued her Canela had a difficult life, but love and patience helped her learn to trust me.

Before I rescued her Canela had a difficult life, but love and patience helped her learn to trust me.

Rescuing a horse is a flight into the unknown. But in saving my little colt Farley from a kill pen, I learned that a network of caring people stood ready to help me bring him home.

After 20 years of chasing scant evidence, a determined woman finally gains access to one of Cuba’s best-kept secrets.

The horses we admire link riders and non-riders alike to something elusive and elemental in the modern world.

A woman’s ability to overcome her own impulse to remove a nail embedded in her mare’s hoof may have saved the horse’s life.

How Marines in Iraq befriended a donkey and lost their hearts.

Looking for inspiration? Consider Morgan Wagner and her horse Endo, who have overcome daunting challenges to continue to excel in the show ring.

DNA analysis suggests that gaited horses were brought from the British Isles to the North Atlantic island by the Norse people.

Take a few simple precautions to reduce your horse's risk of door-to-hip collisions.

Few people I’ve known have had as much capacity for empathy as my horse does.

Through a series of weeklong clinics last year, a team of dedicated veterinarians and students worked to improve the lives of horses and donkeys in southern Honduras.

Resist the urge to close barn doors and windows when the weather turns cold.

I train my horses to be happy, willing and generous performers so they will attract the kind of owners who will love them and take care of them for the long term.

When we inherited my mother-in-law’s gelding, we knew we needed to take care of him. What we didn’t realize was how he would take care of us.

Statistics show a 14 percent drop in fatal injuries to Thoroughbred racehorses at American racetracks from 2014 to 2015.

Years ago I chose writing over riding, but now I realize that a person need not limit themselves to just one passion in life

A stash of old photographs helped me remember just how much my first pony meant to me and my beloved sister, Karen, who was taken far too soon.

My horse has taught me to let go of my schedule and focus on living in the moment.

Fresh from show-ring triumphs, a mare’s life suddenly hangs in the balance when a small lump turns out to be an aggressive type of cancer.

The last lesson my “horse of a lifetime” taught me was how to say goodbye without regrets.

In an era when misinformation spreads rapidly, the Equine Disease Communication Center provides the horse world with vital news about disease outbreaks.