I Guess You Could Say She Stuck The Landing

May 3, 2019

Everyone thinks riding horses is soooo easy and that our horses are just point and shoot. Unless you have been in the saddle galloping up to a sizable oxer, it ...

Six Signs It’s Spring

April 18, 2019

Spring has sort of crept up on us in the Midwest amidst downpours of rain and the recurring memory of a winter day here and there. Imagine my surprise when I wo...

Life After WEF: How to Survive the Post-Florida Horse Show Hangover, Presented by Draper Therapies

April 4, 2019

With the Winter Equestrian Festival drawing to a close last week, hundreds of equestrians all over the country are making their back home and back to their re...

How to Drive Your Trainer Absolutely Bonkers

April 2, 2019

One of the most important lessons any equestrian needs to learn is that of barn management. Proper care of your tack, equipment and barn is not just for aesthet...

10 Terrifying Texts Your Trainer Sends You

March 29, 2019

The invention of text messaging has definitely made communication a lot easier, but along with that came text-induced anxiety. Every time my trainer's name pops...

#AdultAmmyProbs: On Trotting Faster & “Bad” Lessons

March 18, 2019

Knocking the dust off after a long winter break is always exciting and exhausting. As Missouri weather has finally taken a turn for the better (crossing my fing...

Best of HN: 7 (Hilarious) Takeaways From Crossover Riding

February 28, 2019

Haley will continue to share more adventures from the perspective of a collegiate equestrian! Keep an eye out for The Academic Equestrian weekly on our sister s...

A Hilarious Tribute to Horse Husbands Across the Globe

February 13, 2019

Horse husbands. They are wonderful, they are helpful and they are oh so easy to poke fun at. Former host of the television series Top Gear, Rob Hall, tells it l...

A Little Horsey Limbo?

February 6, 2019

Free jumping a horse is a great way to see what kind of scope they might be bringing to the table. Some thrive in this structured environment, others don't know...

#AdultAmmyProbs Finding the Right Barn for Your Goals

January 31, 2019

Finding the right barn for your goals is, in my experience, one of the biggest #adultammyprobs we can have. A lot of adult ammys (including myself) can find thi...