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He wasn’t a fancy-looking horse, but he helped preserve this reader’s confidence.

Horses opened up a new world for her. Now she hopes to give back to her community.

Does a mare or gelding make a better riding horse? This reader found the right answer.

A horse trainer and riding instructor reflects on the changes that come with growing older.

There’s a certain kind of heartache only another horse lover can understand.

He was a homely little guy with kind eyes, a huge heart, and plenty of “kid miles” left in him.

From Wisconsin to North Carolina to show a horse—and back again nearly the same day. Could she possibly do it?

Learning to ride in your 60s poses unique challenges, but nothing you can’t overcome—with the right attitude.

A teenager describes what it’s like to win big at a National Reined Cow Horse Association event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This newborn foal wouldn’t nurse. Then an odd new method worked exactly as described.

When her horse reared, this reader was scared in a way she hadn’t experienced before.

He’s a rare breed of horse in more ways than one. Meet the remarkable Thor of Hopehaven.

Have you ever forgotten your pattern in the middle of a go? It happens to the pros, too.

Her horse was a champ, until he met…a tire on the ground.

The boy couldn’t understand what steering his bike had to do with riding his horse. Then he finally figured it out.

Desensitizing had failed. Could a new approach help this gelding—on camera, no less?

A barrel racer’s great ride ignites a young rider’s dreams.

What could be inside this old cardboard carton, she wondered. Then it all came back.

It was one bad thing after another. Then, for this horse lover, it got even worse.

Fear ruled her riding life for eight years, then she beat it. Now she’s sharing her method.

It’s hard to total up the many blessings of a good first horse…and harder still to say goodbye.

Could an abused Percheron make a police horse? The odds were stacked against it.

After the terrible car crash, would she ever ride again?

Always up for a new adventure and a fresh challenge, a versatile young horsewoman keeps proving she’s got what it takes.