Horses Are Everything

Every rider, owner, volunteer, fan, and horse lover has a story. 

My First Pony

“He Was the Master of Everything.”

Before he was part of the U.S. Olympic Eventing team, Boyd Martin got his start on a Welsh Pony named Willy.

My Horse Story

Riding Has Become My Lifeline

"Cruel Intentions" and "Legally Blonde" actress Selma Blair credits her horse, Mr. Nibbles, with helping her manage lifeafter being diagnosed with multiple sclerosisis in 2018.

Horses First

Sovereignty Was Scared and Covered in Ash; It Was Blowing All Around Him

Teenager Kalyna Fedorowycz captured the attention of the equestrian world when she bravely rode her friend’s horse through the Palisades Fire to safety.

Inspiration

A Daughter, Her Father, and The Common Thread of Horses

From childhood trail rides in Guam to finding strength through grief, Catherine Lee's lifelong connection to horses became a source of healing, confidence, and purpose.

Therapy

“Riding is the Water to Put Out the Fire of Our ADHD”

Brothers Julian and Cameron Harrison began riding in 2020 to ease their ADHD symptoms.

Inspiration

How Horses Help Humans

Being around horses does more than improve riding skills—it can enhance emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, occupational, and nutritional well-being.

Horses are

everything

Why are horses your everything? 

Every horse person has a story.

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Horses are

everything