Confidence Creation with Horses & Beyond
I love helping horse lovers discover and create their own confidence and courage – with the consequences of lasting positive change in their lives.
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The Great Mystery of the Horse-Human Connection
by Nicole Miller I fell in love with horses the way most young girls fall in love with
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What is a farrier?
by Keith Templeton Keith Templeton edits The Farrier Guide for Education and Employment, a resource for farriers that
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The Humane Movement Goes to Hollywood to Protect Horses
by Kristin Berkery At the turn of the 20th century, horses were often viewed as unfeeling, disposable animals. They were the means to an end — useful for transporting people and goods, producing crops, and in Hollywood, for adding dramatic flair to movies. Especially on early movie sets, there was little regard for horses’ fates.
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How Black Beauty Gave Animals a Voice
by Kristin Berkery Most horse-loving kids read Black Beauty at some point, and even though it’s a well-loved
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The Head and Not The Heart: An Interview with Natalie Reinert
“Our lives as horsepeople are exciting and sorrowful and wonderful and tragic on a daily basis, and I
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Elvis and the Horses of Graceland
by Kristin Berkery Like everything else in his life, Elvis’ love for horses was over the top. There
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What is a Curly?
by Kristin Berkery Most horses’ coats become wild and woolly in the winter, but not Curly horses. Starting in the fall, most Curlies grow a winter coat of luxurious curls or waves covering their bodies. The coat sheds in the warmer months leaving smooth or wavy hair behind, and in some cases, they may even
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What is an OTTB?
An OTTB is a brave soul, an animal with movement in his bones, an athlete of tremendous power; but most of all, an OTTB is a horse to love. I’m honored to welcome author Natalie Reinert as ilovehorses.net‘s first guest blogger. One of Natalie’s passions is Off-the-Track-Thoroughbreds, or retired racehorses that go on to other
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More *Witez II and A New Film About Polish Arabians
This video blog post is a follow-up to the article, A Real-Life War Horse: *Witez II’s Journey Through History. In the clip, I provide more information about the author of the book And Miles To Go and reveal the truth about *Witez II’s “liberation” after the war. I also highlight the video Path To Glory:
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Who Won the 1968 Kentucky Derby?
by Kristin Berkery A Trick Question Who won the 1968 Kentucky Derby? If you look at most listings
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