Where Horses Rule
As much as I love horses, I find miniature horses to being even more delightful. No matter what age they are, they look like young ponies, and they sometimes seem even more playful than the full-size versions. Even just the way their little legs trot around is so precious. If it were practical to have…
When Beautiful Devil, an all-white mare at the Patchen Wilkes Farm, went into labor, farm manager Barry Ezrine had to drop everything and help her. The new arrival started coming into the world at a strange yet special time: in the final quarter of this year’s Super Bowl! But the foal isn’t like any other:…
We all have friends and we all know what friendship is about but when it comes to friends getting into weird situations we cannot stop laughing at them. As a matter of fact, there will always be a friend in the group that gets into weird fixes or makes a mess of whatever other friends…
The men and women who serve our communities as firefighters and rescue workers are frequently put in situations where they emerge as heroes. Of course, they should be commended for performing their normal duties, but quite often they find themselves going above and beyond. And when I saw this story about what rescue workers did…
The humble horseshoe can actually be used in so many different ways! Other than keeping horses’ feet safe from harm, these cool creations can also be a great decorative piece for the home. They can be added onto furniture, lampstands, and even candleholders to instantly give a space some southern cowboy flare. But one crafty…
Every parent knows the joy of welcoming a child into the world and having your first is an experience unlike any other. Rupert and Kristin Isaacson felt no different when they delivered a healthy baby boy in the hospital. Like any new family, Rowan was truly a blessing, but then they started to notice strange…
Huskies are well known for their amazingly outgoing natures and happy-go-lucky attitudes. So when you watch the video below, you’ll see just how friendly they really are! Max loves to go on long walks with his mom every single day. And a close neighbor happens to have a farm just outside the neighborhood. So when…
It’s hard to believe that there are actually people out there who want to kick wild horses off of the public lands that they’ve called home for so many years. With their grazing areas getting smaller and smaller with each passing month, these animals have been forced to do whatever it takes to find grazing…
Have you ever been surprised by a horse jumping really high, higher than the standards put by your own horse? What about being surprised by your horse when it breaks its own limits? Well, nothing will be as impressive as the video that you are going to watch below. Back in 1949, Alberto Larraguibel and…
World Horse Welfare Field Officer Chris Shaw was checking up on a group of horses with RSPCA Inspector Polly Underwood when they came across a strange sight. The animals were all looking in the same direction, toward a ditch. They decided to get closer to see what was catching their attention. When they saw what…
Sometimes it’s hard to watch our little ones grow up into adults. But so goes the story of life. It’s not just human babies that must grow into adulthood — our animal companions also mature with age. This is difficult in its own way, too, since they grow up so quickly! They go from baby…
All it took was a simple meeting in the barn between two baby animals for a beautiful friendship to blossom. Thankfully, someone caught the incredible moment on film!nIn the video below, a 10-and-a-half-week-old German shepherd puppy is standing next to a 1-week old foal as the camera rolls. Suddenly, the two adorable animals engage in…
Lisa and Jimmy Gaudio own a farm in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. It’s the same farm on which Lisa raised Kyrie, her beloved Arabian horse. The pair formed an incredible bond as Lisa transformed the beautiful foal into a national champion. For personal reasons, Lisa and Kyrie were separated for 15 years. Lisa, however, made it…
Raising farm animals is a difficult job and one that requires a careful blend of intuition and professional skill. When emergency situations arise, farmers need to react quickly and often come up with creative solutions to solve them. When Marek Slodkowski (aka The Lone Farmer) discovered one of his horses was trapped in a repair…
Like Victoria Goss, the owner of the Last Chance Corral, I was deeply disturbed to find out about a widespread trend in the thoroughbred breeding industry. It’s an annual inhumane and disturbing practice and one that many people are becoming increasingly aware of. They’re called nurse mare foals, “only born so that their mothers will…
In 1997, doctors removed a tumor from Theresa Batchelor’s neck before it nearly severed her spinal cord. Though the surgery went well, doctors told her she’d likely never walk again. Batchelor, however, chose to take that diagnosis as a suggested hypothesis rather than ultimate truth. She plunged herself into physical therapy, and via miraculous willpower…