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  Black History Bit of the Day: As with Chinese immigrants who found themselves in a variety of occupations in the West, both free and enslaved African Americans also found themselves utilizing their skills in

February is terrible, because unless you’re a snow bird, in many parts of the country it feels like maybe winter is ending and soon we will be unfrozen and able to do all the cool things like

Happy Friday! Today and tomorrow in Virginia will be in the 60’s, and I’m going to soak up every little bit of that Vitamin D and wear a t-shirt if I can get away with

After three weeks in January where almost no rides happened due to two snow storms, February has already kicked off at a proper rate and everybody is double panicked about work missed with their horses.

I don’t know if I’m just getting old, but I just don’t have it in me to grind through riding when it’s cold and raining and everything is covered in snow. I mean, I’ll do

Does anybody else have a horse that seems to gain energy the longer they are ridden? Yesterday I decided to ride my thoroughbred down the entire dirt road I live on, which is three miles

Ah winter, the season of lost shoes! With mud, frozen footing, and horses on vacation, the recipe is perfect for a farrier’s nightmare. In fact, have you thanked your farrier today? I know my farrier’s

In our world, as in every other world, there are people who are naturally good at self-promotion, and those who shy away from it. The relationship between actual talent and ability to self promote are