Volunteering at Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue in Millbrook, New York, saved Serena Thorne. “When I first went to Lucky Orphans, I was just coming out of Crisis intervention from a suicide attempt. When I lost my stepdad a few years back, it broke me emotionally and then I found out that my second knee surgery had failed.”

Anyone can give a teddy bear for Valentine’s Day. This year, give your Paint-loving sweetie something they will really cherish.

Of course, all of us horse lovers thoroughly enjoyed Budweiser’s touching Super Bowl commercial “Puppy Love” featuring an impossibly cute and persistent Golden Retriever. But there’s another commercial floating around that you may not have seen.

The fourth annual “Who Reins Supreme?” featured dressage rider Susie Dutta, show jumpers Nick Dello Joio and Nicole Shahinian-Simpson, and hunter Louise Serio with reining superstars Tim McQuay and Mark Rafacz coaching and competing. The riders split into two teams and all six showed off their Western reining skills to an appreciative crowd in an effort to raise funds for the Equestrian Aid Foundation (EAF).

Just because the last day of the 2014 AZ. Sun Circuit was on Super Bowl Sunday doesn’t mean exhibitors didn’t show their team spirit! Thanks to Kristin Spinning for the great photos. Scroll below to see if you can spot who was wearing the Seahawks trademark blue and green or the Broncos blue and orange for […]

Judges:
Michael Adams, Rochester, IL
Gerald Butler, Guthrie, OK
Cynthia Richardson, Longmont, CO

Around December 2010, however, Scout was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a specific type of skin cancer. Through various treatments that helped prolong Scout’s life, Rebecca discovered a need for additional research and information about equine cancer. Though she lost Scout last year, Rebecca founded the Equine Cancer Society to fulfill that mission.

Children as young as two-years old, through adults in their 70’s, regularly participate in the program for ten-week sessions of recreational or therapeutic riding, regardless of their ability to pay. Each week, 165 riders come to Vinceremos for riding and over the course of a year; Vinceremos serves approximately 500 different individuals.