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Some Just Need a Break

By GHC • Aug 28th, 2008 • Category: Riding Advice, by mustangmane

by mustangmane | Ever felt like you wanted to stop horseback riding for a while? Or just quit? Some of us have. Many girls out there feel like they’re being pressured about horseback riding. Here’s some good advice you might need to know…



Buying a Horse

By GHC • Aug 25th, 2008 • Category: Horse Advice, by Sweetie

by Sweetie | Are you lucky enough to have finally convinced your parents to buy you a horse? Or have you out-grown your old pony, and you are buying one you can do more with? Read on to find out how to find your perfect horse…



The Gress Mountain Ranch

By GHC • Aug 23rd, 2008 • Category: Guest Bloggers, Lend a Hand

by Julia | Three unique horses grazing under the trees in a open pasture set against the backdrop of lush hills and a clear blue sky, with two miniature donkeys and a goat meandering along near them? Sounds like a scene from the end of a movie, right? Actually…



Join Up

By GHC • Aug 20th, 2008 • Category: Guest Bloggers, Horse Advice

by Horsewhispers | Understanding your horse is very important. A lot of people dream of having the special connection with their favorite horse, like in movies and books. I’m guilty of the same thing. Stepping back and looking at the whole picture, it’s easy to see that some (not all) of those relationships are played up to make a good book or movie. But at the same time, there’s truth at the bottom…



Dream Horse Challenge

By GHC • Aug 16th, 2008 • Category: International Horse, by Jeanna Briggs

by Jeanna Briggs | For the past two months, I have been searching for another ‘Dream Horse’ to write about. Unfortunately I have seen so many breeds, I am completely lost as to which is the one to write about. So for the next week, I will be hosting a competition…



Horse Trivia

By GHC • Aug 14th, 2008 • Category: Odds & Ends, by Pony Princess

by Pony Princess | There are a lot of neat things to learn about horses. Here are thirteen horse facts that you can quiz others with, and you can help expand the list by commenting with more horse trivia…



A New Experience

By GHC • Aug 11th, 2008 • Category: Riding Advice, by mustangmane

by mustangmane | When you are riding and your riding instructor realizes that you are ready for something new, aren’t you excited? Or not? It’s a good thing to start to learn a different technique when you are ready for it…



Changes, Changes

By GHC • Aug 9th, 2008 • Category: Riding Advice, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly | In the horse world it is impossible for anything to stay the same. For one thing, you get better and better with riding and handling horses. Adding onto that, the horses get older, some leave, foals are constantly being born, and at the busier barns, horses are constantly coming and going. Being a horse person definitely teaches us to be flexible…



Summer Fun

By GHC • Aug 7th, 2008 • Category: Odds & Ends, by Sweetie

by Sweetie | The summer holidays are here! Here are some great ideas for what you can do for the rest of the summer…



Scrapbooking

By GHC • Aug 7th, 2008 • Category: Arts and Crafts, by Syd

by Syd | Scrapbooking is a fun thing to do about horses. So I’m going to tell how to spend those summer days and put those summer memories into scrapbooks…