With a great story for inspiration, creating the photo illustrations for Moonlight Mirage was a fun project. The process is similar to creating the images you see throughout this blog. It’s pretty geeky so I tried to summarize details. For those of you interested in digital art/photography, feel free to ask questions if you want [...]

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes to create the virtual horses in our stables? This 2-part blog will share details about the process for bringing Moonlight Mirage to life. First, an interview with the talented author Pony Princess about what went into creating the story that won last year’s Int*l Horse Competition.

LeadMare: What [...]

by Cassie | Whether it’s the inspiration for one of our horse poems or an answer to a question, thoughts of horses come to mind way more than I can count. Here are five reasons why horses are a girl’s best friend…

by Julia, age 14
Here at GHC we can all agree on one thing.

We hate horse slaughter and anything related to it.
But I’ve noticed there’s some confusion about this issue and some false statements are being passed around. Not intentionally of course, but I thought I’d set some things straight. These are the true facts about [...]

by Lauren, age 10
Some angry and dumb people who believe in horse slaughter don’t realize these important things: Horses are basically like us. They eat and drink and move around (like us), they have a nose, different colored hair, eyes, and ears (like us). If they are similar to us, why go out and torture [...]

by Madelaina | Being allowed to get a horse is all too exciting for you! You’d get to ride it everyday, groom it everyday, play with it everyday, bond with it everyday, train with it everyday and so on… But the best part is, you’d choose him or her! Wait, that might just be the problem…

by Halee | “Girl, why are you obsessing about just a horse?” asked one of my best friends. Wow, was she in for a LONG talk! If she had known what kind of talk she was going to get after that one, I’m sure she would’ve kept her mouth shut. It only took me all of two seconds to have my answer…

It’s the last month of Giving Season and we’ve had three contributions to the International Fund for Horses totaling $127. Yay, that’s great! We’re now listed as part of their Horse on the Hill Gang.
But can we do better?
IF4H is a 501(c)4 non-profit equine advocacy organization with constituents in the US, Canada, the UK [...]

by Jeanna Briggs | So let’s say you fell in love with horses at a young age, and you beg your parents for years (OK, so maybe not that long) to get you one. Every time you ask they say, “We don’t have the money or enough room” or something like that. Well, your birthday is coming up and when it gets near you start asking your parents what you are going to do about a party…

by Cassie, age 11
After reading Love Wild Horses? Take Action!, an article I recently read popped into my mind. Have you ever heard of Wild Horse Annie? Her real name was Velma Johnston, though she is better known as Wild Horse Annie. She proved that girls just like us can help make a difference in [...]