by Julia | For this challenge, you’ll need to be curious, be smart, be creative and be you! We’re asking you to interview someone related to the horse world and write up an interview. It actually isn’t as easy as it sounds, because this time we’re challenging you to take a journalistic approach — focusing on fact rather than opinion…

by Julia | For your first Summer of Horse Dreams challenge, you will be designing a poster/vision board with your dream horse and everything you need to care for your horse…

by Julia | Hey Girls Horse Club! How’s your Summer of Horse Dreams been so far? I wish I could give some of my incredibly good fortune to all of you so everyone could ride and work with the animals we all love so much, but unfortunately I can’t do that…

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Thirty-three thousand roam the lands of the west.
They gallop and frolic with their own lands to roam…

by Julia | The last time I sat down with the sole intention of writing to my favorite horse girls was all the way back in May! That’s five months, right? Math isn’t my strong suit… Anyway, I decided to write this when I was looking back through older blogs and fiction that I had written back in 2007. I came across the newsletters on Maggie, the HopeFoal that I was so inspired by when I had heard her story here at GHC…

by Julia | Diversity is a beautiful thing. I don’t know about you, but personally I love surrounding myself with all different kinds of…well, everything! On my bookshelves you could find fantasy, historical fiction, biographies, mysteries, and even some children’s picture books. I live in America, a country filled with diversity and I love it. In my opinion, life would be pretty darn boring if everything or everyone was the same…

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by Julia | Personally, I’ve lost count of the numerous horse books I’ve read. Some were just great (like The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle) and some not so great (which won’t be mentioned as they are not worth mentioning). Either way, there is one fact that can’t be denied: Horses inspire fictional writing…

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In my dreams I ask my horse to canter
And without visible effort he steps into the correct lead…

by Julia | Over recent weeks I’ve seen a few comments about whether or not spurs, whips, and force in general are good ways to train your horse -– or if they only hurt the horse. Horses are very big, powerful animals and will learn to take advantage of you if you let them get away with bad habits. It’s up to you to decide if you use spurs and whips, but before you decide…