by Julia
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…

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…

by Julia | As some of you may know, the barn I started to ride at is probably the worst barn in North America. So when the instructors saw I pointed my toes out, they never commented on it, causing me to feel that there was nothing wrong with it…

by Julia, age 14 I’ve been a Junior Blogger at GHC for almost a year now, and what a wonderful year it has been. Sadly, however, high school is only a matter of months away, and all the preparation it involves is taking away from my time to contribute like I used to. My writing [...]

by Julia, age 14 The rusty trailer screeched and clanked as it made it’s way down the back road in the dark hours of night. Fearful brown eyes peered out between the small openings in the trailer’s back door. The horses in the vehicle’s lower level fidgeted nervously from the sounds of the horses’ hooves [...]

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 [...]

by Julia
Remember me? The HopeFoal?
You lent me some light…

by Julia, age 13 You’re riding your horse along a country back road and come up to a large pasture with multiple horses in it. All of them are beautiful, but one catches your eye. It’s a deep shade of bay but its rump is covered with white spots. Guess what? You’ve picked an Appaloosa [...]

by Julia | I don’t know about you, but where I live the summer weather is officially done. The 90° temperature is past as the cooler, windy weather settles in. All the trees surrounding my home are losing their once green leaves. Slowly but surely the leaves are turning from green to shades of brilliant reds, golds, purples, oranges, and yellows…