by Julia | You’re at a horse show. You tried your best in your class, and did reasonably well for your first show. You place sixth in your class and are very pleased. That is, until, the first place rider walks by and begins talking to you about how well she did and how her horse deserved to be the best simply because he’s her

by Julia, age 13 The Trail of Painted Ponies is a set of life size horse statues designed by artists all over the United States. It started in Phoenix, Arizona as a museum exhibit but has grown much larger and now you can collect the figurines, which are much smaller. Each one is hand painted [...]

by Julia, age 13 I love to read and write poetry. There are several things that make poems enjoyable to read. Words have to flow and rhyming helps too. Although, what makes the best poems are ones that don’t necessarily have to rhyme, but they just seem to click. What one reader likes another might [...]

by Julia, age 13 Jill had always loved horses. For three years she’d been saving up to purchase her own horse. She had even envisioned the perfect horse. She wanted a Paint or an Appaloosa because of the spectacular coats. Soon her horse would be more than a vision. One day Jill was daydreaming in [...]

by Julia | Let’s face it. Dreams involving horses can be the hardest to turn into reality. Whether you’ve never ridden before in your life and just want to experience that wonderful partnership between horse and rider at least once; or you’re planning on taking home the gold in the Olympics one day, it’s not going to be easy. However nothing is impossible…

Title: Howrse Publisher: Owlient Platform: Online (Windows or Macintosh PC) Game Category: Virtual Stable Reviewed by Julia, age 13 I think one of the best web sites for horse people is Howrse. Howrse is a stable simulation game where you breed, train, buy and sell your own horses or ponies as well as run your [...]

by Julia, age 13 When I say the word horse, what do you picture in your mind? A lean Thoroughbred racing on the flat? A Warmblood jumper leaping a high fence? A quarter horse whipping around a barrel? What about wild horses? I bet the first thing you think of are Mustangs, Brumbies, or Chincoteague [...]

by Julia, age 13 One of the latest movies about horses, Flicka, should be boycotted, and after you read this I think you’ll agree with me. I was surfing the web and found a link to “My Dead Flicka.” During the making of the movie Flicka, two horses died. They did not die naturally either. [...]

by Julia
My guardian angel does not have wings,
But she can fly.
My guardian angel can’t talk,
But I can understand her every thought…

by Julia
I am more than just another foal,
I’m someone’s very best friend…