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…

by Rebecca Shyly | Two weeks ago I went to a horse camp for four days at my stables. On the third day our instructor asked us to get our horses and groom them. We did so. Then she divided us so there was one person in each paddock. We then took off the horse’s halters, and smacked a carrot stick on the ground…

by Rebecca Shyly | The government of Nevada was originally planning to send all of the mustangs in the state to livestock sales, which is the same as sending them to slaughter…

by Rebecca Shyly | Every year my stables has a mini horse show so the riders can get some show experience without the stress of the busy, high pressure show circuit. We get to sign up for any school horse we want to ride, if we don’t have our own horse. Well, I was late signing up, and the only horse available for a class I wanted to take was a new pony, Roxy. I had never ridden her and from seeing her in the arena, wasn’t sure I even wanted to…

by Rebecca Shyly | Horse girls will always be horse girls. This is true. But sometimes it is not healthy or easy to only concentrate on horses, horses, horses, and more horses. I am not saying that you have to stop loving horses, I am just saying that it is okay to have other interests too…

by Rebecca Shyly | Horses. We all love them, and most of us ride them. Even if we don’t, we dream about it. There’s more to horses than just riding them though. If you’re a horse owner, or if you take lessons, you should know this…

by Rebecca Shyly | Life is complicated! Some days are so hard. Your friends turn their back on you, teachers are mean, you get grounded and you wonder: is there anything that won’t turn against me? Horse girls obviously know one thing (or rather, one animal) that is always there for them…

Wow! Just thinking of how much Julia has inspired us all makes me cry. I know that she will not be leaving forever, but in the close community of our virtual barn, even a short absence of anyone causes pain to us! Julia has inspired us all with her thoughtful poetry. She never fails to [...]

by Rebecca Shyly, age 12
Let’s face it. No matter what you do in the horse world, whether it’s showing, or maybe writing about horses, you might not always win. And when that happens it’s hard to let it go. You might wonder ‘am I good enough to do this?’ If that happens you can start [...]

by Rebecca Shyly, age 12
I just found out about something very important! Here is the message I received through email:
Terri Farley, author of the Phantom Stallion books, has officially joined with the Humane Society of the United States to support the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (S 311/HR 503).
On March 4 Terri will join the [...]