WELCOME to GirlsHorseClub.com, where young (and not-so-young) girls are connected through their love for horses.

We’re thrilled to host the Horse Lovers Blog Carnival for May. The festivities include a colorful mix of articles from talented horse bloggers across the world wide web.

So grab your cotton candy and enjoy the ride, er, read…

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Jen presents My First posted at Marish Thoughts

Callie presents Wanting That First Horse posted at MidWestHorse

Girls Horse Club presents First Impressions: When Horses Woke Me Up posted at GirlsHorseClub.com Blog by Madelaina, age 11

Rebecca Tolley-Stokes presents first horse memories posted at bekka

GENERAL

Ishtar presents Overestimated posted at Ishtar News

Defrost Indoors presents Horse colour demystified: the dun gene posted at Bridlepath: Some notes on the genetics and characteristics of this oft-misunderstood colour.

GP presents Enduring Health posted at Fish Creek House – INNside Innkeeping: As an endurance runner turned endurance rider, enduring health is part of BOTH our training programs. She teaches me to endure physically and spiritually… a great teacher.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Only In Queens, New York (Limerick) posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog

Chris presents Riding Helmets Part 1 – Demystifying the Standards posted at Real Horses Weigh a Ton: Just what is all the hub-bub about riding helmet standards and exactly what do they mean? Riding Helmets – Demystifying the Standards will clear that up for you and also provide you with some very interesting research on the positive effects that are now being seen from riders wearing helmets that are made to the ASTM/SEI standard.

risingrainbow presents Does Your Horse Know How To Be Trapped? posted at MiKael’s Mania – Arabian Horses: Teaching a horse how to deal with being trapped can mean the difference between life and death or serious injury. Instinctively horses will try to flee or fight when they are trapped unless they have been taught to do otherwise.