- An escaped German circus pony attempts to board a tram.
- A riding corset from the 1870s – you see how Skittles managed that waist.
- A new anti-slaughter feature film called Saving America’s Horses is underway in the USA, while a new government report looking at the negative impact of the effective ban on horse slaughter is released. Clearly something needs to be done about the massive neglect problem in the USA. Ireland’s responding to a similar issue by opening five new horse abbatoirs. In the UK we’re packing out the fields of charities like Redwings.
- Male nerds declare their love for My Little Pony in Wired, while former president Bill Clinton answers questions on the MLP canon on NPR.
- A day in the life of a polo pony.
- Win oodles of pony books in Jane Badger Books’ 6th Birthday quiz.
- The health of horses competing in the chuck wagon races at the Calgary Stampede will be monitored via microchips implanted under their skin, following some horrific deaths in recent years.
- If you enjoy property porn, have a look at the equestrian establishments going at knockdown prices in the New York Times. We’re all of us a mere lottery win away from a 96 acre farm with indoor school!
- A Scottish calf has been adopted by a Highland pony mare.
- The UK’s oldest riding school turns seventy.
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