For thirteen years, Marek Slodkowski has been raising horses. In all his experience, he never faced the situation that is featured in the video below. It was a tragedy that no one could have expected. One morning, he walked into his barn and found that his horse slipped and fell into a maintenance pit! Just …
A wild horse was bound by chains and couldn’t roam free. He was purposely chained up and living in Romania. More and more horses are being chained up like this in that country, and they can barely move! Clearly chaining up horses means they are prisoners and can no longer live normal lives. The way …
Reunions are often heartwarming and fun! Malta and her son Winky, both miniature ponies have been apart for six years. Malta is 17 years old, and Winky is eight. Winky had been surrendered to an animal sanctuary in Australia called ROAR when his owners moved. At that point, ROAR found out about Malta and her …
This video is from 2006, but it is still causing an uproar when people see it! The clip features Andreas Helgstrand and his horse, Blue Hors Matine, performing in the WEG 2006 dressage freestyle finals. The International Equestrian Federation defines dressage as the “highest expression of horse training.” The horse and rider perform a ‘dance’ of …
When you think of foals – that is, baby horses – you probably think something along the lines of “aww, so adorable!” But I bet there’s something about these cute and majestic animals that you weren’t quite aware of. If you’ve ever watched a foal being born, you’ve probably mostly thought of the miracle of …
Who doesn’t love a good puzzle? They stretch your mind and make you think differently. Puzzles can also distract you from things that are happening in your life – they are an escape. Sometimes, there is a puzzle that appears to be too hard to solve. For most of us, that means we just turn …
When you watch the morning or evening news, a common sight is to see stoic reporters on television reporting to you onsite, often live and despite any circumstances much to their dismay. Sometimes however, there are rare moments where news bloopers occur! Onsite news reporting has its disadvantages sometimes, it is unpredictable! One such example …
Malta is a 17-year-old miniature pony who was separated from her son, Winky six years ago. The video below is a happy reunion between mother and son. The best thing about this story is that the kind folks at ROAR made the reunion possible! Winky was living at ROAR, which is an animal sanctuary in …
They say that love makes the world go around. Do you think that is true?! Most often in the news, we don’t hear many stories about love, happiness, or joy. All too often we hear about hate, war, and death. That is why it is important to share the good things that you see and …
One day, Nicole Graham was in the midst of a horseback stroll along the beach with her 7-year-old daughter Paris and 18-year-old horse Astro in tow. The trio were in Gleelong, Australia, enjoying their time together when all of a sudden, the land beneath them started to sink inwards, trapping the trio in a sewage of mud. …