When travelling, we tend to visit beaches, museums, and street fairs. However, away from the main attractions lie sights of great cultural and historical importance: horse stables. In Stables: Majestic Spaces for Horses, authors Olga Prud’homme Farges and Alice Vayron de la Moureyre describe how these unique stables provide the best in comfort and style […]
Work to Ride Scores a Goal in Youths’ Lives
In the game of polo, the sound of hooves rhythmically beating the ground resonates throughout the playing field as riders and horses work in unison to score a goal for their team. Polo is a fast-paced game requiring drive, athletic ability, and courage – qualities exemplified in the youth from the Work to Ride (WTR) […]
Lending a Helping Hand: Matchbox 20’s Rob Thomas and Wife Marisol Bring music and harmony to animals in need
Despite a jam-packed tour with Matchbox 20, among other public appearances and projects, singer and musician Rob Thomas still makes time to give back to animals – particularly those at Pets Alive, America’s first no-kill shelter located in Middletown, New York. Here, he and wife Marisol have spent endless hours feeding, tending to and […]
The Last Samurai
The movie The Last Samurai not only features the handsome and accomplished actor Tom Cruise, but it also stars fifty stunning and extremely talented equine actors. The Last Samurai is set in the 1870’s and follows the story of the ancient line of warriors, the Samurai and their struggle with the Emperor of Japan. Filmed in the Japanese […]
Horsing Around With Stella Keitel
Every little girl, at some point in her childhood, has dreamt of having her own pony. For some, this dream fades as they grow up. For others, however, this passion for horses only gets stronger with age. These are the girls who never get tired of watching Velvet Brown ride to victory in the Grand […]
Peshawar Paradise
The Brooke Hospital for Animals On Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan lies a safe haven for local animals When Kate Orne, an avid animal lover and photographer came to Animal Fair, proposing that she would document for us her findings on the work animals in Pakistan, we were nervous. With all that we’ve read about Pakistan of late, […]