Just Because They’re A Rescue Doesn’t Mean They Know Better!
I’m going to start this one off with a big ol’ *FACEPALM* With a side of oi. A fantabulous reader sent in the following description and photo off facebook, posted by a rescue that the reader left anonymous. “Airels first […]
Guest Post: No Shoes, No Shirt, BIG PROBLEM
Sorry, for some reason couldn’t get the video to embed. CLICK HERE! I know us at Snarky are always debating the “Helmet vs No Helmet” case and it has caused a divide in the readers of this awesome blog. Lucky […]
Pride and Joy
One should always take pride in ones work…except this trainer. (Actually, neither should the rider here but the point of this post is the trainer.) Looks like the photo should be credited to “Point Taken” (???) I’ve been giving lessons […]
This is NOT the face of success
I saw this on facebook the other day and thought “you have GOT to be kidding me”. There is NOTHING successful about this picture except the minor detail that the child hasn’t yet been launched off. Y’all know Western isn’t […]
4 Beating around the arena we go
That ain’t right. Now class, who can tell me which leg the poor pony is most likely off on? And what does the short strided, 4-beat canter most likely indicate? Don’t ya just love when a video, not unlike this […]
Cause and Effect
When the rider in your sale video causes the horse for sale to -flip its head -lose contact with the bit -frequently flip its tail in annoyance -have a lazy hind end -do a half flying change because she didn’t […]
How to be an idiot in 5 simple steps
Recently I declared war on a mini pony who lives at my house (I rent on a boarding facility) and although it was my fault that I left the gate open that allowed my dog to get out of my […]
Pre-Two is the New Three Year Old!
This season, the hunters are wearing tan, the dressage boots are a few inches higher, the western pleasure riders are abandoning their bedazzlers and pre-two is the new three! Ya, ok, I have no idea if any of that is […]




Use your head before you lose it
If you don’t want to see a bloody cut, skip the last few seconds of the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ftrBR79Is To read a full (poorly written) article on this incident, click here. Blahblahblah helmets good; being kicked in head bad. I think […]