The Chincoteague ponies from Assateague Island on the day of the foal auction. Every July, during Pony Penning, most of the feral horse herd on the Virginia side of Assateague Island are rounded up and herded across the…
Vienna’s Dancing White Stallions
When I was growing up, I was totally horse crazy. If I wasn’t at school or sleeping, you could find me at the barn. Imagine my excitement when Herrmann’s Royal Lipizzan Stallions came through the nearby town of Salisbury, Maryland.…
A Day in the Cambodian Countryside
Delilah and I are running behind our guide up the dirt paths that count as roads a few kilometers outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Delilah is happy with our speed, using up all her youthful energy. She is pretty too,…
Travel Photo: Mongolian Horse Show
Small girl on small horse at the excellent Mongolia Horse Show on Jeju Island, Korea.
The Time When My Years-Long Dreams Came True
We may have said some disparaging things about Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in the past, and certainly they were well-founded based on our experiences. But the rest of Mongolia is not the same as UB. Most of it is wide open grasslands…
Adventure in the Beautiful Part of Mongolia
Disclaimer:The Mongolian horse trek company Stepperiders offered us a free three day trek. When we finished our ride we discovered that they never meant to offer us anything. The person who mans their email account did not have perfect English…
A Mongolian Horse Show in Korea
Arriving in Jeju for the second time, we discovered that a friend of ours would be doing some touristy things the next day. Since our plans were not extensive, we decided to tag along. We had never heard of the…
A Day at the Races
I’m an equine enthusiast. I have ridden and loved horses all my life. My childhood bedroom (which remains nearly unchanged) was covered with horse posters, model horses that I collected, and blue ribbons that I won. So I jump at…
Travel Photo: Gwacheon, South Korea
A race at Seoul Race Park in Gwacheon, South Korea, which is just outside of Seoul.
Travel Photo: Cheorwon, South Korea
A horse statue in Cheorwon, South Korea, appears to tower over me.