The Running of the Shad...belly
The nearby Delaware River (source of NYC's drinking water!) celebrates the return of American shad, a silvery fish in the herring family, every spring as they arrive to spawn. But, did you...
Vintage NYC Horses in Snow
A recent piece in the NYT by Eric Moskowitz explored the visual history of blizzards in our beloved city.
Blue Ribbon Origins
From the most decorated Olympians to lead-liners at the county fair, equestrian competitors generally all train their eyes on the same prize: the coveted first-place blue ribbon in a class or...
NYC Horse History: Durland's Riding Academy
New York City was once an equestrian paradise, with hundreds of stables and more than 200,000 steeds residing within the boroughs. Among the grandest of the riding facilities was Durland's Riding...
The Black Stallion
If there's one horse movie that always warms our equestrian hearts, it is The Black Stallion, based on the novel by native New Yorker Walter Farley.
Washington and his War Mounts
There may be no more famous U.S. veteran than George Washington, and it just so happens that he was also a freakishly gifted horseman with two incredible wartime mounts.
