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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.

Great Thoroughbred Destinations

TBs are making a slow-but-steady return to the show ring.

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.

Historical Horseback Banquet in NYC

When it comes to NYC horse-related history, Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings puts the "e" in eccentric. The business magnate, deemed "the American Horse King" by the New York Times, was much...

Horse Mustaches--Truth or Fiction?

Move over cats, because horses with mustaches are taking over the internet.