You remember the scene. The black water, the boy screaming, the reins going slack. You probably do not remember the name. The horse in The NeverEnding Story is called Artax. He belongs to Atreyu, and he dies in the Swamps of Sadness about a third of the way into the 1984 film. That part is […]

The term horse apple is an old expression that often confuses new horse owners. At first, it may sound like the name of a fruit or a type of feed. However, the real meaning is tied to everyday horse care.  Horse apples can also offer useful clues about a horse’s diet, digestion, and health. They […]

Your horse has walked past the same mailbox a hundred times. Today it launches sideways like the thing just grew teeth. One forum owner, Megibo, watched her horse “freaked and bolted right into the field,” carve “big crop circles,” then stand “stock still, snorting and shaking for at least ten minutes.” There was nothing there. […]