What a sad story. In the Daily Mail newspaper out of the UK, young Maddison Biddlecombe is trying to save the life of her disfigured foal Diego. He has an abnormality called Wry Nose Syndrome which interferes with his ability to breathe and eat. Veterinarians fear that as he gets older, he will starve because he will not be able to graze or eat properly.

Young Maddison wants to save Diego's life

While Maddison is only 6-years-old, she is trying to raise the money to give Diego an operation that could save his life. Despite other horse owners who have advised Maddison’s parents to put him down, the young girl is fighting to get him the operation so he can live a long and productive life.

Read more about the story at DailyNews.com.

Here is a clip of a video I found on YouTube this morning. While the upbeat music and the video montage of horses jumping is neat, it was the horse in the first 20 seconds of the video that really caught my eye.

They show him jumping once, and then repeat it in slow motion before going onto other video clips. If you thought you have seen a horse overjump an obstacle….you haven’t seen anything until you see this huge jumping effort!

A tiny minature colt was born on Friday, named “Einstein”. Weighing in at 9lbs, his owners would like him to be considered for the Guinness Book of Records.

Click on the video below to learn more about Einstein and his breeders. He’s adorable! For pics of Einstein, visit The Daily Mail.

I am pretty sure this poster speaks for itself.

Originally posted by Tacky Tack of the Day Blog

**Please note this video contains some mildly offensive language!

When they lay me down to rest put my spurs and rope upon my chest. Get my friends to carry me and then go turn my horses free.

-Clyde Kennedy, American Horse Show Association’s Horseman of the Year 1963

For a change of pace, here is a short rap video that involves dressage. Obviously done as a parody, it’s a cute poke of fun at the discipline by a comedian.

A veterinary clinic located north of Toronto, Canada will be hosting an educational conference in order to raise money for local equine charities.

“We realized that our annual client education day was a great opportunity to combine two of our fundamental interests: helping clients learn more about horses and horse care, and improving equine welfare through charitable work” said Dr. Pownall of McKee Pownall Equine Services, headquartered in Campbellville, Ontario.

The event promises a day packed with information, with topics such as (but not limited to!):

• Deworming Strategies
• Upper Respiratory Tract Conditions
• Equine insurance
• Scintigraphy and MRI
• Diseases and Injuries of the Eye
• Shoeing the Lame Horse
• Breeding 101
• Dentistry
• Equine Lameness: A Case-based Approach
• Equine Laminitis

There will also be a silent auction with great items that were donated, proceeds going to the charities.

To learn more about the event, visit the event on Facebook, or CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Click here to register for the event!

This is a short but great video about eventing, and the grit that is required to have a successful partnership!

“Some riders change their horse, they change their saddle, they change their teacher; they never change themselves.”

-author unknown