Yesterday, July 22, marked the 1 year anniversary of the birth of Prince George, son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and likely future king of England. Conveniently, this so called "first birthday" also happened to fall on the very same day that the Queen's prize race horse tested POSITIVE for DOPE. COINCIDENCE… » 7/23/14 2:20pm 7/23/14 2:20pm

Two very important horse-in-water-related links for you: Orgasms and Zac Efron. Enjoy. » 7/09/14 1:30pm 7/09/14 1:30pm

Welcome back to Selfie Loathing. Every Friday, because we care, we offer you some celebrity Instagrams, presented without comment. This week, there are quite a few animals, and some critters, too. Here they are. Enjoy. » 5/02/14 7:00pm 5/02/14 7:00pm

I don't know what's wrong with me, you guys. This video of a little girl named Emma walking her gentle horse Cinnamon is one of the most joyous things ever and yet here I am — crying like a big, stupid idiot baby. » 3/28/14 3:30pm 3/28/14 3:30pm

If you live in the Washington D.C. area, there is a store where where you can purchase things that are guaranteed to please you (and any sisters you might have) no matter what the age: The Galloping Grape, which sells horse saddles and wine. » 1/08/14 3:30pm 1/08/14 3:30pm

Horse-drawn carriages ride past the Eiffel Tower Sunday Nov. 24, 2013, during a traditional parade to promote the Paris Horse Show that will take place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 8. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) » 11/24/13 3:00pm 11/24/13 3:00pm

Obviously this is a story out of the UK. It's the Britishiest British story ever Britted. The scene: Coddington, Nottinghamshire. We deal not with a fox wearing a feathered cap and tunic, stealing from the rich to give to the poor, but with a horse chosen to be a bridesmaid. Putting the mare in marriage. » 11/04/13 12:30pm 11/04/13 12:30pm

A woman in Manchester, UK, tried to order at the drive-thru window at McDonald's, but was denied. The problem? She was on horseback. Clearly in the midst of a Big Mac Attack (so hungry she could eat a horse?), the woman was undeterred: She decided to enter the restaurant and order at the counter. And she took the… » 7/22/13 3:15pm 7/22/13 3:15pm

Hasbro — the toy company behind Transformers, GI Joe and My Little Pony, loves to squeeze every cent possible out of a brand. Hence toys turning into TV shows and movies. And now, with MLP, there's a new "brand extension," Equestrian Girls. » 5/13/13 4:30pm 5/13/13 4:30pm

Humans have expected horses to trundle us and all our crap around ever since our sore-footed ancestors came upon the first majestic equus gazing alone in a vale and thought, “Huh, that thing could totally carry some of us around for a little while, just until our corns go away.” Before horses knew what was happening,… » 4/28/13 2:00pm 4/28/13 2:00pm

The American Girl company leaves many feeling torn between its promotion of pricey consumerism and the dolls' celebration of history and education. One thing is certain though, the story of Felicity and her horse Penny is one that offers hope to the suburban girl-the horseless girl with a wild heart. » 3/28/13 6:00pm 3/28/13 6:00pm

Probably my favorite part of watching the storm coverage yesterday (for hours, obsessively, swaddled cozily in survivor’s guilt out here in Seattle) was when CNN, scrambling for new Sandy updates, took a lengthy detour to discuss adorable ponies. » 10/30/12 4:50pm 10/30/12 4:50pm

Mitt Romney's visit to the UK would have been disastrous enough if he'd just shut up after pissing off the British press, the Prime Minister, and the mayor of London. But he had to take it a step farther and go beyond insulting his host country and their Olympic efforts — in an attempt to get people to think he was… » 7/30/12 1:10pm 7/30/12 1:10pm

On Saturday, Chantal Sutherland became the first female jockey to win the Hollywood Gold Cup in the race's 73-year history. Hooray! Sutherland successfully piggybacked on an exceptionally swift-footed quadruped named Game On Dude, earning a cool half million in prize money and a chance to compete in the $5 million… » 7/08/12 12:00pm 7/08/12 12:00pm

Okay, technically, this video and its subjects are from Australia, but, hey (or in this case "haaaaaay"), we won the revolution and I think that gives us a right to claiming a line-dancing horse. Wait, what did you say about that failed logic? CAN'T HEAR YOU. U-S-A! U-S-A! » 7/03/12 7:10pm 7/03/12 7:10pm

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Rafalca, Mitt Romney's frou frou Olympics-bound dressage horse, nets the family a $77,000 tax credit per year. Since Normals who produce mere human children only get a $1,000 tax credit per child, it therefore stands to reason that Rafalca Romney is worth 77 human children. Certainly more than your entire family. » 6/20/12 6:00pm 6/20/12 6:00pm

Because the Romneys are just normal, regular, down-to-earth human people like you and me—and certainly not extremely lifelike robot replicants that eat civil rights and poop out money—it's totally normal that they not only own a horse, but also had the time and resources to teach it to fucking dance. The Romneys'… » 6/19/12 12:15pm 6/19/12 12:15pm