The following articles are listed first by topic, and then by chronological order beginning with the first essay written in March of 2011. There are 129 articles with new stories in development. The articles are found by clinking on the link below, looking in the Archives listed by month and year or by running a Search.
Horse People and Riding
1. Snow Ride at Round Top Park, PA (3/29/2011)
2. The End of Hunting Season – December 12, 2010 (4/11/2011)
3. The Boy Scout Camp at Round Top (4/16/2011)
4. The Goat (4/23/2011)
5. Mother’s Day Ride (5/9/2011)
6. Johnn and the Horses (5-16-11)
7. Riding with Marilyn and Sam (5-20-11)
8. Paul and the NYC Carriage Horses (5-29-11)
9. The History of Horse Heaven (6-6-11)
10. Donna’s Cart (6-20-11)
11. Riding the Wind (7-12-11)
12. Hunter’s First Ride (7-23-11)
13. The Allusive Bear (8-8-11)
14. Horses Do Lie Down (8-16-11)
15. Salty Gray Lady – Memories of a Fine Horse (9-26-11)
16. Flood Along the Susquahanna – 2011 (10-4-11)
17. Connie & Johnn’s Surprise (10-22-11)
18. Ann Shaffer & Her Horses (11-13-11)
19. Rolling Horses & Tall Grass (11-22-11)
20. Johnn’s New Horse Sam (12-9-11)
21. CJ Treks Alone (1-10-12)
22. Kim Burris at Sharp Lee Farm (2-27-12)
23. Snow Ride (3-6-12)
24. Roxy the Neighborhood Goat (3-12-12)
25. Karen Sykas’s Experiences with Horses (4-11-12)
26. Riding Season Begins at Ballentine’s Horse Heaven (5-5-12)
27. Emma Miran and South American Horses (5-15-12)
28. That Darn Goat Again (6-13-12)
29. Barn Cats at Ballentine’s Horse Heaven (9-10-12)
30. Farewell to Roxy the Neighborhood Goat (10-29-12)
31. New Horses at the Stables (11-13-12)
32. Farewell Murray Creek Riders (7-9-13)
33. Shadow Goes For Training
34. Dawn Bellis at Rising Hope Farm (8-10-13)
35. Learning to Drive a Cart with Barb Barnes (2-1-14)
36. Polar Vortex and Winter Riding (4-5-14)
37. Hannah Hooton’s Experience with Horses – Part I (9-8-14)
38. Hannah Hooton’s Adventures in Australia – Part II (10-16-14)
39. Rockin’ N Stables and Ranch, Athens PA (11/5/14)
40. Brittney Joy’s Experiences with Horses (2-6-2015)
41. Johnn’s Horse Champ (6-19-2015)
42. Deb Twigg and SRAC in Waverly, NY (7-30-2017)
43. Rockin’ N Stables Update (6-7-2018)
44. Myrtle’s Final Hour (6-30-2019)
45. Sam Gives Up the Ghost (7-26-2019)
46. Farewell to Johnn Newton Ballentine (11-6-2022)
47. Housesitting at Horse Heave (2/1/2023)
48. Pepper’s Sudden Death (3/4/2024)
Horse Rescue
1. Pepper’s Rescue (6-27-11)
2. Pam Watros and Meadowgate Equine Rescue (7-04-11)
3. Bradford County Humane Society Shelter (12-1-11)
4. Ponies at Bradford County Humane Society Shelter (3-22-12)
5. Rescued Ponies Find New Homes (11-24-12)
Horse Competitions, Clinics, Festivals and Auctions
1. Endless Mountain Draft Horse Club (5-2-11)
2. The Horse Clinic and Georgia’s Hard Decision (8-1-11)
3. Horses at the New York State Fair – 2011 (8-30-11)
4. Tinsel-n-Lights a Winter Festival in Waverly, NY – 2011 (12-24-11)
5. The Unadilla Livestock Auction (01-2-12)
6. Log Pulling at Carriage House Saddlery (3-29-12)
7. Draft Horses at Plow Days (5-24-12)
8. Skaneateles Polo (7-31-12)
9. Amish Auction & LeRaysville Cheese Factory (8-20-12)
10. Tinsel-n-Lights Holiday Celebration 2012 (12/17/2012)
11. Horses in the Valley Halloween Parade (10/30/2013)
12. Tinsel-n-Lights Celebration – Waverly, NY 2013 (12/15/2013)
13. Pinhooking, Racehorses and Hannah Hooton (12-16-2017)
Farriers and Their Advice
1. Gene Fletcher – Farrier at Ballentine’s Horse Heaven (9-8-11)
2. Gene Fletcher Visits Ballentine’s Horse Heaven (6-6-12)
3. Dean Krissler – Farrier at Ballentine’s Horse Heaven (4/30/13)
4. Memorial Trail Ride for Kenneth W. Bellis, Jr (11/9/13)
5. Farrier Kenny Bellis visits Ballentine’s Horse Heaven (4/17/2014)
6. Farewell to Gene Fletcher (6/25/2018)
Horse Care, Vets and Equine Dentists
1. Bathing Horses (8-23-11)
2. Haying at Ballentine’s Horse Heaven (9-15-11)
3. Brianne Good – Equine Dentist at Ballentine’s Horse Heaven (11-1-11)
4. Dr. Andy Wilcox & Spring Equine Shots (5-30-12)
5. Dr. Robin Rodgers – Veternarian (6-20-12)
6. Horse Flies & Other Pests (8-11-12)
7. Barefoot Horses – Soft Soles and Dry Hooves (5/24/13)
8. Homemade Fly Spray for Horses (6/27/13)
9. Equine Wellness Clinic at Rising Hope Farm (4/6/15)
10. Rabid Fox at Horse Heaven in Athens, PA (5/25/2015)
11. Sara Rummel’s Encounter with a Mountain Lion (6/2/2015)
12. Sam’s Eye Surgery (9/22/15)
13 Follow Up on Rabid Fox Attack and Sam’s Cancer (2/9/2016)
14. Anne’s “War Horse” Shadow (4/18/2024)
15. Shadow’s Melanoma (7/30/2024)
Horses in Art, Literature and Movies
1. Wooden Horses (6-13-11)
2. Horse Sculptures Created by Charles Nock (12-17-11)
3. Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning NY (1-17-12)
4. Indians at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art (2-5-12)
5. “War Horse” at the Sayre Theater (2-12-12)
6. Cowboys at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art (2-16-12)
7. Pegasus the Winged Horse (4-28-12)
8. Rosa Bonheur’s Horse Fair at the Metropolitan Museum (8-29-12)
9. Riding in Winter (poetry)(2/4/2013)
10 . Winter Thoughts (poetry)(2/18/2013)
11. Sleipner – The Eight-Legged Horse (4/12/2013)
12. Hannah Hooton’s Latest Novel – Share and Share Alike (8/13/2014)
13. Brittney Joy’s Novel, Lucy’s Chance, Red Rock Ranch Series (9/17/2014)
14. Hannah Hooton’s Latest Novel – ‘Making the Running (4/13/2015)
15. Deb Twigg and SRAC in Waverly, NY (7/30/2017)
16. Autumn on Horseback (poetry) (11/04/2019)
17. Mares of Diomedes(12/29/2019)
18. Quilting at Horse Heaven(7/7/2023)
Horse Science, Psychology, and Training
1. The Safe Way to Tie Up a Horse (4-21-12)
2. Training Session with Gene Fletcher- Lunging (6-27-12)
3. How to Teach a Horse to Jump – Part I the Cavalletti (12/5/12)
4. Do Horses Have Color Vision?” (1/4/2013)
5. Equine Vision (1/19/2013)
6. How Horses Hear (3/3/2013)
7. How Horses Use Their Sense of Smell (3/13/2013)
8. Desensitizing Horse to Blanket with TTouch (6/15/13)
Horses in History
1. Pueblo Indians Acquire Horses (7/7/2012)
2. Horseheads, NY (9/20/2012)
3. Tioga Point Museum in Athens, PA (9/30/2012)
4. The Cooley Blacksmith Shop – Corning, NY (10/9/2012)
5. Horses and Native American Trade Routes (9/2/2013)
6. Jackie Kennedy and Sardar “Black Jack” (6/30/2014)
7. Black Jack the Army Caparisoned Horse (8/2/2014)
8. Only Survivor of The Little Big Horn (3/27/2015)
9. Colonel Jim Eskew and his Wild West Show in Waverly, NY (5/1/2015)
10. Clara Barton and Horseback Riding (5/26/2019)
Horse Safety
1. Horses & Motorized Vehicles on PA Roads (7/13/2012)
2. Summer Riding & the Heat Index (7/22/2012)
3. The Safety of Riding with Tapaderos (3/12/2014)
Horse Equipment and Tack
1. The Amish Carriage (1/27/2012)
2. How to Convert Standard Breast Collar into Pulling Collar (10/19/2012)
3. Horse Gear Outlet Video and History (2/25/2015)
Horse Politics
1. Equine Dentist or Vet to Float Teeth (10/1/2013)