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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 25/09/2026

A few minutes after the blooper I posted below, Romy does his first real step of leg yield. It’s a nice thing about using R+, a five year old horse can gain confidence and focus even after a big spook. #dressage

Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 25/09/2026

Bloopers. And why we always wear a helmet even at liberty! (Romy thought I was delivering his reinforcer and closed his mouth on the target handle-horses can’t see right in front of their nose-he pulled back in surprise, I still had the target which made it suddenly rise up toward his eye.)

Perkins Library @perkinslibrary.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

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A blind dressage champion horse continues to wow judges by reading tactile cues in changing ground textures to navigate obstacles. 🐎 Cool to see an example of adaptability from the animal kingdom! #Horses #Dressage #Blindness bit.ly/4ggaAQK

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Blind horse competes in dressage using 'equine braille' - Discover SWNS

Meet the remarkable blind horse tipped to become a dressage champion after learning an extraordinary form of equine "braille".

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Deborah Stacey @dacross.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Detroit Horse Power, a nonprofit youth education organization that uses horses to help students in under-resourced communities develop social and emotional skills through after-school and summer programs. They're currently seeking #horses suitable for their founding herd. #equestrian #horselover

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Nonprofit ‘Detroit Horse Power’ Set To Become Largest Urban Equestrian Center In The U.S.

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 31/07/2026

WE HAVE A BADGER. Strangely this news didn’t make it into the newsletter, so I don’t know what kind of newsletter this is to be frank

a beautiful badger with a white stripe down its nose and a lovely gray striped coat sits on a mound of dirt outside a burrow. The evening light turns the soil to gold and emphasizes the colors of badger and desert vegetation.

Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 21/06/2026

Ever been red-faced while everyone stands around watching your horse refuse to load? Read Part 1 of A Tale of Poe (and Clara) as they journey from refusal to happy trailer loading at liberty w Positive Reinforcement. #horsesky #eqsky #equestrian vianovatraining.com/resources/ar...

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A Tale of Poe - Part 1 - Via Nova Training

I was incredibly frustrated that Poe wouldn’t get on this trailer because I “knew” that he “knew” how to get on a trailer.

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 05/06/2026

well, it’s a Viking riding a Friesian, @fakehistoryhunter.net but we’re all in for the helmets

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 23/05/2026

When you’d really rather not listen to the latest barn gossip.

a very tall black horse leans WAAAY over a pipe fence to nuzzle the ear of a tri-color dog mostly hidden behind bushes. The dog is turned to the side, listening with a bland expression.

Dannyboy wildlife @dannyboywildlife.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

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Happy Mother's Day

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 08/05/2026

Find you a grandson who loves you like this dog loves his grandmother. bsky.app/profile/wera...

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 04/04/2026

We don’t post often, but when we do, it’s on behalf of horse welfare.

A newspaper print page from the onion with the headline “I Work Very Hard, and I Would Like to Try Cake” with the byline By A Horse. Lots of small newsprint in 3 columns below which is hilarious but too long for alt text

fredtsui.bsky.social @fredtsui.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

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chronofhorse.com/en/article/O... "This isn't a few bad apples operating outside the norms of the sport, this is our culture." #equestrian #sporthorses #eqsky #sociallicense

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Opinion: What the Public Sees, And Why They're Not Wrong

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 28/02/2026

This is a very interesting study.

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Gerard h Ultacháin @gerardhultachain.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

For Alex Pretti Renne Nicole Goode & all the other brave horses. John Stewart - Shoot all the Brave Horses (how will we ride, thru the cold waters, how will we ride) youtu.be/yLiVjZKGCuo?...

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All the Brave Horses

YouTube video by John Stewart - Topic

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

[horse meeting] We're getting a lot of good feedbag

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 02/01/2026

New Year’s Resolutions Around the Barn, 2026 edition: Skylark (pinto mare with an active family lifestyle): I resolve to make Ana give up that Outlook calendar and go full analog so she stops double-booking our lesson times with my turnout! Ana! Not again!” #equestrian #dressage #equestrianBSKY

a pinto mare in a jumper saddle peers closely over the shoulder of a human writing on a whiteboard schedule. Rider in helmet, boots, blue shirt and blue breeches.

Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 02/01/2026

New Year’s Resolutions Around the Barn, 2026 edition: Taos, Heidi and Grover: “We, the Members of the Board, vow to be less judgmental in 2026. But guys, …did you SEE the grooming job on that one?” #equestrian #dressage #equestrianBSKY

Three dogs—a spotted cattle dog, an elderly golden retriever, and a gray and white terrier—sit on chairs at a table with a bulletin board behind them. They all look at the camera with serious, disapproving expressions.

a golden retriever looks back with major side eye from watching three pinto, bay and chestnut horses in an indoor arena.

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 01/01/2026

New Year’s Resolutions Around the Barn, 2026 edition: Snoopy and Woody (ageless glam minis): “We vow never to use one of those cheap Groupon deals for a day spa glow up again.” #equestrian #dressage #equestrianBSKY

two pathetically naked miniature horses stand with their handlers against a backdrop of bare ground and juniper trees.

a black and white mini looks at the camera in dismay at their wild stand up static mane and forelock. crossties with black rubber balls attached to halter

a pinto mini horse peers from under a crazy fluffy forelock at a human handing them a treat

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 01/01/2026

New Year’s Resolutions Around the Barn, 2026 edition: Eeyore (miniature burro of advanced age and wisdom) does not hold out any hope for 2026, but considering how 2025 went, they’ve already made an appointment with their therapist. #equestrian #horse #resolutions

Gray burro with sad airplane ears looks mournfully through his rough forelock at a blond woman in a black jacket who is kneeling at his eye level. She appears to be taking a deep concern and interest in his troubles.

Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 31/12/2025

It’s that time again! For the 3rd, 4th, wait-what-year-is-it-again? presenting NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS AROUND THE BARN. Stay tuned to this channel! As you can see, the horses have opinions about 2026. #equestrian

In a large indoor arena, a human in blue shirt, black vest and black beanie waves their left hand at 3 bay horses, each with a different goofy expression. Two horses have their tongues out, one is lifting their muzzle and upper lip in flemen. They all look silly and disgusted when asked their thoughts about the new year ahead.

Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 25/12/2025

And a Merry Christmas boop to all!

a bay horse with a long black forelock wears a red and white santa hat while booping the camera close up

Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 23/12/2025

I was searching our dropbox photos for something Christmasy and found this one of our training pavilion decorated a few years ago. The AI popped in out of nowhere, claiming it knew the answer to “What caused the fire in the Pavilion?” …

a stone fireplace with a crackling fire burning inside, two stockings hung on the wood mantle, a stuffed Santa doll in the middle. A Navajo rug in orange, red, greens and golds hangs above the fireplace. Two deep, cozy window seats on either side. Some deep brown chairs and a little bit of Christmas tree on the right. Very warm holiday scene.

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for those who harvest our food and feed us (and our horses!) They are what makes Thanksgiving dinner possible. We cherish them.

Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 20/11/2025

Thanksgiving means new friends at the table! Mac (big guy), Tango and their herd of grazing #goats are joining us for the holiday weed buffet. The goats promised to bring manure, but they won’t clean up. Mac (bass) and Tango (tenor) will bark as entertainment. #greatpyrenees #maremma #newmexico #lgd

Kelsey Granger @kelseygranger.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

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Excited to say that my article on horse names in China's ancient postal system has been published with Early China! 🐎✉️🌿 Meet Skittish Fish, Calm at the Carriage, and, my personal fave, Cinnamon Stick, at the link below: #animalhistory

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 07/11/2025

Road Trip! We’re headed to Temecula for Carl Hester dressage clinic this weekend. The team was scheduled to fly but ATC delays horrendous. So the intrepid crew has decided to drive it, 12 hours, what’s that? Nothing stops #equestrian #eqsky #eqbsky from going to see horses!

2 young women in front seat, 3 in the backseat, all laughing for selfie. Driver has sunglasses on. Top of Golden Retriever’s head visible in the middle of front seat.

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Michelle Manus @michellemanus.com · 26/10/2025

My horse made poor decisions today, so his auntie Skyla made this adjustment to his photo. Yes, those are porcupine quills. 18 of them. He's fine. Hopefully he makes better decisions in the future.

A photo of a bay horse's face, showing that he has 18 porcupine quills stuck in his muzzle. A dialogue box has been popped up next to his face that says "if not friend, why friend shaped?"

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 26/10/2025

Just thinking back to our visit to New Zealand for the International Society for Equestrian Science (ISES) conference in 2024. What a trip! We made a special detour to meet Geoffry the Conquerer, world famous miniature #horse and his mini #donkey pal. Baby kiwis!

miniature roan horse in halter with his muzzle resting on a wooden table. He’s looking longingly at a place of cookies. there’s a small-medium golden dog sitting next to him, and a human’s bare leg up to the knee in the photo

the roan mini seems blase with his fans, 5 women under a big blue sky, standing on green grass. Tucked under the left hand of the woman on the far right you can just see a miniature donkey stealing a pet;

two women giggle over a baby kiwi that the woman on the left in blue top is holding. The woman on the right is looking down at the baby kiwi and squealing in delight.

big blue sky with sun and reflections over a blue harbor in the distance, tucked among green hills with New Zealand bush vegetation in the foreground

Ed Darragh (Edskii)🦋 @eddarragh.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

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Another stunning blue sky day on the estate. Meet HRH Princess Snowdrop of Piperstown 😍 Happy horses (70 of them) soaking up the glorious weather. Enjoy! #sporthorses #eqbsky #ireland

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Deborah Stacey @dacross.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Heavy horses have been brought to Tooting Common to help prepare the ground for a rewilding project. Unlike tractors, deploying horses does not compact the soil, making this a more sustainable method. #rewilding #heavyhorses #drafthorse #sustainability

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Tooting Common: Heavy horses prepare ground for flowers

Heavy horses are helping rewild Tooting Common by preparing soil for 33 native wildflower species.

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 24/09/2025

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This is Jade. She just met the biggest dogs she's ever seen. But quickly learned they have the biggest hearts too. 13/10 for all (TT: catimtins.pscal)

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 21/09/2025

When even the horse can enjoy competition. Smiles all around at USDF Regionals! More to come from our R+ team Orlando, Vicki (rider) and Gilly(coach). #dressage #equestrian #eqbsky #eqsky

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Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 07/09/2025

“I know I am not alone in my unending desire to learn more, see more and experience more with my horses…we constantly evolve in both our understanding of horses as well as our approach to them” So if you want to learn more and evolve, we can teach you! HOW TO CHANGE IS NOT A MYSTERY. #equestrian

Via Nova Training @vianovatraining.com · 03/09/2025

“What we found is a much more nuanced picture - bridle type interacts with rider skill, horse training, and even the horse’s head position during performance. It’s not just about the tack, but how it’s used and the rider using it.” Yeah, it’s the training. #sporthorse #equestrian #eqsky #eqbksy