At Horses With A Mission in Groveland, life lessons are taught from the saddle. “It is my heart in motion watching them ride,” says Victoria D’Angelo, lead instructor and owner of the non-profit, as ...

Lesson horses are the heart of equestrian education. They teach beginners how to ride, help build confidence, and often serve as the first connection between people and horses. For many riders, these ...

Willow, left, and Summer are two of the horses at Glen Oaks Equestrian Center in Glen Carbon. GLEN CARBON — Cailin Messer can’t imagine life without horses. The 2010 Edwardsville High School graduate ...

The bestselling book, written by Stephen Covey in 1989, is based on seven principles that promote character development, such as proactive behavior, goal setting, prioritization, mutual benefit, ...

VIDEO: Life Lessons From Horses With Jockey Sahin Civaci originally appeared on Paulick Report. Horses have plenty to teach us if we're willing to listen, and jockey Sahin Civaci has gleaned plenty ...

One of the book’s most striking reflections is Rampal’s admission that in all his years with horses, he has often learned more about people than about the animals themselves. Horses, he observes with ...

GRANDVIEW — On several acres of bumpy grassland jutting up against an orchard, Jose “Cowboy” Lopez puts his favorite animals through their paces at his farm in Grandview. He guides them in ...