Jun 17, 2025 | All, Discover Ocala, Equestrian
The Peeps Foundation Offers Hope and Practical Help for Tiny Equines in Need by Cynthia McFarland All Photos Courtesy of Josh Dolan A visit to The Peeps Foundation is a bit like stepping through the looking glass into a charmed world. One of the first things you’ll...
Jun 4, 2025 | All, Equestrian
The Belmont Stakes is the final showdown of the Triple Crown series, and even though this year there won’t actually be a Triple Crown winner, it’s still shaping up to be a hotly anticipated race, because the two champions of the 2025 Kentucky Derby and Preakness races...
May 14, 2025 | All, Equestrian
The field is shaping up for the May 17 Preakness Stakes, and although 2025 Derby Winner Sovereignty won’t be posting up for the race, runner-up thoroughbred Journalism will be running as an odds on favorite, along with fellow Ocala-area Derby contenders American...
Apr 30, 2025 | All, Equestrian
If you hang around long enough with horse people, you notice a certain thrum of anticipatory excitement starts to vibrate around early April, and people start making plans for viewing parties and shopping for fantastical, colorful, and sometimes downright outrageous...
Mar 28, 2025 | All, Discover Ocala, Equestrian
Photo Courtesy of Stacy Furgang, DMV Pint-size Companions Deliver Full-Sized Fun by Cynthia McFarland The only thing Miniature Horses lack is size. These diminutive horses may be small in stature, but more than make up for it in personality, physical ability, courage,...
Jan 21, 2025 | All, Community Spotlight, Discover Ocala, Equestrian, Local Resources
Law Enforcement on Hooves: Mounted Units at Home in Ocala’s Horse Country by Cynthia McFarland It’s only fitting that hoof beats be heard in the heart of Ocala. The revival of a mounted unit for the Ocala Police Department has made that happen once again. In October...
