Julie TaylorMar 19, 20186 minThe owners' circleLast month, animal rights demonstrators gathered outside Gothenburg International Horse Show to protest. But they weren't protesting agai...
Julie TaylorJul 27, 201711 minThe Path of Most ResistanceThe other night as the Farewell Falsterbo video was going viral, I was in my kitchen trying to make a vegan version of a classic, Danish ...
Julie TaylorMar 27, 20175 minUgly motivesFor a few days I have been pondering the meaning of the word “motivation” and the way it is used by horse people. In our latest video fea...
Julie TaylorMay 10, 20163 minFlights of fancyWhy do we call horses flight animals? Even I say it and I have witnessed how decidedly unflighty free living horses are and how little th...
Julie TaylorFeb 5, 20166 minThe bare necessitiesHave you ever done something you didn't want to do because your riding instructor told you to do it, while your conscience told you otherw...
Julie TaylorAug 16, 20157 minSupply and demandWhat passes for a good dressage horse today is far removed from what used to pass for a good dressage horse. In fact, I'm not even sure t...
Julie TaylorNov 26, 201411 minThe butterfly effectI am glad I brought my wellingtons as I walk up the hill towards the meadow where Tulla, Luca, Jack and Buddy live. It's a bright Novembe...
Julie TaylorOct 9, 201414 minRound and round we goOne of the best things about writing the blog posts on Epona.tv is the feedback I get. Both the positive and the negative. The post on jo...
Julie TaylorMay 19, 20144 minThe gold standardI spent today in the Gredos mountains in Spain, following a small band of feral Pottoka ponies together with a couple of ethology student...
Julie TaylorJan 31, 20146 minObjects of desire”Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” So goes a famous quote by the feminist writer and editor, Marie Shear. What it me...
Julie TaylorAug 9, 20133 minThe dark side of performance breedingThe idea of breeding performance horses is to create a shining star to wow the world. If such a star is one in a million, then that begs ...
Julie TaylorFeb 2, 20136 minObsoletely fabulousThe dressage judging is under attack. So what else is new? Judges are awarding points based on how they expect a combination to perform, ...
Julie TaylorDec 16, 20123 minLet's see you do betterWhenever horse welfare is called into question, those who do the asking are met with the counter claim: ”Have you ever ridden a Grand Pri...