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By Holly Covey

I blog for Eventing Nation and Horse Junkies United, as well as horse-themed thoughts here. I’ve also started a personal, non-horse blog that focuses on food, recipes, and family history at Forever Elsie.

If you want to see some of the things I’ve written recently, check out these links:

Forever Elsie Recipes Family history and recipes

Eventing Nation Almost 80 blogs, Article Views 88,600 plus; 2017, 2016, 2015

Horse Junkies United I’ve been writing for this site since it’s inception. (2010 – to date) Here’s a few favorites:

• Sisterhood of the Traveling Shadbelly
• Lucky’s Take On Going Away
• And the blog that went around the world, “We Risk, We Ride, We Love This Sport,” with over 55,000 reads.

Book Contributions:

• Horse Junkies United: A Year of Making The Ordinary Extraordinary (contributing author, “Brrr – Bummer Winter…” pg. 171; “How To Spot An Honest, Caring OTTB Re-homer,” pg. 187; “The Firefighter Event – My Memories of Amy Tryon,” pg. 199) By Horse Junkies United, 2012
• The Ultimate Guide To Pampering Your Horse (contributing author, “H20 Facts”, pgs. 52, 53, 55) by June V. Evers, 1996
• The Original Book of Horse Treats (contributing author, “Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague Oat Cake, pg. 43) by June V. Evers, 1994

Editor:

• Quarter Horse Northwest (monthly magazine, published in Yakima, WA. 1986-1988) out of circulation
• Mid Atlantic Horse Events (monthly magazine, published in Harrington, DE, 1994-1999) out of circulation

I have published articles in equestrian magazines for over 30 years, most having to do with equestrian competition, the people who deal with competition horses, news in the horse world, and opinion pieces concerned with horses and equestrians. (Equus Magazine, Horse and Hound UK, The Chronicle Of The Horse, Lariat Magazine, Quarter Horse Journal, Western Horseman, California Thoroughbred, etc.)

In 1986, my interview with renowned author Christine Picavet was judged a Top Ten Article of the Year at weekly equestrian magazine, “The Chronicle Of The Horse”.

I have had my writing presented to President Ronald Reagan; HRH Prince Phillip; and was given the last interview with award winning children’s book author Marguerite Henry prior to her death. I also wrote copy published in the official 1984 Olympic Equestrian Event program.

Business Website containing articles on my hobby of cross-country course decoration: eventhorse.net

Winner, Streetdelivery.com photo contest, 2014 and 2013

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Treat Dispenser

This time of year, when it gets dark early and the days are short and cold, I find myself squeezing very little horse time into the day. It becomes a race to get to the barn before I have to work only by the lights. As a result, I end up just bringing them in or feeding them. They love this of course. No work and the Mom becomes the feeder and treat dispenser. The joy of this is the fact that they come when they are called and are often at the gate waiting, unlike in summer when the grass is good and they are at the far end of the pasture and deaf as a doornail to my loud calls to “come in”.
Being a treat dispenser means occasionally we get a nipper. This has to be punished immediately and with great distrust, much angst, and not a little unhappiness. For a while the treats only go in the feed tub until all eager lips calm down a little. So, I am not really happy with my winter role as the Treat Dispenser. Very soon, boys, the work will be returning! Be ready!!!