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At the age of thirty-seven, Courtney Maum found herself in an indoor arena in Connecticut, moments away from stepping back into the saddle. For her, this was not just a riding lesson, but a last-ditch attempt to pull herself back from the brink even though riding is a relic from the past she walked away from. She hadn’t been on or near a horse in over thirty years.

This is Travers Week in Saratoga Springs, NY. This town is “Horse Crazy” and especially so on the eve of the Saratoga Race Course’s marquee race – The Travers Stakes. Horses are synonymous with Saratoga and have been for generations. But, what is it about these majestic animals that make us go – Horse Crazy? Sarah Maslin Nir joined us in a WAMC@SPAC event.

This morning we meet Kareem Rosser - the captain of the first all-Black squad to win the Interscholastic Polo Championship, and the face of Ralph Lauren…

Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including "A Thousand Acres," which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, The Last Hundred…

Has Binghamton rumbled its last pony?In today’s Congressional Corner, Anthony Brindisi of New York’s 22nd Congressional wraps up his conversation with…

Dr. Seuss fans are in for a treat this week with the publication of “Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum,” a new book based on a manuscript and sketches created by…

History was made at the 2015 Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, the first since Affirmed in 1978. As magnificent as the champion…

New York's Senate has passed a bill to amend a law that exempts some agricultural buildings from taxes. Republican Senator Patricia Ritchie proposed the…

On Horseback and Healing is the memoir of an abused, neglected girl-child who finds escape and healing through her relationships with her horses. On the…

Clare Balding is an award-winning BBC broadcaster and writer. At the London Olympics of 2012 she was proclaimed a “national treasure.'” She became the…