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English Lesson: Good Hands Guide
Every rider should strive to have soft, giving hands. As a result, your horse will have a soft mouth. Establishing correct contact will help develop your horse’s topline and...
10 Winter Health Care Mistakes to Avoid
Originally posted on September 25, 2008
Winter is setting in, and while you may be tempted to wrap your horse in an overly toasty warm blanket and tuck him in...
The Clydesdale
If you own a television, you’ve seen them. They’re usually moving in slow motion, with white-feathered legs traveling back and forth in perfect unison. They might be galloping across...
Western Lesson: Showmanship Setup
Showmanship class requires you and your horse to work as a team. While leading your horse through the pattern is important, the inspection is a major factor in placing....
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124 Best Horse Names
There’s something magical about naming a horse. We start off as children with little plastic equines that we stable on our bookcases. We give...
Barn Dog Safety
If you’re like many horse owners, you probably have a special affection not only for animals in the equine family, but in the canine...
The Year of Laminitis
This year seemed much like the other 7 years I’d spent in Tennessee, until nearly all the horses I work with, including my own,...
From the Pages of Horse Illustrated
June 2018
Fit Rider: Better Eating on the Go
Your Horse Life: Braid-A-Thon
Vet Adventures: Itching for Results
Canter Boot Camp Part 3: Overcoming Fear
Expert Exercise: Turns on...
8 Horses to Avoid
By Andrea Monsarrat Waldo
We’re all deeply attached to our horses; that emotional connection is a major reason why we own them. No one wants...
Ode to the Non-Horsey Parent
It’s a universally acknowledged truth that equine-obsessed children are jealous of kids born into horses: trainers’ children; children of famous riders; royalty. My parents...
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December 13 is National Day of the Horse in the United States
This article was originally posted on December 12, 2009
In 2004, Congress recognized the first official National Day of the Horse. The text of the resolution states:
Encouraging citizens to be...
How Horses Help Warriors in Transition
This article was originally posted on September 10, 2015
Photos Courtesy of Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy
Every month, a group of military veterans travel from the Bay Pines Veterans'...
How Horses Are Helping Veterans
This article was originally posted on November 11, 2014
November 11 is Veterans Day in the United States, a day set aside to recognize those who have served in the...
Beezie Madden wins FEI World Cup qualifier at the 2018 National Horse Show
Thirty-five horse-and-rider pairs entered the Alltech Arena on Saturday evening to take a shot at winning the $250,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Lexington. Eight different countries were represented,...
U.S. Driving Team Wins its First-Ever WEG Gold
The United States driving team made history on Sunday, the final day of the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018, winning its first-ever gold medal for the discipline.
The last...
U.S. Drivers Hold on to Top Spot after Marathon Phase at WEG
The first day of autumn was hot and sunny at the Tryon International Equestrian Center where the 19 combined driving teams took to the White Oak course for the...