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What Happens if a Horse Breaks a Leg?
Q: What happens if a horse breaks his leg?
A: It depends on where in his leg the broken bone is and how bad the fracture is. Some fractures are...
Healthy Horse Treat Recipe
Q: I own a 20-year-old Welsh Pony that recently had laminitis. She’s fine now, but the vet says she can’t have much sugar. My pony loves treats though, and...
YR Breed Spotlight: Curly Cuties
There are horses of all different colors and patterns, but did you know that there are even horses with curly hair? Curly Horses have curly coats, manes and tails,...
Horse Blanketing Guide
Most healthy horses can survive winter with just their own fuzzy coat. However, when cold, snowy, windy or wet weather sets in, a blanket offers a little extra protection...
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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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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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...
U.S. Show Jumping Team Wins WEG Gold
In a competition where scores were calculated down to a thousandth of a point, a tie seems unlikely. But that’s exactly what happened today in the team jumping final...