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Winter Horse Care Fact Check
Originally posted on December 5, 2017
Whether you’re facing mounds of snow, frigid wind and ice, or just some dark and desolate months ahead, your winter horsekeeping routine will need...
Feeding Guide for Your Horse
Getting your pony’s diet right is one of the most important parts of horse care. What he eats affects his health and how well he performs under saddle. By...
Winterize Your Horse
Originally posted on December 30, 2016
As winter closes in around us, we have our warm winter clothing ready, hay in the barn, and the tractor and vehicles tuned up...
Winter Feeding Made Easy
Originally published on January 28, 2018
As temperatures plunge, feeding your horse presents a new set of challenges. Instead of grazing all day on nutritious green grass, he’ll probably be...
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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...