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ASPCA’s Right Horse Adoptable Horse: Maggie
Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with the ASPCA's Right Horse program....
Vet Adventures: When a Horse Favors a Leg
The elderly gray Appaloosa craned her neck to watch me as I gently ran my hand over the hard swelling on her hind leg....
Heat Risk: Managing Horse Health in Summer Months
When it comes to summer, hot weather has its own brand of risk factors for horses. Knowing what can possibly go wrong will allow...
Making the Most of Summer with Horses
This winter, while I clenched my horse’s freezing metal bit between my thighs to warm it up for her, I made a promise. I...
ASPCA’s Right Horse Adoptable Horse: Square Penny
Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with the ASPCA's Right Horse program....
ASPCA’s Right Horse Adoptable Horse: Shy
Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with the ASPCA's Right Horse program....
ASPCA’s Right Horse Adoptable Horse: Gunnison
Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with the ASPCA's Right Horse program....
Horse Ownership
Free Barn Fire Prevention Seminar
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 326 deadly barn fires occurred during the period 2013-2017. In 2022 a devastating fire hurt the Indiana Thoroughbred breeding industry when...
Coming Back to Horses as an Adult Equestrian
I grew up riding horses. I was obsessed. I had a collection of Breyer models, copies of Horse Illustrated magazine, and a pretend stable in my suburban backyard. Once...
Selling Your “Perfect” Horse
Finding a new horse can seem like fun at first, then quickly becomes hard work. You spend hundreds of hours poring through ads and talking to friends who offer...
Avoiding Equine Legal Issues
Because virtually every aspect of horse ownership carries some degree of risk, horse owners should consider the possibility that things can sometimes go wrong. Frequently the horse does not...
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