Twisted Wire Snaffle: The twisted wire snaffle is a severe bit because it allows little chance for a horse to…
Wire-Wrapped Snaffle: Closely compacted bands of narrow wire are wrapped so that they lie in flat coils around the bit’s…
1981 A new American breed of horse was created this year by fans of Arabian show horses. The National Show…
1980 The Summer Olympics were held in Moscow, but several nations, including the United States and equestrian powerhouse West Germany,…
1979 Combined Driving is added to the United States Equestrian Team's (USET) roster of international equestrian sports. Prior to this,…
1978 The Kentucky Horse Park opened to the public in November of this year in Lexington, Kentucky. Horse-loving tourists had…
I found myself in an uncomfortable position yesterday. I had to inform my farrier that I was switching to someone…
1977 Velma Johnston. Photo: International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros via Wikipedia Thoroughbred racing fans found a…
1976 A little magazine called Horse Illustrated launched out of the Stallion Production, Inc. offices in California. The magazine aimed…
Click on a day on the calendar to take a look into Horse Illustrated history. Come back every day in September…