Catch up on Flickers' story so far in part one and part two.By summer’s end, the mums outside the barn have opened up to share their autumn colors and the flowering vines have reached their full pink glory. Flickers...
Photos courtesy Maker's Mark Secretariat Center
With summer coming to an end and back-to-school bells starting to clang in Kentucky and across the country, Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center has taken on its next class of shining pupils that are earning...
Along with their human partners, police horses are conspicuous everywhere from riots to county fairs. But even more than holding the line between crowds and bystanders, horses ridden by mounted police officers seem totally impervious to placards, banners and...
In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions at horseillustrated.com/AskTheVet. Got a question for Dr. Gray? Send it to hc-editor@luminamedia.com and use subject line "Ask the Vet."Q: I have an 11-year-old Saddlebred gelding. He...
If you haven't read part one of the story yet, click here to start from the beginning.The morning after high-school senior Cassidy Paradis committed to buying the rescue horse she would later name "Flickers,” the 18-year old made her...
Performance horses may require extra maintenance to keep their hocks healthy.The hock is a hind limb joint that is fundamental to your horse’s movement. Read on for the five most important things you need to know about this complex...
The cavernous golden nostrils sniffling and snuffling the bars of the dark stall caught my attention. I reached out to touch the horse’s nose and noticed a hand-written note attached to the stall door: "No Treats.”It seemed like a...
Jodi Tluczek watched her horses graze in her backyard."They look wonderful now,” she says. "But you should have seen them last night.”Last month, Tluczek and her husband trailered Sammy, a 3-year-old Paint and Ringo, an 11-year-old Quarter Horse...
When purchasing a new horse a few years ago, we were told by the previous owner that the horse "doesn’t like fly spray.” We brought her home and carefully applied some fly spray, only to find that she stood...
Gradually switching your horse to a different primary feed--such as from hay to pasture--is much safer than an abrupt switch. Read on to find out why.It has long been understood that when switching a horses feed the change should...
