According to a recent survey completed by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), over two million adults have both a strong desire and the capacity to adopt a horse of any type, regardless of...
Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the My Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with The Right Horse. Sonora is this week’s My Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week. Check back weekly for...
Constantly drilling down on riding goals in an arena can become a grind for both horse and rider. Trail riding is fun and relaxing but lacks the thrill of competition. Another challenge for many equestrians is how to get...
The most common mistake dressage riders make is to try to “put the horse together” by pulling on the reins instead of riding forward from the legs and seat into an elastic rein contact. This is also known as...
Preparing for a freestyle reining routine requires more than hitting play on a fast-paced tune. Here, champion-earning freestyle performer and trainer Sharee Schwartzenberger shares her tips for wowing the crowds and the judges.The lights dim and the fog rises...
Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the My Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with The Right Horse. Faithful is this week’s adoptable horse. Check back weekly for a new featured horse so you...
Learning how to train a horse with tough love started with my chestnut, Chizzy. He's the first young horse I have ever owned; I adopted him at age 3 from the racehorse rehoming organization I work for. He’s opinionated,...
With virtual veterinary care for horses, owners can snap a photo or take a short video documenting a horse’s ailment, send it to their veterinarian, and receive an opinion back in a matter of minutes or hours. When your...
Whether by choice or by necessity, horseback riding solo can bring joy, adventure and a sense of accomplishment, but it also carries with it an element of danger. Planning ahead and preparing both horse and rider decreases the risk,...
Why women love horses - the connection between horses and girls—and later women—existed below sociologists’ radar until recently.Seventeen-year-old Corrie Bruning admits that she’s a horse girl. Not only because she enjoys feeding, grooming and otherwise taking care of the...
