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 recently adopted a yearling that I...
Have you ever wanted to practice Grand Prix dressage or endless cross-country courses without having to find the perfect horse or tire him out?
With this idea in mind, dressage trainer Barbro Ask-Upmark worked with equine simulator designer Racewood...
Q: I have a 17-year-old Arabian that I take to a local equine campground twice a year for several days. The past two times toward the end of our trip, he started having muscle spasms after I rode him,...
Q: My horse and I are trying barrels, but he seems to be a little afraid of them. I’ve been slowly bringing him up to them and letting him sniff them, as well as walking the pattern. I tried...
Riding outside most often proves to be one of the surest accelerants of dressage training. First, there is no better test of your dressage mastery than to take it on the trail. Asking for your horse’s responsiveness and skills...
I think some people are just born horse-crazy. I know I was. The longing for a horse when I was young was so overwhelming that it was downright painful at times. My family could never afford a horse, or...
Picture this. You’re out riding on a beautiful trail in a state forest with a small group of family and friends. A group of riders pass you on the trail intently reading a map and a compass and whispering...
A horse galloping at liberty is a sublime sight, but trouble trumps grandeur when that horse is rollicking in the arena where you’re riding. If you ever share an arena with other riders, it’s inevitable that one of your...
There are millions of horses in the United States and many of us have had the pleasure of forming a bond with at least one of them (well, more likely it’s a whole lot more than one). We’ve all...
The plight of the unwanted horse continues to haunt most horse lovers. There seems to be no practical one-size-fits-all solution to ensure that every serviceably sound horse has a suitable home. If it weren’t for the dedicated souls who...
