Riding under a harvest moon on a crisp autumn night is a memorable experience and one many equestrians have on their riding bucket list. Here are some safety tips to make sure your moonlit trail ride is the best...
For the past 15 years, visitors to the Kentucky Horse Park have been greeted by a statuesque bay stallion with a very impressive resume. Cigar, whose accomplishments on the racetrack earned him legions of fans in the 1990s, died...
As a horse-crazy kid, you probably either had or wished you had shelves full of My Little Ponies, Breyer Models or plush horses. Fun toys, without question, but were they educational?
A pair of enterprising sisters from Rhode Island is...
If your horse has ever received bodywork, chances are good that you have learned how much the region of his lower lumbar spine and sacral joint either impedes or improves his ability to perform well. Similarly to humans, this...
Hunter and jumper courses can be tricky. Learning to ride them well can be even harder. Whether it’s a hunter round needing rhythm and cadence or a jumper round that presents unrelated distances to test your mount, understanding the...
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: My horse seems to have normal, healthy...
Happy first Friday of October, everyone. Did you know that October is American Magazine Month? It’s also National Cookie Month, so when you’re not riding this weekend, be sure to spend time reading your favorite magazine and eating your...
Thoroughbred racehorses have been quietly transitioning from the track to lucrative second careers such as jumping, dressage and pleasure riding for as long as they’ve been around. However, the recent scrutiny on horse slaughter and "unwanted” horses has helped...
Illustrations by Chris WareIn the spring of 2013, research out of Duchy College in the United Kingdom suggested that many riders were heavy enough to cause welfare concerns for their horses. The study was based on the assertion that...
She was my first engineer. And so far it was not going well. The more clearly I tried to instruct her, the more disorganized she became in the saddle. The more times I answered her questions with answers like...
