A few years ago, I was sitting in a coffee shop, enjoying the company of my laptop and a chai latte, when I found myself distracted by what appeared to be a blind date at the next table over....
Why can your horse make a beeline to his feed bucket but can’t travel in a straight line when he’s under saddle? If your horse is motivated to get someplace quickly, he will follow the shortest path to get...
Over the past few months, we've featured several videos from the "Like Horses" webseries here on HorseChannel. These videos feature beautiful cinematography and, for the most part, no music or narration to disrupt the natural background sounds. The sounds...
When our days are busy, we tend to use our time at the barn for necessities only: feeding, grooming, mucking stalls, and, if we’re lucky, riding. But don’t let yourself become so busy that you inadvertently neglect facets of...
American Beezie Madden rode Simon to FEI World Cup victory in 2013. The World Cup Final will be held in the U.S. in 2015 and 2017. Photo: Gregory Takatch/FEI
It's a good time to be an equestrian sports fan in...
For the next few months,horseillustrated.com will be giving readers a behind-the-scenes look at the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center (MMSC) in Lexington, Ky. Following three horses throughout their time at the center, readers will find out how Thoroughbreds end up...
With just a couple of months remaining until the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France, equestrian athletes and fans of the sport are focused on the competition there. But in the offices of the Fédération Equestre...
UPDATE June 8, 2014:
California Chrome's trainer Art Sherman revealed that the horse sustained a superficial hoof injury at the start of the Belmont Stakes. The injury may or may not have affected his run in the Belmont, but it...
Rustys Roost from Matt Schauer on Vimeo.Rusty Hendrickson, who worked as head wrangler in films including Django Unchained (2012), True Grit (2010) and Seabiscuit (2003) talks about the path that brought him to his film career. If you’ve seen an...
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Every time I turn on the TV and see a horse, I’m immediately interested. Sometimes my friends even send me a text: "Allie – horses on ABC.”
As a lifelong horse-crazy person, I feel qualified to be a...
