Remember the simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming story of Breeze the orphan foal? After being rescued by the Mare and Foal Sanctuary in England, Breeze was given an oversized teddy bear (named buttons) to keep him company and comfort him...
There’s a great scene in The Wizard of Oz when the Cowardly Lion--after being scared by an apparently supernatural event--chants to himself "I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks…” We don’t know how many of the...
If riding in the Rocky Mountains while staying at a luxury five-star resort sounds good, add in yoga classes and personalized instruction from clinician Julie Goodnight, and you’ve got a weekend made in heaven.
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If you’re a fan of horses and reading, then chances are you’ve read one or more of the The Black Stallion books. The acclaimed series by Walter Farley has been beloved by readers since the first book was published...
Cowboy mounted shooting is a fast-action timed event in which riders gallop around a pattern and shoot blanks (cartridges filled with black powder) from .45 caliber single-action revolvers, like those used in the late 1800s, to pop balloons that...
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 was wondering about warts in horses....
When John Robinson retired, he knew that becoming sedentary was not an option. So he got on a horse."I figured that I had to do something or I'd fossilize,” recalls Robinson, 76, who had considered studying veterinary medicine before...
We love our senior horses. These "oldies but goodies" are frequently steadfast companions and bombproof allies in a world otherwise wrought with cheeky weanlings, feisty three-year-olds, and goofy green mounts. Maybe you've had the luck and pleasure of owning...
It was a choice I’d hoped to never make: euthanize my horse or have his eye removed.It wasn’t fair to Sam. With continuous problems in both eyes over the last several years, including ulcers, scratched corneas, uveitis, medication several...
Sabastian Kent of Queensland, Australia, like millions of children throughout history, wanted a pony. His parents, like millions of parents throughout history, weren’t about to go out and just buy him one. But that didn’t stop Sabastian from pursuing...
