Planning your next vacation? Have you considered Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada's best-kept secret? There are a lot of reasons to visit, according to the Newfoundland and Labrador tourism council. First of all, the island of Newfoundland has its own...
It's no secret that cross-country day is THE day to go to Rolex. Whether or not you're an eventing fan, it's worth the trip just to stand near those cross-country jumps and try to wrap your head around how...
This time of year is big for the sport of three-day eventing. The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event recently wrapped up, and at the time of this posting, the Badminton Horse Trials are taking place in England. In celebration, we...
Riding horses is therapeutic. Spending time communicating with an animal helps to alleviate the pressures of daily life and has even been shown to provide benefits to riders with mental or emotional disabilities.
Riding horses is good exercise, despite...
Here at Horse Illustrated HQ, the week of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event is one of our favorite times of year. The international horse community descends upon our fair city of Lexington, Kentucky, and we get to see the...
What would donkeys want to watch if they had access to YouTube? Probably videos of other donkeys. Watch as Siesta and Ginger get inspired by a video of a talkative donkey and decide to compose a response.Like this video?...
Last weekend was the famous London Marathon, which went off without a hitch under the long shadow cast by the attack on last Monday's Boston Marathon. After the emotional week in Massachusetts, it was a bit of a relief...
Two decades ago, if you needed a riding helmet, you went to the local tack shop and picked one out of a selection of nearly identical black velvet-covered hats. Today, riders have more choices than ever when it comes...
Here's an oldie but goodie. U.S. show jumper Richard Spooner had a rough entrance into this combination at Spruce Meadows in 2002. Did he panic and bail out? Nope. Watch Spooner's lightning-quick response that turned a bad situation into...
If you’re planning to go to riding camp this summer, thinking about safety might be boring, but it’s something you should consider before packing your suitcase. After all, you don’t want to be the kid who falls off the...
