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...
'Tis the season for the pitter-patter of little hooves. Foals learn to walk and run within hours of birth, but perfecting the art takes a little more time. Watch as this little guy tests the limits of his steering...
During my entire childhood, I was taught to fear all animals. The only “animal” I was allowed to have was a goldfish. I can remember walking outside with my mom and a dog would be across the street not...
Author Michele Scott knew she’d eventually write a mystery set in the world of horses. It just took her a while to get there. Her previous books had wine tasting, wine drinking and high-priced wine collections as themes. Now...
