The Unicorn Trails ride in the mountainous jungle of Santa Fe, Panama, is one that dreams are made of. Galloping up mountains, swimming with horses, and riding to a waterfall to cool off in are just a few of...
Navajo Nation extends 27,000 square miles across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah; it’s the largest Native American reservation in the United States—bigger than Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont combined. But its horizon line and surrounding communities could not extend...
Welcome to Barn Banter, the official podcast of Horse Illustrated. In Barn Banter episode 34, hosts Susan Friedland and Horse Illustrated Editor In Chief Holly Caccamise chat with Solange Ellis, creator and coach of the Stable Riding System and LAB.To...
An assortment of ranches dot the green summer pastures below as our plane descends into the Sheridan, Wyo., airport. Curt, wearing a cap bearing the words Spear-O-Wigwam, the ranch where I will begin a three-day pack ride into the...
Have you ever wondered why core muscles are so important, especially for equestrians? Riding requires more than just leg strength or balance—it requires a solid core. But what does “core” truly mean? Is it simply the six-pack abs we...
Sometimes the universe sends you what you need.
I’d lost Emmy, a magnificent, kind, motherly Thoroughbred mare, after her battle with a degenerative soft tissue disease. She was a horse that knows your thoughts before they’ve even made it to...
“I want my images intimate; to be about what a horseperson sees and feels when working with their horse—not standing back, but right up close,” says Juliet R. Harrison, who opened Equis Art Gallery in 2013 in Red Hook,...
As a longtime horsewoman, yogi, and author of Yoga for Riders, I believe that yoga should be accessible to everybody regardless of age, fitness level, or experience. This includes equestrians, who can benefit from yoga postures. Through yoga, we...
If you’re anything like me, you grew up with Marguerite Henry’s beloved Misty of Chincoteague books. As a young girl, I would often find myself lost in the pages, imagining the joy of being part of the Chincoteague Pony...
Bubbly and full of infectious energy, Lily Voss is unabashedly a horse girl. After an accident as a teenager required her arm to be amputated, she could have hung up her spurs forever. But that’s not Lily’s style. She...
