Laurie Carlson's introduction to We Can Ride, a non-profit therapeutic riding organization in Minnesota, was straightforward enough. She had always been, as she says, "horse crazy,” and volunteering with the organization enabled her to spend time with the animals...
Horse lovers everywhere can agree on one thing: that horses have a lot to teach us, whether it’s patience, responsibility, or in the case of the irresistible bay thoroughbred race horse named Zippy Chippy, that one should never give...
Being around horses is hard work. Whether it’s in the saddle or at the barn, you’re using muscles and joints that many people rarely exercise. All of this effort inevitably leads to aches and pains. But how do you...
Horse Illustrated is proud to call Lexington, Kentucky, home. After all, it is the Horse Capital of the World, and not just because of the area’s Thoroughbred farms. We’ve got some of the world’s best sport horses, barns full...
Anna Morgan Ford grew up on a horse farm near Dayton, Ohio. Her father was a fifth generation Standardbred trainer, and her mother, Dot, cared deeply about the lives horses led once they retired from the track. Dot founded...
Anyone with a smartphone or tablet now has access to horse-related apps for everything from choosing which blanket your horse should wear to show rules, health records and more. Will these digital equine innovations seem quaint when we’re celebrating...
May 8, 2016Dear Diary,Guess who’s gonna be 21 on Thursday?Yup. That’s right. ME!!I, Marey the Pony, am officially turning 21 on my birthday (on Thursday), and I’m so excited. I’ll finally be a grown-up pony! . . . Well,...
It's no secret that we love senior horses here on HorseChannel. Some of them are safe, reliable teachers for beginning or nervous riders. Some are a calming presence in the barn. Others inspire us by remaining active and energetic...
Last month, my friend Eliza McGraw’s new book about the unforgettable World War 1 era racehorse, Exterminator, came out. I wrote here about Eliza’s journey to write the book, but I wanted to dig a little deeper about the...
One rainy Saturday afternoon, Charlie Kellner, manager of the Kingsmeade Farm in Lutz, Fla., found herself with a barn full of young girls with nowhere dry to ride. With nothing else for the kids to do, Kellner asked them...
