Congratulations! The stick turned blue. And you have a jump lesson on your young horse tomorrow and just sent in your (ridiculously expensive) entry fee for the championships next month. You feel fine. Your show clothes fit. Nothing looks...
We love horses. We love horses a lot. We are equestrians, and our love for horses is often a passion misunderstood by our non-horsey friends and family members.
We love horses so much that non-horse people might consider things we...
When consultant Terry Murray brought his performance enhancing strategies to horse barns, he noticed something about the female equestrians there."Young women – ages 19 or 20 years old – are emotionally mature and self-assured and they're pretty impervious to...
Horse Illustrated spoke with Mick Costello, a cross-country course builder based out of Georgetown, Ky. Mick has worked some of the most elite competitions in the nation, including the only four-star event in North America: The Land Rover (formerly...
Equestrian-inspired fashion always seems to remain in the realm of acceptable mainstream couture. The look is considered a classic. But when it comes to true equestrian apparel—the stuff we wear to the barn and in the show-ring—styles come and...
Desert Kismet is 16 years old and had never been ridden before being given to H. H. Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum last year. Under the training of Rui De Sousa, this gray Arabian gelding from...
Instagram, the wildly popular photo sharing app for phones and tablets, is a treasure trove of unique, beautiful, and sometimes funny photography from around the world.Which accounts showcase the best photos for equine enthusiasts? We searched through thousands...
February 1, 2016
Dear Diary,
There's a New Human in the stable!! She showed up today. She's a very small human, and supposedly she's here so she can learn about ponies… how to groom us and take care of us and...
Hannah Hart is probably best known for her wildly popular "My Drunk Kitchen" series, a hilarious, not-quite-a-cooking-show on YouTube. She's also a writer and actor with a broad range of projects on her resume, including her ongoing "Have a...
It’s almost unavoidable. You want to like the people whose services you employ in the horse world – if you’re going to (hopefully) have a long-term relationship with someone, you want to enjoy their company, right?
So, you get...
