Meet the 2016 Belmont Stakes Horses
Embed from Getty ImagesOn Saturday, June 11, Thoroughbred racing fans throughout the world will turn their attention to Belmont Park racetrack in New York, where the 148th running of...
Springtime at Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center
Rena Starlight For the next few months, horseillustrated.com will be giving readers a behind-the-scenes look at the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center (MMSC) in Lexington, Kentucky. Following multiple horses throughout their...
Gallery: Your Favorite Trails
Stuck at work? Tired of sitting at a desk, staring at a computer screen? We totally get it—we’d rather be out trail riding, too. We don’t condone lying to...
A Rescue Success Story
In October 2015, news of a massive rescue effort at Peaceable Farm in Virginia made national news. More than 80 horses were said to be at the farm, dozens...
The Equine Artwork of Dr. Patricia Frederick
Horses lend themselves to art in a thousand different ways. Their musculature, glossy coats, movements, and facial expressions have graced canvases and walls for millennia. Dr. Patricia Frederick is...
A Horse Lover’s Summer Reading List
Summer vacations are great—unless you (gasp!) can’t take your horse with you. Then it just becomes a period of time in which you’re separated from your equine best friend....




