Horse Safety
Being safe with horses is key for every equestrian. Learn how to keep you and your horse safe in the barn and during riding excursions with the Horse Illustrated archives. Our articles provide basic guidelines for safety while riding, ground handling, trail riding, trailering, showing, and in other horse situations. In addition, readers can learn more about barn safety since being safe at the barn and safe on the farm is of utmost important. Farms offer a lot of opportunities for mishaps and accidents, that is unless the proper precautions are taken to ensure all areas of the farm are safe for people and animals alike. New riders should always look for a safe barn to ride at so safety practices can be modeled, and the new rider can learn from example.
Emergency and Natural Disaster Preparedness with Horses
Each year, hurricanes, wildfires, and severe storms force thousands across the country to evacuate their homes. When preparing for a…
US Equestrian Safety Awareness Week to Continue in 2024
Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the continuation of the US Equestrian Safety Awareness Week, reaffirming the…
Shea Center Welcomes Orange County Firefighters for Third Annual Equine Rescue Training
On March 25, 2024, The J. F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., hosted its highly anticipated…
10 Common Horse Care Mistakes
No one goes through life without making mistakes, and luckily for us, most errors have minor consequences. Even so, life…
Keeping Horses and Property Safe in a Storm
Severe thunderstorms with high winds, lightning, and hail are never any fun, but they often pass by without causing any…
Horse Safety: Riding on the Road
Saddling up and going for a ride typically means riding across open fields or along designated horse trails. Nowadays, it’s…
Wildlife Safety While Trail Riding
Riding in California’s wooded areas filled with towering oak trees and high sagebrush is one of my favorite things to…
Horse Safety: Why It Wasn’t the Horse’s Fault
The tried-and-true school horses spoil us. Have the bomb-proof, solid-citizen horses inadvertently taught us that it’s OK to skip some…
Microchipping Your Horse
Having your horse stolen right out of his paddock, get lost during a natural disaster or wander out through a…
How Horses Communicate Pain
Besides not being able to talk, horses are flight animals and have an instinctual ability to hide pain. So, how…