About six months into my internship, I was starting to gain a little confidence. I had been handling some simple calls on my own, and little by little, my skills were building and the clients were starting to request...
Have you ever had a horse that just wanted out of his stall? Was the desire to be out so urgent that he took matters on himself? Chunk, a pony at Green Hollow Farm in New Jersey, did just...
horseillustrated.com spoke with Laura D’Angelo, an equine lawyer with Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm based in Lexington, Ky. Though she did her undergraduate work in biology, business was her true calling and one class in college piqued her...
In September 2014, the second annual Ultimate X Showdown in Ohio gave barrel racing trainers a chance to showcase off-track Thoroughbreds (OTTBs) in a somewhat unexpected sport. Each trainer selected a horse with no training outside of the racetrack...
Hello and happy Friday, everyone! Here’s what’s been happening in the horse world this week. Which happened to be Shark Week. I hope you and your horses survived.via unafraid.blogg.seNeed a feel-good story? Here’s one...
Farriers are the best. They spend their days traveling from one farm to another, never knowing what surprises might greet them at their next stop. They don’t complain when they have to sidle up to a mud-covered horse, contend...
Spirit Reins was recently selected for a national campaign called the "Small Business Revolution.” The project involves filmmakers and photographers scouring the country for the nation’s most interesting small businesses, and they chose to make this very moving video...
For the last few years, poor Chico has been condemned to a dry lot during the lush Maryland springtime. He gets too fat on pasture and that’s that.
This year, we tried a grazing muzzle at the suggestion of his...
Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s what’s been happening in the horse world this week.The Kentucky Horse Park, located mere miles from Horse Illustrated HQ, has three foals in residence who will be trained to be...
Despite the fact that I regularly act like a goofball, for all intents and purposes, I’m an adult. And when I have a riding lesson, I usually lesson with one or two other adults.A few months ago my...
