Executive Director Lori Neagle was one of several horse welfare advocates who met to discuss the issue of unwanted horses and made the decision to create the KyEHC. She was also a co-founder of ReRun, a Thoroughbred adoption program....
Are you looking for a way to earn some extra money? Becoming a part-time groom for a riding stable or professional trainer might be one way to help support your horse habit. Though you won’t get rich, you will...
Before your barn buddies book their calendars for other activities, get them to save a date for a horsey holiday party. It’ll be a memorable occasion whether it’s an informal gathering in the tackroom, an open house where friends...
Think of everyone who might need a little trinket as a token of thanks for helping make your life with horses possible. Make your list and check it twice. Or maybe three times. Try to avoid that sense of...
Every year you’re inundated with holiday cards that include snapshots of smiling friends and family members. Why not return the favor? Tuck a photograph of you alongside your favorite horse into holiday cards and correspondence. The holiday countdown has...
Chances are, you know someone at your barn with back problems or pain. Maybe you even have first-hand experience. With seemingly so many riders dealing with back issues, do riding and back pain go hand in hand?Not necessarily. There...
The question of where all of the unwanted horses will end up looms greatly over the heads of horse lovers and equine industry professionals and leaders. However, horse rescues across the country are doing everything they can to offer...
Throughout 2009, Horse Illustrated and horseillustrated.com will be working with the Kentucky Equine Humane Center to bring you information about what goes into running a successful equine rescue facility. Find out more about the Kentucky Equine Humane Center here...
Here are just a few of the horse books on my reading list of lifetime favorites, from childhood fiction to go-to reference guides. (Keep in mind that I grew up before the Internet and The Saddle Club existed!)Talking of...
Jennifer Tosch is the KyEHC's farm manager. She started out as a volunteer in the summer of 2007 and was the first person to adopt a horse from the center: Tibby, an Appendix Quarter Horse, once ponied racehorses. He...
