I was doomed even before I loaded my 25-year-old gray Connemara gelding, Wimpy, into the trailer for our first show when I was 16. Freshly bathed the night before, that morning I peered into Wimpy’s stall to find a...
Embed from Getty Images Kentucky, well known for its picturesque rolling Bluegrass and signature libation (bourbon!), is perhaps most famous for hosting one of the greatest parties of the year: the Kentucky Derby.If you can’t be a part of...
Thousands of children and young people are learning to ride in lesson programs and competing in shows all around the world. These younger riders, however, can learn valuable lessons from senior riders who are busy riding, owning, and showing...
What do you do when it rains? Skip your ride? Ride indoors? Just deal with it and ride in the rain? #rain #rainymonday #equestrianproblems
A photo posted by Horse Illustrated (@horseillustrated) on May 2, 2016 at 4:23pm PDTWe’re all...
One of my horses is a pretty Quarter Horse mare I met when she was 3 years old. Zena is a well-built beautiful blue-gray with black points and a heart of gold. She arrived with two other horses at...
Every horse is an individual to be sure, but over the years, horse folks have come to lovingly recognize some cliché characteristics that may seem to occur in certain breeds. With that in mind, take this just-for-fun, very-unscientific quiz...
My heart was racing a mile a minute. I remembered all too well the adrenaline rush I had felt many times before as the imposing 7-ton bull elephant strolled in our direction as we carefully made our way through...
Do you love horses? Are you interested in nutrition and how different elements can help (or harm) horses? Do you want a job that is different every day, where you don’t have to spend all day in an office?...
Springtime weekends are meant to be spent at the barn or on the trails. Here are some of our favorite #WeekendRide photos from Instagram. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram: @HorseIllustrated, and share your equine adventures with...
A 13-year old girl in Nashville is training the cutest-ever mini-donkey to be a therapy animal. Sarah is my husband’s cousin’s daughter and she is a real horse-loving gem. She competes in hunter shows and trail rides her horse...
