I’m writing this from my front porch somewhere near the center of Lexington, Kentucky. My dog is snoozing to my right. I have the remainder of this afternoon’s iced coffee (which was once this morning’s hot coffee) on my...
Give me strength to guide my horse.
Make my hands soft and my head clear.
Let my horse understand me, and I her.
So begins "A Rider's Prayer," a piece of writing whose original author is unknown, but with a...
Riding with fitness trackers provides workout data for equestrians, such as heart rate and calories burned.Fitbit, Apple Watch, Jawbone, Garmin. Fitness trackers are all the rage, and many equestrians have embraced them as a means to measure the health...
Georgia Fisher and Travis enjoy a good read together. Photo: Janis Herd.I’ll never forget the day my husband discovered my little secret.
We were sitting next to each other on the couch. I was still in dirty breeches following...
Even the kindest horses don't typically part with their food, much less deliberately give it away. That makes the handsome bay in today's featured video that much more exceptional.This video circulated the internet a couple of years ago and...
Laurie Carlson's introduction to We Can Ride, a non-profit therapeutic riding organization in Minnesota, was straightforward enough. She had always been, as she says, "horse crazy,” and volunteering with the organization enabled her to spend time with the animals...
Horse lovers everywhere can agree on one thing: that horses have a lot to teach us, whether it’s patience, responsibility, or in the case of the irresistible bay thoroughbred race horse named Zippy Chippy, that one should never give...
Being around horses is hard work. Whether it’s in the saddle or at the barn, you’re using muscles and joints that many people rarely exercise. All of this effort inevitably leads to aches and pains. But how do you...
Horse Illustrated is proud to call Lexington, Kentucky, home. After all, it is the Horse Capital of the World, and not just because of the area’s Thoroughbred farms. We’ve got some of the world’s best sport horses, barns full...
Anna Morgan Ford grew up on a horse farm near Dayton, Ohio. Her father was a fifth generation Standardbred trainer, and her mother, Dot, cared deeply about the lives horses led once they retired from the track. Dot founded...
