So I’m sitting at my desk at home in Washington, D.C. Outside, the buses are rumbling and the roads are raging and I have a deadline looming, but my friend Eliza is at the barn where we keep our...
Carrying lucky charms in your pocket could be just the mental boost you need to have a great ride in your next class.Some horse showing rituals can be seen as habitual: You put your horse in the same spot...
Horse Illustrated is a magazine about the regular horse: Your loyal best friend and local show circuit hero. We’ve always catered to the DIY owner and the wonderful "average” horse. But we’re prone to occasional celebrity worship, just like...
It can be difficult to juggle busy mornings and healthy eating habits, especially when you need fuel to get you through a long day at the barn or horse show. Try bypassing the prepackaged breakfast bars and reach for...
Last year, Lloyds Bank celebrated its 250th anniversary with a commercial featuring the iconic black horse. It was beautifully done and touching. Now the British bank is at it again with its For Your Next Step campaign. While an instrumental...
Photos by Patricia L. Worth/Peace Hill PressUnited States Dressage Federation bronze, silver and gold medalist Debbie Rodriguez has a side gig as a personal trainer. She helps her students—and anyone who works out with her DVD workout program...
March 7, 2016
Dear Diary
Hooray! Winter is almost over! The snow is melting! Soon there will be GRASS!
It's no secret that I don't like winter. You have to dig and dig and dig and dig to get to the...
Want to know what trends are on the horizon for tack and equestrian gear? We got the scoop from St. Croix Saddlery, a popular tack shop located in Hugo, Minnesota.
Owner Christy Weflan and floor manager Jessica Chelmo just returned...
Orion is a morning person—uh, horse. Part of the reason is because he hates flies so much. Some horses can usually ignore a few flies, but Orion is bothered by them more than most. As a result, on summer...
We all probably had a favorite toy as children. Perhaps it was a doll or a truck or maybe Legos. For Batu, 3-month-old Przewalski’s horse living at the Denver Zoo, that favorite toy is a big, green ball.Zoo staff...
