The only ride you’ll ever regret is the ride you don’t take.This is the mantra I try to live my equestrian life by. In some 25 years of riding, I can’t think of a single episode where I look...
How often do we get to report on positive interaction between riders and motorists on the road? Take a look at this helmet cam video out of Wales in which rider Erin Connor encountered a garbage truck while riding...
I have been acquainted with the story of Tony D. for a while now, but my heart still goes pitter pat when I stop to absorb the full throttle of his cuteness. The generous arc of his neck, his...
Gray horses are beautiful. Their eyes contrast with their coats in a captivating way. Many grays change colors as they age, from dappled to flea-bitten, and it’s fascinating to see the way they mature.
Gray horses are also high...
Congratulations! The stick turned blue. And you have a jump lesson on your young horse tomorrow and just sent in your (ridiculously expensive) entry fee for the championships next month. You feel fine. Your show clothes fit. Nothing looks...
We love horses. We love horses a lot. We are equestrians, and our love for horses is often a passion misunderstood by our non-horsey friends and family members.
We love horses so much that non-horse people might consider things we...
When consultant Terry Murray brought his performance enhancing strategies to horse barns, he noticed something about the female equestrians there.
"Young women – ages 19 or 20 years old – are emotionally mature and self-assured and they're pretty impervious to...
Horse Illustrated spoke with Mick Costello, a cross-country course builder based out of Georgetown, Ky. Mick has worked some of the most elite competitions in the nation, including the only four-star event in North America: The Land Rover (formerly...
Equestrian-inspired fashion always seems to remain in the realm of acceptable mainstream couture. The look is considered a classic. But when it comes to true equestrian apparel—the stuff we wear to the barn and in the show-ring—styles come and...
Desert Kismet is 16 years old and had never been ridden before being given to H. H. Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum last year. Under the training of Rui De Sousa, this gray Arabian gelding from...
