Endurance riders and racehorse trainers frequently used heart rate monitors for their horses, and this tool can be useful for equestrians in other sports as well. When it comes to improving horses’ strength and fitness, our most common markers of...
Q: My horse consistently breaks gait from a lope to a jog on the right lead. What may be causing this?A: This is an interesting question, and I wish I had a few more details. If the horse only...
Exactly one month ago, we met a horse named Rocky who had an odd friendship with a chicken at his farm. Was it a friendship, or was the hen using Rocky for his height? Or was Rocky using the...
Anyone with a job has to commute, whether it’s walking from the bedroom to the in-home office or driving for an hour in traffic. Some take the train or ride their bike. Others, such as Kanesh Shorukov, a teacher...
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...
When I advocate for cross-training arena horses on varied terrain, I often advise students to stay committed by setting a goal. Fortunately, numerous trail organizations and events exist to help with this. Many offer intro level divisions that do...
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...
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...
Hannah Hart is probably best known for her wildly popular "My Drunk Kitchen" series, a hilarious, not-quite-a-cooking-show on YouTube. She's also a writer and actor with a broad range of projects on her resume, including her ongoing "Have a...
You have the opportunity to showcase all the hard work you and your horse have put into training at the barn when you are at a horse show. Whether you and your horse compete on the A-circuit or at...
