Horses trained to demonstrate the good manners, responsiveness and smooth movement that characterize the consummate ranch horse are putting their skills to the test in the recently introduced ranch pleasure class. Debuted in 2012 by the American Quarter Horse...
Beauty and bling won’t sway the judges in the ranch pleasure class. It’s all about how well your horse performs the necessary tasks with natural, forward movement; cadence; willingness; and smoothness. At each gait, he should move freely with...
Team USA walking the cross-country course. Photo by Sarah Miller/MacMillan PhotographyOn the morning of Thursday, July 16, we were out on the new CCI2* course at Will O’ Wind Farm, Mono, Ontario, the host of the Pan American Games...
American Pharaoh has created a Moneigh – a painting named after French artist Claude Monet and the neighing sound horses make. He is the most recent in a line of horses to create one and may be the most...
When it comes to horse shows, I’m a planner. In my mind, if I can get everything just right for the show, maybe my horse and I will go double clear, and he won’t spook at the scary show...
Have you ever had a horse that just wanted out of his stall? Was the desire to be out so urgent that he took matters on himself? Chunk, a pony at Green Hollow Farm in New Jersey, did just...
Boyd Martin and Remington XXV jump into The Hollow at the 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.Few things compare to the thrill of galloping around a cross-country course on a well-schooled horse. Introducing your horse to the challenges of cross-country...
Steffen Peters acknowledges the crowd after the finish of his freestyle ride. Photo by Allen MacMillan/MacMillan PhotographyTuesday’s dressage freestyle competition to determine the individual dressage medals was an absolutely super day! The weather early in the day before competition...
Leading may seem like one of the least complicated activities to do with your horse but it is the cornerstone to your horse’s relationship with you and isn’t without risk. How your horse behaves and responds on the end...
Greetings from Toronto! Our MacMillan Photography crew is covering the 2015 Pan American Games equestrian events this month for Horse Illustrated. My husband Allen, photographer extraordinaire, and our three great associate photographers: Jen Emig from Mascoutah, Illinois; Shelley Higgins,...
