If you’ve been around horses long enough, you’ve likely come across at least one who actively tries to evade being bridled. Perhaps this horse tries backing away, raising his head far out of reach to avoid the bridle, or clamps...
Oysters and mollusks form pearls as a protective reaction to irritants, like a parasite or grain of sand invading their shells. A similar concept is at work with enterolith formation in the horse, but instead of a valuable pearl,...
Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with the ASPCA's Right Horse program. This week's adoptable horse is Eema's Escape! Check back weekly for a new featured horse so...
Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with the ASPCA's Right Horse program. This week's adoptable horse is Junebug! Check back weekly for a new featured horse so you...
Tack and feed store displays are overflowing with fly spray bottles. There are numerous options available with different active ingredients, formulations and brand names. As you reach for the shelf, here are some tips to help you choose and...
Cribbing is a self-soothing behavior that involves a horse grasping a solid object, such as a fence rail, with his incisor teeth, arching his neck, and contracting his lower neck muscles while sucking in air with a grunt.Cribbing is...
A horse looking for a companion donkey and a donkey looking for a home cross paths after a long and winding tale.
The beginning of Goobie’s adoption story is unfortunately not unusual. But for Goobie’s sake, thankfully it has a...
Adopting a horse, regardless of when or how it occurs, is always a special occasion and a reason to celebrate. But since 2021, the entire month of May has been dedicated to placing special emphasis on promoting adoptable horses...
Welcome to Horse Illustrated’s weekly installment of the Right Horse Adoptable Horse of the Week, offered in partnership with the ASPCA's Right Horse program. This week's adoptable horse is Miss Grace! Check back weekly for a new featured horse so...
Behind every shiny horse is not only good nutrition, regular routine care, and hours of currying, but also most likely, a plethora of potions and products devoted to clean, polish and otherwise primp your ride. To help you optimize...
