HORSE ILLUSTRATED & YOUNG RIDER WIN AWARDS

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ELIZABETH MOYER W elcome to our second annual

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STAFF PICKS The sight of a horse-drawn carriage

GO RIDING IN THE NATIONAL PARKS

America’s national parks represent the most unique and

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MARYLAND FIVE-STAR The inaugural Maryland CCI5* eventing competition

MOVIE PREMIERE: THE MUSTANGS

The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses is a documentary

The Friesian

Far more than just a pretty face, the Friesian excels in multiple sports

Parting shot

SHELLEY PAULSON

Smart APPS

Peruse the latest high-tech offerings that will help you train, monitor, and even sell a horse with the click of a button

Racetrack injuries

If you’re adopting an OTTB, find out which common racing injures are most concerning when planning a second career

Crooked Bites and magic lights

Even while trying to lay low at her daughter’s show, a vet is accosted with strange inquiries

In Perpetuity

A tragedy helps unite a horse owner with her heart horse’s dam

White Horses of the Camargue

Riding Camargue horses in France showcases a landscape unlike any other

Somatic HORSEMANSHIP

Use the traditional Chinese practice of body movement, breath and meditation to experience body-mind rejuvination—with horses

Meaningful GROUNDWORK

Make sure your groundwork has meaning and learn to notice your horse’s every move

TOO TENSE

Try these two simple exercises to help relax your horse’s body and get him using it correctly

Tackle winter Woolies

Use this six-step process to go from filthy to fabulous, even when temperatures hit rock-bottom and winter hair is at its thickest

Seeing INSIDE

Huge advances in medical imaging help us see inside the horse so vets can diagnose and treat formerly mysterious injuries

MODERN Pentathlon

Find out more about the sport that made headlines during the Olympics—for all the wrong reasons

RESCUE? ME?

The journey from forceful training tactics to running a sanctuary for horses needing physical and emotional rehabilitation took a sudden realization

Safe Landings

In the event that you can’t care for your horse throughout his entire life, prepare him for a safe landing in his future journeys