Horse Illustrated

6 days ago | horseillustrated.com | Kristina Lotz

While the purebred Arabian has been around for thousands of years, specific breeding of Half-Arabians eligible for recording in studbooks is much more recent. According to the Arabian Horse Association (AHA), in 1951, the International Arabian Horse Association (IAHA) acquired the official studbooks for the Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses from the American Remount Association.

2 weeks ago | horseillustrated.com | Abigail Boatwright

When training your horse, one of the ultimate goals is softness in his responses. But this softness should be not only in his face and head, but through the horse’s whole body. In this article, trainer Ben Baldus shares his tips for understanding and incorporating softness into your horse. The Goal of SoftnessSoftness starts with your horse’s mouth and chin, through his neck, rib cage, and hindquarters—his whole body.

1 month ago | horseillustrated.com | Holly Caccamise

If you’ve ever owned a horse, you are no stranger to unplanned expenses cropping up. Most horse owners budget for care costs without factoring in health emergencies and the frequent vet calls, medications, diagnostics, and treatments that are likely to pop up. During a break at the recent Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event in April, I sat down with Jennifer Brocker, Vice President of Client Marketing, Veterinary/Pet Care, CareCredit, and Kate Hayes, Vice President Equine Expansion, CareCredit.

1 month ago | horseillustrated.com | Holly Caccamise

Kentucky skies were finally blessed with bright sunshine all day for the conclusion of the Defender Kentucky Three Day Event CCI5*-L. With two rails in hand for the show jumping phase, Michael Jung (GER) and Fischerchipmunk FRH dropped only one to finish on a score of 25.0, granting Jung a record fifth Kentucky 5* win—the others came in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2022. Always modest and soft-spoken, Jung refused to tout his obvious and spectacular talent. “It’s definitely luck,” he said afterward.

1 month ago | horseillustrated.com | Holly Caccamise

After a day of deluges on Friday, cross-country day dawned dry, gray, and very cold for late April, with a “feels like” temperature of 45 degrees that persisted all day. The ground was still holding a lot of water, which turned out to be very deep and tiring for the horses, with scads of time penalties in both the 4* and 5* divisions.