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A horse in a Jean Richardson painting rarely stands still. It breaks through color. It rises out of scraped, layered surfaces. It seems half-seen, then suddenly present, as if the canvas has caught a living force in the instant before it disappears. Richardson is best known for large abstract paintings of horses, but her subject reaches beyond the animal itself. The horse gives shape to ideas that are harder to name: motion, energy, longing, restlessness, and the pull of m

Kimerlee Curyl has built a reputation as both an artist and an advocate because she treats wild horses as individuals. Her photographs invite people to look longer, past the familiar symbol of the mustang, and toward the real animals affected by policy decisions, land use conflicts, and public misunderstanding. Her images of American mustangs are not staged portraits or romantic props against a western sky. They are records of wild families, shaped by family bonds, weather, f

Wild horses and burros are not separate from the biodiversity of the West. They live within intricate landscapes of sagebrush, native grasses, migration corridors, springs, birds and other wildlife. Their future depends on managing the whole, not reducing nature to competing columns on a balance sheet. We built this country with horses. The least we can do is leave them a horizon. Get involved today with American Wild Horse Conservation at https://www.americanwildhorse.org/

Kenneth Peloke, using oil on large-format canvases, views the horse not as a mere subject but as a medium for channeling energy, instinct, and a presence that defies simple representation in paint. His method is both physical and intentional, developing through layers of mark-making that transform into a creation that appears more summoned than crafted. EquuStyle Magazine is honored to feature Ken Peloke's story and equine fine art in the Summer 2026 issue.

Debra West is on a mission to end equine slaughter in the USA while rescuing wild mustangs and burros. As the Founder of Liberty Sanctuary, a Utah-based equine nonprofit, Debra West actively collaborates with other organizations by partnering on therapeutic programs, co-hosting educational and cultural events, and spearheading national advocacy campaigns such as The Lost Horses, to motivate Congress to permanently abolish horse and burro slaughter in the USA.

The Right Step, Inc. is celebrating a new location in a brand new barn to continue its mission of providing adaptive riding which offers participants of all ages and abilities the opportunity to develop strength, balance, confidence, and communication while riding or working alongside our specially trained horses. Learn more in EquuStyle Magazine’s Summer 2026 issue.