The American Quarter Horse Association, which uses both terms, describes a sorrel as a type of copper-red chestnut, but allows that chestnut is also a correct term. Many organizations simply avoid the issue and choose one of the two terms to denote all reddish or brown colorations that are not Read more…
China. Horse Meat Gross Production # 67 Countries Million US Dollars 1 #1 China 957.69 2 #2 Kazakhstan 467.96 3 #3 Mexico 194.04 4 #4 United States 136.63 Which country has highest population of horses? Australia has the largest population in the world, with in excess of 400,000 horses. Which Read more…
Some breeds of horses, such as the Friesian horse, Murgese and Ariegeois (or Merens), are almost exclusively black. How rare is a solid black horse? Black horses aren’t exactly rare but are seen as uncommon among breeds. There are two different types of black horses: Fading black horses have a Read more…
Eohippus. Eohippus, (genus Hyracotherium), also called dawn horse, extinct group of mammals that were the first known horses. What was the 1st horse? By 55 million years ago, the first members of the horse family, the dog-sized Hyracotherium, were scampering through the forests that covered North America. For more than Read more…
Of the many things to consider, the one factor that will probably be near the top of most punters list of important handicapping factors is the going, or essentially the horse’s ability on the going. What is the best strategy for horse racing? Top 5 Horse Race Betting Strategy That Read more…
The majority of sports are male-dominated, and it’s assumed that sports fans are the same. However, in recent years, there has been a huge increase in women competing in sports, from football to boxing, and even horse racing. Horse racing is still dominated by men, with only 14% of working Read more…
The basic types of horse racing bets are of course win, place and show. A win bet means your horse must win, a place bet means it must finish first or second and a show bet means it must be first, second or third though of course this means a Read more…
Jockeys receive 50% of their riding fee for any non-runner after jockey declarations. What happens if one of your horses is a non runner? Bets places on Non-Runner Money Back markets will have their stakes returned once the non-runner is declared. If you have placed an accumulator, the line related Read more…
The horse is a herd animal where a dominance hierarchy is always established. If done correctly, human dominance can easily be established during training without causing the horse to become excessively fearful. Horses exert dominance by controlling the movement of their peers. How can you tell which horse is dominant? Read more…
The $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF (G1) has been won by female horses 10 times in its history. Several of those were duplicates, as Miesque won the race in 1987 and 1988 and Goldikova took it three years running, from 2008 through 2010. Did a filly Read more…