Diane Crump Nationality American Career wins 228+ Honours First woman to ride in a professional horse race in the United States, first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby Who was the first female jockey to win? Hollie Doyle became the first female jockey to win a Classic in a Read more…
Relatively short and stocky but equipped with slender legs, quarter horses are the sprinters of the equine world: they can reach speeds of 50 mph over short distances. Wolves can reach a top speed of 35 mph while chasing prey. Which animal runs faster than horse? Capable of going from Read more…
You can teach any horse to urinate “on command”. You will need to be patient, consistent, and positive to teach your horse to urinate on command. It’s fairly easy to do this – you only need to do two things. How do I get my horse to pee? Some horses Read more…
Horses usually have a bowel movement shortly after eating and normally defecate multiple times per day. If you notice that your horse is not having regular multiple bowel movements in one day, this may be indicative of a greater problem and you should notify your veterinarian. How often should horses Read more…
The real money for jockeys comes from prize money, if they can ride a horse to finish first, second or third in a race and earn part of the purse. The percentages a jockey receives for a thoroughbred race range from 5% for a second- or third-place finish to 10% Read more…
By four horses Also referred to as “disruption” dismemberment could be brought about by chaining four horses to the condemned’s arms and legs, thus making them pull him apart, as was the case with the executions of François Ravaillac in 1610, Michał Piekarski in 1620 and Robert-François Damiens in 1757. Read more…
The racing industry says whipping does not hurt horses. Indeed, the “best scientific advice available to us says that padded whips do not inflict pain or injury”, Racing Australia noted in 2009. It’s a public misunderstanding. Is it cruel to hit a horse? It’s not just the case that hitting Read more…
Living as part of a herd has many advantages for horses such as ‘safety in numbers’. A horse living alone in the wild would be much more likely to be caught by a predator therefore horses feel safer when they have other horses around them. Horses take it in turns Read more…
Colorado’s Sand Wash Basin. Picasso, a wild horse in Colorado’s Sand Wash Basin, has become an object of devotion to a legion of fans. Is Picasso the wild horse still alive? In his last known sighting, by a volunteer of the Sand Wash Basin Wild Horse Advocate Team, he appeared Read more…
Buying an Untrained Horse Don’t buy a horse that you plan to train yourself or even send to a trainer. Training can take months. It can be dangerous if not done right. Young or inexperienced mature horses are not reliable. When should a beginner buy a horse? As a novice Read more…