The prehistoric horse in North America evolved over a period of 50 million years. To date, scientists have pinpointed the original horse, Eohippus, which resembled a small dog. The horse has undergone multiple changes over the past 50 million years and today holds a place deep within the human heart. Read more…
Botswana. A horseback safari in Botswana is the crème-de-la-crème of horse riding safari holidays. Riding in the wildlife rich Okavango Delta or in the vast Makgadikgadi Pans is on many riders’ bucket list and why Botswana is considered one of the best places on earth to horse ride. Which country Read more…
Horse racing is hugely popular in the US and fans flock to meetings throughout the year all across the country. There are a number of big meetings that always attract a lot of attention and have become a major part of the sporting calendar. How big is horse racing in Read more…
1. They Can’t Breathe Through the Mouth! Horses, unlike many animals, only breathe through the nose and cannot breathe through the mouth. If you’ve ridden or watched horses running at canter or gallop, you’ve probably heard them snorting with each stride. Why can’t horses breathe through mouth? The horse only Read more…
Army Special Forces use horses in order to train their operators how to care for livestock and pack animals. Why are horses important to Army? Military vehicles were relatively new inventions at this time and prone to faults, so horses and mules were seen as a more reliable and accessible Read more…
eight million horses. Trench warfare, gas attacks, barbed wire, machine guns and, from 1917 onwards, tanks would change the nature of war, but not before eight million horses, donkeys and mules had died. How did horses die in WW1? Thousands of animals were lost, mainly from disease, shipwreck and injury Read more…
Some people (usually those who profit from jumps racing) would like us to believe that horses love to jump. Again, this is incorrect. Horses only jump obstacles at full gallop because they are forced to do so. Is jumping a horse fun? Horse jumping is one of the most fun, Read more…
Evidence suggests North America was hardest hit by extinctions. This extinction event saw the demise of the horse in North America. It survived only because the Bering land bridge that once connected Alaska and Siberia had enabled animals to cross into Asia and spread west. How did horses get from Read more…
The main difference between a hunter and a jumper horse is their performance style. Since hunters are judged subjectively based on movement and conformation, they must maintain a correct frame throughout the round. Whereas, jumpers are judged objectively based on speed and faults. What is the difference between hunter and Read more…
In all, the 1700s was an age of growth and movement largely due to the increased use of the horse. Early American roads were merely Indian paths, only passable on foot or horseback. Did they have horses in the 1700s? In the early years of the colonies, horses were a Read more…