For one, a Paint Horse is a breed that, according to the American Paint Horse Association (APHA), “has strict bloodline requirements and a distinctive stock-horse body type.” Paint Horses can only have the bloodlines of Quarter Horses, Paint Horses or Thoroughbreds in their pedigrees. Are Paint horses Thoroughbred? Developed from Read more…
The American Jockey Club recognizes the following colors for Thoroughbred registration: black, white, chestnut, gray/roan, bay (brown), and Jockey Club. What Colours can Thoroughbreds be? While each breed registry is different – for instance Quarter Horses have 17 colors – the Jockey Club recognizes Thoroughbreds as being either bay, black, Read more…
Thoroughbreds are usually branded with numbers on the offside – the bottom number being the year. The other side has a cipher brand, which can be a breeder’s mark, or a vet clinic’s brand. Other breeds are also branded in this way, and breeders can register their brand with specific Read more…
While this coloring isn’t found in every horse breed, it is more popular in Andalusians, Percherons, Thoroughbreds, Lippizans, Connemaras, and Welsh Ponies. Grey tends to be a more common coat color in horses; however, not every grey horse will have dapples. Can you get grey thoroughbreds? Gray is also found Read more…
Nepal. Upper Mustang (formerly Kingdom of Lo) is an upper part (Northern area) of Mustang District, which is located in Nepal. The Upper Mustang was a restricted kingdom until 1992 which makes it one of the most preserved regions in the world, with a majority of the population still speaking Read more…
Nepal. For many travelers, reaching Nepal’s Mustang region is like arriving at the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Cut off from the world on the edge of the Tibetan plateau, Mustang has been part of Nepal since the 18th century, but its traditional Tibetan culture has survived in isolation. Which country Read more…
Any horse breed except old-fashioned “typey” Appaloosas will grow long manes and tails if properly groomed and cared for. The reason it looks as if Thoroughbreds, warmbloods, many draft breeds and such don’t is that for various reasons of function and/or style the manes are kept pulled short. What breed Read more…
Western Nepal. Mustang District, a part of the Dhaulagiri Zone, which is also known as “Land beyond Himalayas” is located in the Kali Gandaki valley of the Himalayan region of Western Nepal. Mustang (from the Tibetan Muntan meaning “fertile plain”) the traditional region is largely dry and arid. Where is Read more…
Lower Mustang is also known to the name – Jomsom to Muktinath trek which is very popular among the Annapurna treks. Upper Mustang is famous for Lo Manthang which is an unexplored and hidden kingdom of Lo. Both the Upper and Lower Mustang treks are exciting and will give you Read more…
Gail Wise, retired Chicago schoolteacher, on her Mustang—believed to be the first one ever sold—as told to A.J. Baime. I bought my Mustang on April 15, 1964, for $3,447.50. I had just graduated from Chicago Teachers College and I told a salesman at Johnson Ford on Cicero Avenue that I Read more…