El Yunque Foothills in Luquillo After getting geared up and comfortable with your friendly steed and experienced guide, ride alongside the beautiful Mameyes River. You can even take a quick swim in its fresh waters! Or, ride your horse in the shallow water at one of Puerto Rico’s most stunning Read more…
2,000 Paso Fino horses. Known as the island of wild horses, Isla de Vieques is home to about 2,000 Paso Fino horses. Visitors will find the horses strolling on the beach, grazing in fields and by the roadsides. Why are there so many wild horses in Vieques? The wild horses Read more…
The famous Spanish Riding School features the Lipizzaner horses (often called Lipizzan in North America), who trace their lineage back to the sixteenth century. What are Lipizzaner horses known for? The Lipizzaner is closely associated with the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria, where the horses demonstrate the haute école Read more…
Spanish horses are athletic and useful for a variety of riding disciplines, including ranch work, endurance competitions, and pleasure riding. They have an unusually long stride, and many of them are gaited. Are Spanish horses gaited? The Spanish Jennet Horse is a modern American horse breed. It is gaited, with Read more…
Horses thrive in the wild on a diet of grass and other plants. From these foliages, they extract the nutrients needed to grow healthy and strong. Domestic horses are no different; eating grass is essential. Should horses be on grass? Most horses and ponies thrive on being kept out on Read more…
Most horsebox conversions will have the original delivery body flooring made from either 18mm WISA plywood or 25mm Keruing hardwood from Malaysia, both are excellent and long lasting products. What is a horsebox floor made of? Most have a floor made of exterior/marine plywood, with rubber matting on top. More Read more…
Features Coupler Type: Gooseneck Horse Stalls: 3H (7300 model) or 4H (7400 model) Trailer Width: 7’0″ outside width Inside Height: 7’2″ inside height Stall Width: 40″ stall width How wide is a standard gooseneck? The standard width is 8′. 8′ x 26′ feet – The most popular size, a 26 Read more…
The last cavalry charge made on horseback by the U.S. Army took place in 1942, when the United States fought the Japanese army in the Philippines. After that, the mounted cavalry was replaced by tanks. When was the last cavalry charge in history? In what was called the “last true Read more…
The Pueblo, Navajo, Apache, Ute, Comanche, and Comanche were some of the first Native peoples to acquire horses. The objects shown here represent the lasting bond between them and their mounts. Did Native Americans ride horses before Europeans? Every indigenous community that was interviewed reported having horses prior to European Read more…
Welcome to Love Valley, North Carolina! This tiny town in the Brushy Mountains is unique for several reasons, but most obvious is the fact that there are no cars allowed. Residents travel by horseback! Where can horses be ridden? Arena. This is the most universal term for the location where Read more…