Horseshoes designed for pitching (usually made of iron or steel) weigh 2.5 pounds (1 kg) and are 7.5 inches (19 cm) long, 7 inches wide at the greatest width, with a space 3.5 inches (9 cm) between the calks, as the small toes at each open end are called. What Read more…
Fossils of horseshoe crabs have been dated at 445 million years old. They evolved in the shallow seas of the Paleozoic Era (540-248 million years ago) with other primitive arthropods called trilobites, a long extinct close relative of the horseshoe crab. What was the original name of a horseshoe crab? Read more…
The racing industry continues to defend racing horses in hot weather conditions as they have a hot weather policy in place. However, this policy allows for horses to be raced in an ambient temperature of up to (and occasionally above) 38 degrees celcius. How hot is too hot for race Read more…
Horses are very capable in the snow, but when it gets that frozen layer over the top, it is difficult for the horses to break through and they may even lacerate their lower legs. It also impedes their movement which could result in a fall of both horse and rider. Read more…
Horse racing is a sport where riders, known as jockeys, race against one another on horses. The object of the sport is to cross the finish line before the other competitors and win the race. The most common types of horse racing include flat racing and jump racing. Does it Read more…
A starting gate also called a starting barrier or starting stalls is a machine used to ensure a fair start to in horse racing and dog racing. What is a horse gate? The 2013 horse meat contamination scandal – Horsegate was one of the names given to the 2013 meat Read more…
Vertical (or upright) – a jump that consists of poles or planks placed one directly above another with no spread, or width, to jump. Oxer – two verticals close together, to make the jump wider, also called a spread. What’s a vertical in horse jumping? Vertical. A vertical jump has Read more…
Steeplechases are run over distances that range between 2 and 4½ miles (3.2 and 7.2 km). The runners jump over a variety of obstacles that can include plain fences, water jumps or open ditches. The fences in chases are a minimum of 4½ feet (1.3m) high and are made of Read more…
12 feet wide. Standard hunter and jumper show jumps are 12 feet wide. Different disciplines, such as eventing, and advanced jumper courses will have some jumps that deviate from the standard 12-foot width. Finally, measuring your horse’s stride helps to set the proper course for him. How many feet apart Read more…
American quarter horses have 17 recognized colors; they are white, grullo, bay roan, buckskin, chestnut, black, sorrel, gray, palomino, bay, cremello, dun, perlino, red dun, blue roan, red roan, and brown. How many colors does AQHA recognize? REFERENCE CHART Following are examples of markings and 16 colors recognized by the Read more…