Laocoön, a priest of Neptune, warned the Trojans that the wooden horse was either full of soldiers or a war machine. Defiantly hurling a spear into the horse’s side, he implored his countrymen to remember the last time the Greeks gave a gift to Troy without deception being involved. Who Read more…
The most famous account of these is now in Virgil’s Aeneid where Laocoön was a priest of Neptune (Poseidon), who was killed with both his sons after attempting to expose the ruse of the Trojan Horse by striking it with a spear. [Do not trust the Horse, Trojans / Whatever Read more…
chestnut KWPN gelding. Charlotte and her new horse “Pumpkin”. Charlotte Dujardin has debuted her new dressage star, a 6-year-old chestnut KWPN gelding by the name of the Gio (Apache x Tango). Are pumpkins good horses? Orange pumpkins, including the seeds are safe to feed to horses. Michigan State University Extension Read more…
Wear a jock and/or jockey underwear rather than boxers to keep everything up close to your body. How do Cowboys not hurt their balls? Wear tight underwear (briefs not boxers) and snug pants, sit on the back of the bottom so that the pelvis is tilted back, and don’t be Read more…
Grazing bit: One of the most popular western curb bits, the grazing bit features fixed shanks that connect to a mouthpiece that usually has a mild or low port. The shanks typically bend back, often to a noticeable extent. What is a grazing bit used for? A popular type of Read more…
Concrete is hardly an ideal surface for fast work but, yes, horses can canter and even gallop on pavement and not be harmed. The concussion from the hard surface will cause more stress on their legs than grass or earth would but it’s not necessarily going to harm them. Is Read more…
Nuclear scintigraphy, or bone scan, is a diagnostic tool used to localize orthopedic conditions in horses such as bone fractures, joint inflammation, osteoarthritis and other injuries that may cause lameness or poor performance. What can be diagnosed from a bone scan? Scanning the whole skeleton helps in diagnosing a wide Read more…
Evaluation of the Hoof Capsule A detailed morphological examination of the foot should begin with observing the horse in motion, both going away from and toward the examiner, on a firm, flat surface to note the landing pattern. The foot is then viewed from all sides while it is on Read more…
Racking is a specialized horse gait in the family of “horse gait, four beat gaits which fall between a walk and a horse gait in speed. Ambling gaits are famously very smooth for riders, and also very energy efficient, and horses which demonstrate these beats are highly prized. What does Read more…
Horse racing betting tips are selections people have made that they feel have a better chance of winning than their odds suggest. What is a horse race tipster called? countable noun. A tipster is someone who tells you, usually in exchange for money, which horses they think will win particular Read more…