A man was found dead by his wife on Monday following the end of the Faster Horses country music festival that took place at Michigan International Speedway this past weekend. “We found a 48-year-old male from White Lake, Michigan, deceased,” said Cambridge Township Police Chief Jeff Paterson. What happened at Read more…
1D horses are the fastest and set the “standard” for what the other divisions’ span of times. 1D – Fastest time of race. 2D – .5 seconds off of fastest time. 3D – 1 second off of fastest time. What is the difference between a 1D 2D and 3D barrel Read more…
Miniature horses are fun to handle. Due to their small size, they aren’t suitable for bigger children. Generally, children over age 8 or more than 70 pounds can injure these horses. What is the best horse for a 13 year old? The best horse breeds for kids are the Shetland Read more…
This one is nearly 16,000 years old. Paleontologists last week identified the skeleton of a horse from the ice age in Lehi, Utah — a particularly unusual discovery given that much of the western part of the state was underwater until about 14,000 years ago. What is the oldest horse Read more…
Since mini horses weigh typically around 250 – 350 pounds, that puts their maximum rider weight at 50 – 70 pounds. Anything heavier than that puts an inordinate amount of strain on their backs and can cause them not only pain and fatigue but internal problems as well. How much Read more…
The male name, Philip, derived from the Greek Φίλιππος (Philippos, lit. “horse-loving” or “fond of horses”) literally means “lover of horses”. What name means lover of horses? PhilipIf your new baby is a boy, Philip could be the perfect name for your little one. This name originates from ancient Greek. Read more…
Xylazine, a sedative and tranquilizer commonly used in equine practice, is safe and dependable in horses compared to some other drugs. A concern is that it can be deadly in humans, causing very low blood pressure and low heart rate, depending on the amount of drug ingested or injected. Do Read more…
The grey gene turns any horse into a paler version of its original colour. The lightening process will progress at different rates in each horse, but they usually start at their darkest shade as a foal. To see this gene in action, here’s a selection of horses who are barely Read more…
Horses with G/G genotype will be gray and will show a progressive graying of the coat. What are horse genotypes? multiple alleles are possible. Genotype – the genetic makeup of an individual. With alleles A and a, three possible genotypes are AA, Aa, and aa. not all of these pairs Read more…
The gray coat color makes up about 3% of Thoroughbreds. Is grey a dominant Colour in horses? Gray is dominant, therefore a single copy of the gray allele will cause a horse to turn gray. If a horse has two copies of gray, all offspring of this horse will be Read more…