Horseshoe – a universal symbol of good luck The amalgamation of luck, protection and religion have made the horseshoe a good luck charm that wards off evil and misfortune. The belief in the horseshoes have its origin both, in ancient Greece and Christianity. What does finding a horse shoe mean? Read more…
Horseshoe pitching may have derived from the game of quoits played by Roman officers during the Roman occupation of Britain (1st to 5th century). Their men, lacking quoits, presumably used horseshoes, though the existence of iron U-shaped horseshoes at that time remains undocumented. What is horse shoe throwing called? In Read more…
Biblical reference Rendering chariot-horses lame by hamstringing is mentioned in the Book of Joshua in the Bible (the King James Version uses the term “houghing”, from an old spelling of hock). In times of war, hamstringing an enemy’s horses prevented the horses from being used in fighting. What good is Read more…
The Devil’s coach horse is a common beetle of gardens, and can often be found under stones and in compost heaps. It is also common along hedgerows and in grassland. Devil’s coach horses are voracious predators, emerging after dark to prey on other invertebrates, and using their pincer-like jaws to Read more…
HORSES FOR COURSES – “A mostly British expression urging someone to stick to the thing he knows best, ‘horses for courses’ comes from the horse racing world, where it is widely assumed that some horses race better on certain courses than on others. Why do people say horses for courses? Read more…
The distal phalanx is the bottom bone of the foot and is attached to the inner wall of the horse’s hoof. Even though the distal phalanx is protected by the hoof, it can be fractured and injured. Any kind of fracture in the distal phalanx can cause your horse to Read more…
equestrian. An equestrian is someone who is involved with horses. You can also use it as an adjective to describe anything having to do with horseback riding. An aspiring equestrian may have to give up socializing with friends in favor of equestrian duties like grooming horses. What do you call Read more…
“Loose horses” sell for much more than they do at most other sales. Loose horses are those which are turned into the ring without saddle, bridle, halter, or handler. They are sold “as is” without the benefit of a soundness guarantee provided for horses ridden through the sale ring. What Read more…
Wings of a bat and forelimbs of a horse are considered homologous because they have a common origin and are built on the same fundamental pattern, but perform varied functions and have varied appearances. What is a homologous horse? Arm and leg of man and horse are examples of homologous Read more…
Horses were first domesticated around 3500 BC, near the steppes of southern Russia and Kazakhstan. At about 2300 BC, horses were brought to the ancient Near East, and by 2000 BC, they were used to pull carts, chariots, wagons, and riding. When did horses start being used by humans? Horses, Read more…