Western Horseback Riding Styles and Suitable Horse Breeds Reining. Comparable to English dressage, Western reining is a swift series of guided activities. Cutting. Cutting is a herding activity where the horse and rider block off a specific cow or cows. Trail Riding. Team Penning. Barrel Racing. Show Jumping. Eventing. Polo. Read more…
If you are riding a horse who is going faster than you want, you have a choice: you can either yell: “Whoa!” or you can take him or her “down through the gears.” If you yell “Whoa” to my horse, he will stop. He can go from 35 mph to Read more…
Unfortunately, the Quarter Horse suffers from numerous genetic defects, perpetuated through the overuse of wildly popular sires. Bloodlines descended from the stallion Impressive may carry the gene for hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP). What is the behavior of a Quarter Horse? The Quarter Horse is known for its calm, docile, intelligent Read more…
In Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 novel War Horse, Joey, an English plow horse, narrates his own harrowing journey through the horrors of World War I. For the current blockbuster stage adaptation of War Horse running in London and New York, a masterful crew of puppeteers bring Joey to dazzling, heart-rending life. Read more…
the Arabian. Any breed can compete, but the Arabian generally dominates the top levels because of the breed’s stamina and natural endurance abilities. Which horse is best for endurance? Let’s have a look at some of the best horse breeds for endurance racing. Arabian Horse. Mustang Horse. Anglo-Arabian. Morgan Horse. Read more…
Equinophobia (Fear of Horses) Equinophobia is a fear of horses. A scary experience with a horse — such as falling off a horse, or being stepped on, kicked or bitten by a horse — may cause this phobia. What was the horse afraid of the most? Plastic bags They cling Read more…
After their racing careers are over, many of the best horses will be retired to stud to breed the next generation of racehorses. However, thoroughbreds are versatile, highly intelligent creatures that can adapt well to retraining outside racing. What do horses do after a race? Horses will be walked in Read more…
Mustangs. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated animals, they are actually feral horses. What do you call a stray horse? A feral horse is a free-roaming horse of domesticated stock. As such, a feral horse is not a wild animal in Read more…
Horses may race until they are well over ten years old, at which point they will still compete with some horses as young as age three or four. Why do horses stop racing after 3 years? Speculation has been that 3-year-old horses are close to maturity (typically reached at 3.5 Read more…
It’s very important not to be leaning forward when you’re going down, and not to be leaning back when you’re going up. That will unbalance you and your horse, which makes his job twice as difficult. Why do horse riders lean forward? Often, leaning forward happens because riders are using Read more…