Horses, minis and ponies need at least 1-1.5 pounds of hay or pasture (on dry matter basis) per 100 pounds of body weight every day. How much do you feed a Shetland pony? They don’t need nearly as much feed as a full-sized horse. High quality forage is important. Ponies Read more…
Thoroughbred horses are required by most state racing commission rules to be lip tattooed in order to participate in an official Thoroughbred race. The tattoo serves as an additional means of identification for the Thoroughbred while racing. How do you tell if a horse is a Thoroughbred? Good-quality Thoroughbreds have Read more…
Generally, horses bred for racing, like Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds, tend to be hard keepers. This is due to having a more active metabolism than other breeds. These horses often burn more calories each day compared to a similar sized horse, like an American Quarter Horse. How do you keep weight Read more…
bay. The most common Thoroughbred colors are bay, chestnut, and gray. What color are most Thoroughbreds? They are most often bay, dark bay or brown, chestnut, black, or gray. Less common colors recognized in the United States include roan and palomino. White is very rare, but is a recognized color Read more…
Many Appaloosas have roan patterns. These vary widely in looks. A roan Appaloosa may have an extensively roan coat along with mottled skin and spotted coat characteristics, or may have just a few patches of roaning. What colors can Appaloosas be? The coat color of an Appaloosa is a combination Read more…
Appaloosas are of light but sturdy conformation. The Appaloosa Horse Club was organized in 1938. What breeds are considered light horses? Here are some details of typical breeds of Light Horse breeds. Thoroughbred. Arabian. Anglo-Arabian. Akhal-Teke. Lipizzaner. Trakehner. Andalusian. What is special about an Appaloosa horse? Apart from the spots Read more…
Appaloosa, colour breed of horse popular in the United States. The breed is said to have descended in the Nez Percé Indian territory of North America from wild mustangs, which in turn descended from Spanish horses brought in by explorers. The name derives from the Palouse River of Idaho and Read more…
A horse exhibiting the Appaloosa varnish roan pattern develops a lighter coloured area on the forehead, jowls and frontal bones of the face, over the back, loin and hips. What is a varnish horse? Varnish roan describes a horse with coloration similar to roan, but with some changes in color Read more…
takhi. Przewalski’s horse (UK: /ˌpɜːrʒəˈvælskiz/, US: /-ˈvɑːl-/, Russian: [prʐɨˈvalʲskʲɪj], Polish: [pʂɛˈvalskʲi]) (Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus przewalskii), also called the takhi, Mongolian wild horse or Dzungarian horse, is a rare and endangered horse originally native to the steppes of Central Asia. What do Mongolians name their horses? Almost all colors Read more…
Due to their well-positioned back and the low leg activity, Lusitanos are very comfortable to ride, which is why they are also appreciated by riders with back problems. Lusitano horses form a deep bond with their owners – more than other horse breeds. Are Lusitanos horses good for beginners? Are Read more…