Their bloodlines were a cocktail of the best Thoroughbred, Arab and native pony blood, blended by discerning breeders to produce the ultimate riding pony. These ponies were renowned for their beauty and elegance, with floating and ground covering movement. What is a British Riding Pony? The Riding Pony is a Read more…
Myopathies are diseases that primarily cause damage to muscles. They may be present at birth (congenital) or occur due to nutritional imbalances, injury, or ingestion of a poisonous substance. Myositis is an inflammatory reaction in muscle. What are 2 muscle disorders? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Multiple sclerosis. Muscular Read more…
Lying down more than usual. Mood or temperament changes. Decreased appetite. Abnormal reaction to grooming, saddle or bit and bridle. How do horses respond to pain? Recognition of overt pain behaviours, such as rolling, kicking at the abdomen, flank watching, lameness or blepharospasm, may be obvious; subtle signs of pain Read more…
The discovery of the Hagerman horse proved that horses were present in North America before the arrival of Columbus. In fact, it’s now thought that horses may have first come to the Western Hemisphere over 20 million years ago. Did Native Americans have horses before the Columbian Exchange? Every indigenous Read more…
In many parts of Europe, the consumption of horse meat continued throughout the Middle Ages until modern times, despite a papal ban on horse meat in 732. Horse meat was also eaten as part of Germanic pagan religious ceremonies in Northern Europe, particularly ceremonies associated with the worship of Odin. Read more…
Oxen also had the advantage of being more robust than horses, less likely to get injured, and when times got bad they could survive on simply dreadful food – dodgy straw and mouldy hay of a type that no horse would touch. At the end of their working life oxen Read more…
By the 1940s tractors had successfully displaced mules and horses on the farm. This was a major turning point as farmers were able to harvest more crops and boost production dramatically. When did tractors replace horses in Ireland? 1940’sTractors replaced horses on farms in the 1940’s. This was a big Read more…
freedom. Share: Wild horses are symbolic of freedom and are part of the mythology and legends of the American West. What do horses symbolize in mythology? The horse represents freedom without restraint, travel, movement, and desire. If you had a horse, you were free to travel unfettered. To the native Read more…
While methods likely varied from place to place, there are a few primary sources from the 1830s describing how Native Americans broke wild horses. These sources reveal quite a lot about the realities of life in the 19th century. Continue scrolling to see two primary sources from the 1830s. How Read more…
The Comanche became expert ropers and popular way to capture and break a young horse was to rope him, choke him to exhaustion and while the horse was down on the ground the captor would then blow his breath into the nostrils of the animal and remove the “wild hairs” Read more…