The riderless horse honors a fallen warrior (the Queen served in World War II, and while she was not in a combat role, she was in one every bit as dangerous). The little pony watching the coffin go by is incredibly cute, but the tradition has a much darker origin. Read more…
Riderless horses are often seen during funerals and, in some instances, parades. The purpose of the riderless horse is to symbolise a fallen soldier, a tradition with roots traceable back to the late 1700s. The boots of the soldier being honoured are often placed backwards in the stirrups of the Read more…
Elizabeth II took a keen interest in the breeding of her horses, and was the patron of the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association. She made regular visits to observe and assess her animals first hand from birth and beyond. Her horses are foaled at the Royal Stud in the Sandringham Estate in Read more…
If the horse finishes second or third, the stake will be returned. A price will be offered for the horse to win the race. If the horse finishes second or third or fourth, the stake will be returned. In the event of a horse being withdrawn, not under starter’s orders, Read more…
Yes, horses enjoy racing and are well-looked after animals. Running and jumping comes naturally to horses as you see horses doing this in the wild. Do horses like to be raced? In the overwhelming majority of cases, horses happily take part in a race. Is horse racing Natural? In the Read more…
trainers. A horse trainer is a person who tends to horses and teaches them different disciplines. Some of the responsibilities trainers have are caring for the animals’ physical needs, as well as teaching them submissive behaviors and/or coaching them for events, which may include contests and other riding purposes. What Read more…
They include Love Affairs, trained by Clive Cox from Lambourn, in Berkshire, which was the Queen’s last winner at Goodwood two days before her death. Five of the horses on auction were trained by Andrew Balding based in Kingsclere, Hampshire, as well as a second horse, trained by Clive Cox. Read more…
Feral horse populations The only truly wild horses in existence today are Przewalski’s horse native to the steppes of central Asia. The best-known examples of modern day “wild” horses of the American West. Does the UK have wild horses? In the UK, semi-wild herds of horses thrive on Exmoor (Exmoor Read more…
In most trains, the power ranges anywhere between 5000 to 7000 horsepower. How many horse powers does a train have? In a locomotive, that role is to provide power to move freight cars from one place to another. When buying locomotives, one thing management looks at is how much horsepower Read more…
A whip or riding crop can be a useful tool if used wisely. Conversely, they can be instruments of torture if used in anger or for coercion. There is definitely a right way and a wrong way to use these artificial aids. One doesn’t have to go far to see Read more…