Just like the gowns and full skirts in the movies. You can buy horsehair braid -in different dimensions – starting from 3/4 inches, I guess to 2 inches. Small width is easier to work than a wider one. For that really bouffant look you can go for a wider horsehair Read more…
Former racehorses are typically athletic and intelligent and, with the constant handling they have received during their racing career, they can make excellent riding horses in the right hands. But the time and effort involved in retraining them off the track means they aren’t suitable for everyone. How do you 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…
But when the average horse breaks into a full gallop, meaning he’s running at this top speed, he can reach up to 30 mph to 40 mph. However, one wild mustang horse was reportedly recorded running at a speed of 54 mph, so some horses can definitely break the mold. Read more…
five and seven years old. Horses are not fully mature until between the ages of five and seven years old. A horse is a horse – and they all mature at approximately the same rate. At what age is a horse fully mature? No horse is skeletally mature until around Read more…
In our experience, Gymnastics is a much more physically demanding sport and requires a better natural athlete. Riding is very difficult and yes the best riders are good athletes, but the true athlete in the equestrian world is the horse. But, they are very different and just about impossible to Read more…
With careful training and a lot of patience, wild horses can be tamed. A wild horse to transition to be ready for a beginner rise will take several months to up to a year. The taming of a wild horse will take longer than that of a horse used to 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…
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 can begin their racing career as early as 2 years old, and many retire by the age of 4 or 5. Healthy, fit horses can race for years, with some still running beyond 10 years of age. Many racehorses tend to be at their peak condition at the age Read more…