There are no rules for a barn name, so you can call your horse anything you want! It can always be similar to your horse’s registered name, but it doesn’t have to be the exact same. What are the rules for naming a horse? Names must not have any obvious Read more…
Anglo-Arabian. The letters AA after a racehorse’s name stand for Anglo-Arabian – a separate breed to thoroughbreds which is the result of various crosses between thoroughbreds, Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses. What do the letters after a horse’s name mean? A series of numbers and letters appears beside each horse’s name Read more…
But what is riding sidesaddle and what is its history? Sidesaddle riding is exactly what it sounds like. Instead of straddling the horse while riding, you posterior flat with either leg on either side of the horse, you sit sideways on the horse with both legs hanging off of the Read more…
Andalusians. Andalusians have made appearances in hundreds of movies, including the live action remake of Cinderella, starring Lily James. How many horses did Cinderella have? There, she is met by her Fairy Godmother, who has come to help. She transforms Jaq, Gus, and two other mice into four white horses, Read more…
A male horse and a female donkey have a hinny. A female horse and a male donkey have a mule. But hinnies and mules can’t have babies of their own. They are sterile because they can’t make sperm or eggs. Which horses cant reproduce? A mule is the offspring of Read more…
Clint Eastwood Used Andalusians in His Westerns After all, his classic “spaghetti westerns” were filmed in Spain’s deserts to recreate the romanticized Old West. What horses are used in westerns? Horses of the Wild West American Quarter Horses. In these frontier days, Quarter Horses were the most notable. Mustangs. These Read more…
Gender in horses is determined by the sex chromosomes inherited from a foal’s parents. Stallions, like other male animals, have an X chromosome and a Y chromosome, and can pass one or the other to a descendant. Mares, having two X chromosomes, can pass only an X chromosome to their Read more…
Scout. Tonto’s horse was called Scout. When the Lone Ranger shouted “Hi-ho, Silver-away!” Tonto would mumble “Get-um up, Scout”. What was the Lone Ranger horses name? Such was the Ranger’s popularity at the time that even his horse Silver had a comic book, The Lone Ranger’s Famous Horse Hi-Yo Silver, Read more…
horse Silver. Hart. With his famed horse Silver, Jones was one of the most successful and popular actors in the genre, and at one point he was receiving more fan mail than any actor in the world. What was the name of John Wayne’s favorite horse? DollorWayne was so fond Read more…
N. Silver. Z. Lightens black/brown pigment but has no effect on red/yellow pigment. The mane and tail are typically lightened to flaxen or silver gray color but may darken with age on some horses. What horse breed is Z? The Zangersheide is a Belgian breed or stud-book of warmblood sport Read more…