Why Did Ford Use Horse Names?

Ford Mustang Eggert, Ford’s division market research manager in the early 1960s, loved American Quarterhorse breeds. His wife gifted him a book titled The Mustangs by J. Frank Dobie that inspired the pony car’s name. Was the Mustang named after the horse or plane? The plane story The vast majority Read more…

Is Dressage Painful For Horses?

“In general, it shouldn’t be painful for a horse to do dressage, or any other form of riding or driving discipline,” Linda writes. “Dressage is a discipline in which the horse is carefully trained over a considerable period of time (years) for increasingly strenuous and controlled movements. Is dressage stressful Read more…

What Is 3 Point Horse Riding?

Three-point contact denotes both legs and the rider’s seat. It is one of the galloping positions used for jumping and turning. The other galloping position, two-point contact when the rider is out of the saddle, is used as an exercise position and for galloping on straight lines. What is 2 Read more…

Who Created Faster Horses?

“Faster Horses (the Cowboy and the Poet)” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in December 1975 as the second single from the album, Faster Horses. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top Read more…

Did People Ride Horses In 1900?

According to a 1900 source comparing human and horse populations in different towns and cities, Manhattan had 1.8 million people and 3700 horses. But more-rural Queens, NY, just across the East River, had 150,000 people and 6800 horses. Baltimore: 500,000 and 3800. Boston: 500,000 and 4500. Did people ride horses Read more…