The majority of horses enjoy a good massage and scratch. It is essential that we can safely touch our horses everywhere on their body. Especially if they get hurt. A horse will communicate with us through body language if they are not happy or if we have hit the “awe Read more…
The leader of the herd is usually an older mare (the “alpha mare”), even though one stallion owns the herd. She maintains her dominant role even though she may be physically weaker than the others. Do horses have a hierarchy? When horses are in a herd, their behavior is hierarchical; Read more…
the Icelandic Horse. For more than nine centuries, no other horses have been allowed into Iceland, and today the country has only one, exclusive breed of horse. Ergo, the Icelandic Horse is one of the purest in the world. Being an exclusive breed, the Icelandic Horse has many unique qualities. Read more…
Social organization in the wild Feral and wild horse “herds” are usually made up of several separate, small “bands” which share a territory. Size may range from two to 25 individuals, mostly mares and their offspring, with one to five stallions. What is a herd of horses? Social Structure. A Read more…
Helpful Hints to Remember Do not stand directly behind the horse. Never wrap the lead around your hand or body. Teach your horse to be patient when being turned loose. Do not allow the lead to drag on the ground. Never stand, lead, or back standing directly in front of Read more…
Equidae (sometimes known as the horse family) is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, asses, and zebras, and many other species known only from fossils. All extant species are in the genus Equus, which originated in North America. What all is in the equine Read more…
6 Most Popular Horse Breeds Found in India Marwari Horse – Marwar Region of Rajasthan. Kathiawari Horse – Kathiawar Peninsula of Gujarat. Bhutia Horse – Sikkim. Spiti Horse – Himachal Pradesh. Zanskari – Jammu and Kashmir. Manipuri Pony – Manipur. – Foreign Horse Breeds Available in India- Arabian Horse – Read more…
Horses can see colors such as yellow and blue the best. A study of their vision proved they have a hard time distinguishing red colors but easily distinguish blue, green, and yellow from gray. What color do horses see best? Horses can identify some colors; they see yellow and blue Read more…
Black horses aren’t exactly rare but are seen as uncommon among breeds. There are two different types of black horses: Fading black horses have a black color that fades into brown when the horse gets exposed to regular sunlight. What is the rarest color of a horse? Among racehorses, there Read more…
This may take days or even weeks. Introducing a new horse to a single resident is similar to introducing one horse to a herd of two of more. Your existing herd already has its pecking order established. Even if it’s only a herd of two, one will be mostly dominant Read more…