All you need to know is that animals like horses, donkeys and mules are entirely separate species. However, they have all evolved from the same family called equidae. Are horses and donkeys members of the same species? Donkeys, horses and mules are entirely separate species, but come from the same Read more…
The cavalry archers were the most potent armed unit the Ottomans had to offer. They used bows and arrows long after the advent of firearms. The Ottoman bow. Did the Ottomans ride horses? Modernization curtailed the use of the horse but it runs deep in Turkish history, especially among the Read more…
Eohippus. The earliest fossil form in the phylogeny of horse is Eohippus. Where was the oldest horse fossil found? The earliest evidence of this little horse is found in the middle Eocene of Wyoming, about 2 million years after the first appearance of Hyracotherium. Which ancestor of the modern horse Read more…
In 1493, on Christopher Columbus’ second voyage to the Americas, Spanish horses, representing E. caballus, were brought back to North America, first to the Virgin Islands; they were introduced to the continental mainland by Hernán Cortés in 1519. When did Christopher Columbus bring horses to America? 1493“Columbus brought the first Read more…
The wild horses were originally brought here in the 1500s on Spanish ships. The shallow nature of the coast off of Corolla and the unpredictable sandbars have caused the area to be known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, and caused many a shipwreck. How did the horses get on Read more…
The results of both tests determined that the Corolla wild horses are of Spanish origin and are eligible for registration as Colonial Spanish Mustangs. They are one of the oldest and rarest strains left in the world and are listed as a critically endangered/nearly extinct breed. Where did the horses Read more…
The official state horse of North Carolina, the Corolla Wild Horses are descendants of colonial Spanish Mustangs brought by explorers nearly 500 years ago. Where did the wild horses in NC come from? The Outer Banks, barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, are home to some unlikely animals. Read more…
Because equine gestation is 11 months, and actively showing mares are unable to take a year off, surrogacy allows for multiple pregnancies from the mare in a given year, while the mare is able to continue with her show career. What are the disadvantages of embryo transfer in horses? Along Read more…
How much does it cost to clone my horse? Cloning your horse with ViaGen Pets & Equine costs $85,000. What does it mean when you clone a horse? A clone horse is a genetically identical replica of another horse. Horses are typically cloned in order to preserve their valuable bloodlines, Read more…
Traditionally, mounting occurs on the left side of a horse, so make sure the horse’s left side is clear. However, a skilled rider can mount from either side of a horse. Once you learn to mount from the left side, it is important to learn to mount the right as Read more…