Neck. Neck length should be one third of the horse’s total body length and equal the length of the horse’s front leg. The head should meet the neck at an angle so the horse can flex at the pole and move in balance. The neck should tie into the horse’s Read more…
A short neck is often a thick neck, with greater muscle development, making it heavy and less supple. A short, heavy neck that cannot flex adequately to bring the head back closer to the body also adds more weight to the front end of the horse, which reduces his agility. Read more…
Short or long neck The ideal length for a horse’s neck is one third of its overall body. Vet and dressage rider Rachel Murray says: “A horse with a short neck may find it easier to ‘sit’ behind for dressage, but, for jumping, a longer length of neck is preferable Read more…
A horse is considered short-backed if his back length is less than one-third of his body length (measured from the point of shoulder to the point of buttock when the horse is standing square). What should a horses back look like? A horse should have well-formed withers where the shoulder Read more…
The beginning of the age of cavalry in Europe is traditionally dated to the destruction of the legions of the Roman emperor Valens by Gothic horsemen at the Battle of Adrianople in 378 ce. When was heavy cavalry invented? In China, heavy cavalry was developed during the Han dynasty (202 Read more…
Horse racing in the United States dates back to 1665, which saw the establishment of the Newmarket course in Salisbury, New York, a section of what is now known as the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York. This first racing meet in North America was supervised by New York’s Read more…
Get your horse to walk forward into your trailer, stand still in the trailer and then back out of your trailer on command. It may take multiple attempts before you can get him to stand successfully without trying to bolt backward out of the trailer, but when he does you Read more…
Pig rooting or bucking into a canter (assuming the horse is sound) mostly is caused by a persons inability to let the horse go. They often will tighten down on the reins as the horse tries to make the transition. This is a knee jerk reaction due to a fear Read more…
Roach (Polish: Płotka) is the name Geralt of Rivia, the witcher, gives to all of his horses. His preference is for mares. Roach Gender Mare (female) Location Wherever Geralt needs her Physical Description Family Is roach a male horse? A detail taken from the original Witcher novels by Andrzej Sapkowski Read more…
Horse’s tail hair generally doesn’t stop growing; it grows in cycles just like ours. And, as horses get older, they lose more hair than they grow. How long does it take horse hair to grow back? Generally, it takes three to six weeks for hair to grow after it has Read more…