The Rocky Mountain Horse has an inherited, natural and distinct four beat lateral gait that produces a cadence of near equal rhythm that remains constant. What type of gait does a Rocky Mountain Horse have? ambling gaitThe breed exhibits a natural ambling gait, called the single-foot, which replaces the trot Read more…
Rocky Mountain horses have been known to easily clear 4-foot jumps once they have been trained in show jumping and are ridden properly. Can gaited horses be jumpers? Gaited horses can jump with a little extra training and guidance help – and some can even reach high levels of jumping Read more…
If a horse carries two copies of the same allele for a gene, he is homozygous (for instance, E/E or e/e, with the lowercase letters indicating recessive genes, and capital letters signifying dominant) for that trait. If he carries one dominant and one recessive allele, then he is heterozygous (E/e) Read more…
The most popular job for Rocky Mountain Horses these days is as a trail horse. Given the breed’s history, this makes perfect sense. Not only are Rockies easy to ride because of their smooth lateral gaits, they are also surefooted—the result of decades on the rugged Appalachian trails. What type Read more…
So the answer to the question I asked at the beginning of this article is yes, Rocky Mountain Horses excel in competition, and you and your horse can have fun in endurance riding. What is the best horse for endurance riding? Let’s have a look at some of the best Read more…
Most Rocky Mountain Horses are capable of performing all of the same gaits as non-gaited horses such as the walk, trot, gaits. What type of gait does a Rocky Mountain Horse have? ambling gaitThe breed exhibits a natural ambling gait, called the single-foot, which replaces the trot seen in a Read more…
Foals can earn a grade of 1st,2nd, 3rd, or no premie. When a Friesian returns for its second inspection, they are judged on the quality of conformation, movement, type, and sports success if they are in competition. Friesian horses are divided into the quality of breed groupings called predicates. What Read more…
Most Rocky Mountain Horses are capable of performing all of the same gaits as non-gaited horses such as the walk, trot, gaits. Can you jump with a Rocky Mountain Horse? Rocky Mountain horses have been known to easily clear 4-foot jumps once they have been trained in show jumping and Read more…
Horses are not monogamous animals, and pairs of horses do not establish lifelong relationships. Instead, horses do form long-term relationships within groups, called herds. Do horses have relationships with other horses? As with people, strong social bonds develop between individual horses and groups of horses. This herd nature results in Read more…
Friesian falls into the warmblood category. The original Friesian was bred with the Spanish Andalusian breed, which included Arabian genes. The Arabian is considered a hot-blooded horse. Are Friesians considered Warmbloods? For the past two hundred years, the Friesian breed itself has been kept free from outside blood, making it Read more…