Here and there you will see patches of white chalk shining through and over the years around thirteen white horses have been carved out of the chalk. Out of that thirteen, only eight white chalk horses are still visible today. How many chalk horses are there in the UK? Horse Read more…
The Kilburn White Horse is on Sutton Bank near Kilburn in North Yorkshire, just on the edge of the magnificent North York Moors National Park. At 318 feet long and 220 feet tall, it’s the largest and most northerly white horse hill figure in the United Kingdom. Where is the Read more…
Westbury or Bratton White Horse is a hill figure on the escarpment of Salisbury Plain, approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) east of Westbury in Wiltshire, England. Located on the edge of Bratton Downs and lying just below an Iron Age hill fort, it is the oldest of several white horses Read more…
Westbury or Bratton White Horse is a hill figure on the escarpment of Salisbury Plain, approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) east of Westbury in Wiltshire, England. Where is the white horse in the landscape? Osmington White Horse, Dorset Sculpted into limestone hills north of Weymouth in 1808, the Osmington White Read more…
The shape drastically changed over the centuries just like the land around it. The Uffington White Horse can be seen from over 20 miles away and it’s almost miraculous that it has survived all these years! Can you see the white horse from the road? While you can see the Read more…
After the fastest two minutes in sports, Rich Strike, an 80-1 longshot, took this year’s race, becoming the horse with the second-longest odds to ever win the Derby. Rich Strike’s 80-1 odds were the second longest ever for a Derby winner, trailing only 1913 race-winner Donerail. Photo courtesy of Flickr. Read more…
Franz Marc loved to paint animals, especially horses. He was a very spiritual man and he felt that animals were innocent and close to God. He also had theories about color, believing, for example, that yellow is a feminine color and blue is masculine. Why did Franz Marc paint animals? Read more…
In 2022, Commodore, School Boy Hours and Romain De Senam took the final spots in the Grand National after Phoenix Way, Easysland and Lord Du Mesnil were declared non-runners. What are the horses for the Grand National 2022? 2022 Irish Grand National: the runners, the odds, the verdict 1 Franco Read more…
Who won the Virtual Grand National in 2020? With the real-world race cancelled completely, the Virtual Grand National became the real deal. The 2020 race was won by Potters Corner with Walk In The Mill second, Any Second Now third and superstar double-winner Tiger Roll coming in fourth. Who won Read more…
Tiger Roll won the actual Grand National, with Rathvinden coming in a respectable third place, separated by Magic Of Light. What horse won the Virtual Grand National 2022? Noble Yeats wins the Grand National! Noble Yeats goes to the last in the lead, Any Second Now giving chase, Waley-Cohen versus Read more…