In a recent online Q&A, the director explained how the team managed to film the shot. “It was all done for real, it was all done in camera,” he said, while clarifying they didn’t actually shoot the horse – phew! Was a real horse killed in Peaky Blinders? In Peaky Read more…
The cause of death for former Kentucky Derby champion Charismatic, who died Sunday on the Old Friends horse retirement farm in Scott County, has been determined. Charismatic died of bleeding from a severe pelvis fracture, according to a statement from Old Friends Farm veterinarians. Is charismatic still alive? Charismatic (March Read more…
Tommy speaks with Charles immediately, explaining the reasoning for his actions: the horse was sick, and so it was killed out of mercy. “I put him to sleep,” Tommy says, “It’s what you do.” However, the young boy isn’t convinced and states, “No, it’s what YOU do. Shoot horses, shoot Read more…
Tommy and May met at a horse auction in series two. His underworld glamour caught her eye, so she bid against him to get his attention, driving the price of his filly up considerably. Tommy wanted the horse, so he got the horse. What was wrong with the horse in Read more…
A horse coat color that has the sooty trait is characterized by black or darker hairs mixed into a horse’s coat, typically concentrated along the topline of the horse and less prevalent on the underparts. What makes a horse sooty? Sootiness is presumed to be an inherited trait, though the Read more…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In the 147-year history of the Kentucky Derby, only two Canadian-bred horses have won the Run for the Roses. Has a Canadian-bred horse ever won the Kentucky Derby? “Messier” is aiming to become just the third Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. “Northern Dancer” was the Read more…
12 horses. Triple Crown winners The Canadian Triple Crown was established in 1959 and since then seven horses have won it. In 2014, the Hall of Fame decided to honor the five horses who had won the three races before 1959, meaning 12 horses are now officially recognized as winning Read more…
Equine coat color genetics determine a horse’s coat color. Many colors are possible, but all variations are produced by changes in only a few genes. The “base” colors of the horse are determined by the Extension locus, which in recessive form (e) creates a solid chestnut or “red” coat. What Read more…
Can you get a disease from your horse? Yes, but the good news is that direct horse to human disease transmission is rare. Here’s a quick refresher on some bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral diseases that can potentially be transmitted to us directly from the equines in our lives. Can Read more…
An average speed for a horse to walk at is around four miles per hour. How fast do gaited horses walk? Roughly 3-4 MPHHorses speed varies with their stride length, body build, and other factors, but here is a basic idea of how fast– in miles per hour– horses move Read more…