American Stalls recommends a minimum aisle width of 10′ to 12′ for private facilities. For larger boarding facilities and show venues, a 14′ to 16′ width is a better choice. The width of your aisle should be determined on your barn’s overall size, types of horses kept and the users Read more…
1. A wheeled vehicle, especially a four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger vehicle, often of an elegant design. 2. Chiefly British A railroad passenger car. What is horse carriage called? wagon. noun. a vehicle with four wheels that is usually pulled by horses and is used for carrying heavy loads. What is the Read more…
The last cavalry charge made on horseback by the U.S. Army took place in 1942, when the United States fought the Japanese army in the Philippines. After that, the mounted cavalry was replaced by tanks. When was the last cavalry charge in history? In what was called the “last true Read more…
Features Coupler Type: Gooseneck Horse Stalls: 3H (7300 model) or 4H (7400 model) Trailer Width: 7’0″ outside width Inside Height: 7’2″ inside height Stall Width: 40″ stall width How wide is a standard gooseneck? The standard width is 8′. 8′ x 26′ feet – The most popular size, a 26 Read more…
They were intended for carrying heavy or unstable items such as milk churns. The name survives today in that of the milk float. Why do we call it a horse float? Historians revealed that horse floats were originally designed for emergency purposes! When all emergency transportation was horse-drawn, floats were Read more…
Most horsebox conversions will have the original delivery body flooring made from either 18mm WISA plywood or 25mm Keruing hardwood from Malaysia, both are excellent and long lasting products. What is a horsebox floor made of? Most have a floor made of exterior/marine plywood, with rubber matting on top. More Read more…
Horses thrive in the wild on a diet of grass and other plants. From these foliages, they extract the nutrients needed to grow healthy and strong. Domestic horses are no different; eating grass is essential. Should horses be on grass? Most horses and ponies thrive on being kept out on Read more…
“Coachman” is correctly applied to the driver of any type of coach or carriage having an independent seat for the driver. If it is a public transport vehicle the owners might arrange things differently and a coachman may do no more than drive the vehicle. What do you call the Read more…
Spanish horses are athletic and useful for a variety of riding disciplines, including ranch work, endurance competitions, and pleasure riding. They have an unusually long stride, and many of them are gaited. Are Spanish horses gaited? The Spanish Jennet Horse is a modern American horse breed. It is gaited, with Read more…
Horses don’t “need a job” but they often need something. What is it that they really need? Horses need enrichment – aka, horses need lives. I believe that the behaviors people use as proof of horses “needing a job” are actually signs of boredom – often chronic boredom. Do horses Read more…