Does A Full Moon Affect Horses?

Colic incidence was highest (60%) during waxing gibbous (the 3.5 days before a full moon) and full moon phases. Three out of the five days that multiple horses colicked, for instance, occurred during these two phases. Do horses get affected by full moon? Moon phases can affect both humans and Read more…

How Many Spanish Barb Horses Are There?

3,000 Colonial Spanish horses. Approximately 3,000 Colonial Spanish horses exist today. The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy and The Equus Survival Trust have listed this breed status as critically rare. Are Barb horses rare? Barb horses are rare, they are categorized by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy and The Equus Survival Read more…

How Big Is A Barb Horse?

Standard height of the Spanish Barb is 13.3 to 15 hands. A few individuals may mature slightly under or over but will not represent the norm. All colors are found within the breed: dun, grullo, chestnut, black, bay, roan, gray and pinto, (Overo, Tobiano and Sabino). The back is short, Read more…