Poles, gates or walls that fit between the standards range from 8 to 12 feet long. Standard hunter and jumper show jumps are 12 feet wide. Different disciplines, such as eventing, and advanced jumper courses will have some jumps that deviate from the standard 12-foot width. How tall is a Read more…
D E D D D tuning. If you are feeling adventurous, you can play the Horse With No Name chords with Gerry Beckley’s original tuning! Instead of the standard E A D G B E guitar tuning, he decided to use D E D D D tuning. What tune is Read more…
Impressive (April 15, 1969 – March 20, 1995) was born an Appendix American Quarter Horse, who earned his full AQHA registration in 1971. What is HYPP in quarter horses? HYPP is a genetic disease noted by mild to severe episodes of muscle spasms and trembling. HYPP links back to the Read more…
The estrous cycle, also known as “season” or “heat” of a mare occurs roughly every 19–22 days and occurs from early spring into autumn. As the days shorten, most mares enter an anestrus period during the winter and thus do not cycle in this period. How do you know when Read more…
What are horseshoes? A horseshoe is a man-made, U-shaped plate designed to protect and enhance a horse’s hooves. They’ve been used for centuries to allow domesticated horses to participate in different kinds of work. Does horse feel pain when being shoes? Do horse shoes hurt horses? Because the horse shoes Read more…
Few people remember that it was Robinson who first said, “Close don’t count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.” The quote appeared in Time magazine (July 31, 1973). Robinson has been an outspoken critic of free agency and its consequences. Where did the saying Close only Read more…
in most races you will see no more than 12 horses. I’d big races like the Kentucky Derby which has a 20 horse limit. This varies from track to track and sometimes by distance as well. How many horses usually run in a race? There’s no clear answer for why Read more…
The “horseshoe” name has been variously attributed to the horseshoe-like shape of a slice of bone-in ham, or to the horseshoe-like arrangement of potato wedges around the ham. It is not uncommon to substitute other meat for the hamburger, such as chicken or ham, or use more than one type Read more…
They’ve also served as inspiration for Hollywood creature designers, most famously for the face-hugger critters in the Alien movies. They’re not really meaty, but you can eat their roe, which apparently tastes like briny rubber. Are horseshoe crabs delicious? Meet the humble horseshoe crab. It’s not an especially good-looking arthropod. Read more…
Horseshoe crab is not difficult to cook, but the person who removes the eggs—or roe—from the horseshoe crab must know the correct procedures to do this to prevent the other inedible parts of the crab from contaminating the eggs. Are horseshoe crabs good to eat? So, can you eat horseshoe Read more…