This oil on canvas painting of President Andrew Jackson’s gray mare Bolivia was completed by Edward Troye in 1836. Did Andrew Jackson ride a horse? In Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland, President Andrew Jackson boards a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad train for a pleasure trip to Baltimore. Jackson, who had never been Read more…
Marengo was the French Emperor Napoleon Boneparte’s horse. He was an Arab, small and grey, and named after the Emperor’s victory at the Battle of Marengo in Italy in 1800. Did Napoleon have a white horse? Napoléon Bonaparte reportedly rode over 130 horses during his 14-year reign, but only one Read more…
McCoy explains, “Gray trumps everything else, so a horse can be born any color, but if one or both parents passed on a dominant gray gene, the horse will turn gray by adulthood.” Animals may show some gray around the muzzle and eyes as they get old, but completely gray Read more…
The American Indian Horse is defined by its breed registry as a horse that may carry the ancestry of the Spanish Barb, Arabian, Mustang, or “Foundation” Appaloosa. It is the descendant of horses originally brought to the Americas by the Spanish and obtained by Native American people. What horse is Read more…
One of those breeds that survived the Trail of Tears is the Cherokee horse, a distinctive breed that is recognized by the Southwest Spanish Mustang Association. The breed is descended from the horses brought to the Americas by Spanish conquistadors like Hernando de Soto. What tribe was best on horses? Read more…
But horses, like the warriors who rode them, needed armor to avoid injury. Throughout the Middle Ages in Europe, knights and their horses wore steel armor. What is armor for horses called? Barding (also spelled bard or barb) is body armour for war horses. The practice of armoring horses was Read more…
The major fodder provided to the animals were oats, hay, straw, and cut grass, with the occasional mention of other foodstuffs like bran, beans, peas, and ‘horse bread’, a mixture of grains and ground legumes. The amount provided for each animal depended on its age and type, but ascertaining exactly Read more…
Generally, race weights are between 113 lbs. And 118 pounds. It is difficult for a jockey to keep his riding weight under 113 lbs. For years riders have been pushing track administrators for higher minimum weights because of the physical toll maintaining such a low body weight takes on their Read more…
Mules are smaller and stockier than horses, but tend to be much stronger! The most distinctive difference between mules and horses is the mule’s status as a genetic hybrid. What is mule better at than a horse? With careful, intelligent minds, mules are better at picking their way over difficult Read more…
Horse weight based on heart girth length Girth length Weight 73 inches (1.85 m) 1,100 pounds (500 kg) 75.5 inches (1.92 m) 1,200 pounds (545 kg) 77.5 inches (1.97 m) 1,300 pounds (591 kg) What horses are 1200 pounds? Andalusian horses are usually at least 15 hands tall and at Read more…