Trotting – rising trot vs sitting trot; less tiring and more comfortable for the horse as you’re out of the saddle half the time instead of smashing against his / her back, also less bouncy for the rider. Lucky you Read more…
warhorse. A warhorse is often called a battle steed. They are typically large, strong horses with good stamina. The first War Horses were bred in England during the Middle Ages. The primary use of these horses was as cavalry mounts Read more…
Aggression between horses in the domestic environment is too common, this reflects how stressed our horses can be within a domestic environment. Assessing the cause of the aggression is crucial: it can be fear based, pain based, learnt, protective, redirected, Read more…
The Silver horse also called Silver Dapple or “Taffy” (in Australia), is affected by the Silver Silver Dapple that lightens the black hair pigment but has almost no effect on red pigment. The coat often has dapples, which is why Read more…
Quarter Horse Palomino Mare. Fun Facts: Butterscotch began her life in Texas as a Registered Quarter Horse Palomino Mare. She was bought as a brood mare and had seven different owners in her short life before Spring Down purchased her. Read more…
Copenhagen (horse) Copenhagen Foaled 1808 Died 12 February 1836 (aged 27–28) Country United Kingdom Colour Chestnut What was Nelsons horse called? BlueskinThe other horse he rode during the Revolutionary War, and on whom he is more often portrayed, was his Read more…
Horse Serum, like other animal sera, can be used as a supplement to basal growth medium in cell culture. Horse Serum applications include diagnostic assay, animal and human vaccine productions and as a supplement in bacteriological media. What medicines come Read more…
The American Quarter Horse Association, which uses both terms, describes a sorrel as a type of copper-red chestnut, but allows that chestnut is also a correct term. Many organizations simply avoid the issue and choose one of the two terms Read more…
Rubicon was the product of a Swedish Warmblood/Canadian Warmblood cross, getting his distinctive tobiano pinto coloring from his dam. Foaled in 2004, “Rubix” was earmarked as Andrée’s next lower level event horse. What is the difference between roan and rabicano? Read more…
Champagne is a dominant trait that dilutes hair pigment from black to brown and red to gold. Champagne on a chestnut background (Gold) produces a gold body color and often a flaxen mane and tail that can be mistaken for Read more…