A crossbred horse is sometimes called a “grade” horse, but this usage is not entirely correct: crossbreds with known ancestry and a pedigree on both sides are often quite valuable for their mix of breed characteristics—some to the point that Read more…
Naked Foal Syndrome (NFS) causes hairlessness in horses and early death of affected foals due to a variation in ST14 gene. Affected horses usually die shortly after birth or before the age of 3 years. The exact cause for the Read more…
between $2,000 and $20,000. You should expect to pay anywhere between $2,000 and $20,000 for a horse of this breed. Is an appendix a good horse? The American Appendix Horse is a cross between an American Quarter Horse and a Read more…
Retired racehorses are an excellent choice for equestrians of all levels and are extremely popular trail riding, dressage, and barrel racing horses. As such, I get asked all the time when a specific horse is going to retire from racing. Read more…
four years old. At four years old, a horse becomes an adult. Horses usually live to be about 25 years old. What are the 4 stages of a horse? A horse’s life stages include: Foal: Birth to 3-6 months. Weanling: Read more…
An Appendix is basically the foal of a registered Quarter horse crossed with a registered Thoroughbred. This first-generation foal can be registered with the American Quarter Horse Association if an application is submitted ahead of time for the Thoroughbred parent. Read more…
Fastest time of race. 1D horses are the fastest and set the “standard” for what the other divisions’ span of times. 1D – Fastest time of race. 2D – .5 seconds off of fastest time. 3D – 1 second off Read more…
THREE QUARTER SISTER / BROTHER Where a horse is by the same sire and the dam is a half sister to the dam of the other horse (three of the four grandparents are the same). How can a horse be Read more…
In horse racing, particularly for Thoroughbreds in the United Kingdom, a colt is defined as an uncastrated male from the age of two up to and including the age of four. The term is derived from Proto-Germanic *kultaz (“lump, bundle, Read more…
What this means is that the fastest time of the race wins the 1D, then the horse/rider team that runs one-half second slower will win the 2D, the horse/rider team that runs a whole second slower than the fastest time Read more…