Horses have four basic gaits: the walk, trot, canter, and gallop. The speeds (and names) of these gaits vary depending on the discipline and horse. But in general, walking is the slowest gait and galloping is the fastest. What is Read more…
In the words of witness Dr Don Driscoll, the wild horses ‘had turned to cannibalism‘. ‘Cannibal horses’: The campers took this picture of the wild horses feeding on one of their brethren. ‘The horses had turned to cannibalism’: Another scene Read more…
Leaning forwards is often caused by a lack of balance in the saddle. Carry your hands Imagine a string pulling the top of your helmet upwards towards the sky. Sit with your shoulders and collarbones open, not hunched over. Roll Read more…
All riders need to be flexible, balanced and have good core strength and stamina to be able to sit in the correct position and support themselves on the horse. Why is flexibility needed in horse riding? For riders, a certain Read more…
The Akhal-Teke is a unique and spectacular horse breed from the plains of Turkmenistan. It has an unmistakable conformation that may take some getting used to, but never underestimate these horses. What is the fastest way to get money in Read more…
E symbolises the E-allele of the extension gene that enables cells to produce the black pigment, and it is dominant over the e-allele that produces red. EE = bay or black. Ee (or eE) = bay or black. What does Read more…
The correct diagonal is when the horse’s outside front leg and inside back leg is moving forward at the same time. While this is happening the rider should be rising out of their tack, the up portion of your post. Read more…
2.1 Akhal-Teke. 2.2 Arabian Horse. 2.3 Brabant Horse. 2.4 Brumby Horse. 2.5 Camargue Horse. 2.6 Cleveland Bay. 2.7 Exmoor Pony. 2.8 Finnhorse.
Extension. The extension gene (MC1R) is responsible for deciding when a hair follicle should produce eumelanin (black pigment) and when it should produce pheomelanin (red pigment). What is extension in horse Reality? The MC1R gene, also known as extension, determines Read more…
Leopard spotting. Leopard spotting A single, incomplete dominant gene (Lp) controls the presence of leopard-spotting in horses. A dominant gene requires only a single copy to produce an affected phenotype; an incomplete dominant gene produces a different result depending on Read more…