The gait becomes short and stiff. Excessive sweating, quick, shallow breathing, and an increased heart rate are observed, mimicking colic signs. Dark brown or reddish-colored urine in severe cases, indicating the breakdown of a muscle protein called myoglobin. Myoglobin is Read more…
a veteran, as a soldier or politician, of many struggles and conflicts. What does the horse in War Horse symbolize? In his Book of the Order of Chivalry written in 1275, Ramon Llul, describing the symbolism of every piece of Read more…
Typically, children up to the age of 12 ride 12.2hh ponies, at age 12 to 16 years they ride 14.2hh ponies, and then from 16 and up they move onto horses. If your child isn’t the tallest or strongest rider, Read more…
Around Christmastime, Emilie takes ill with pneumonia and is treated by a German doctor. She is lucky enough to recover, and, even though the war continues to rage, Emilie’s grandfather brings the horses a Christmas present of food and water. Read more…
Why was Joey purchased? He was purchased by Albert’s father to become the next plow horse. He didn’t really want the horse, but a man he disliked was bidding on the this thoroughbred horse so he decided to bid on Read more…
Standard Riding Horses. The Kentucky Saddler is a particular breed of horse in Red Dead Redemption 2. They are classified as Standard Riding Horses. This Horse Breed features 4 different coats, and are fairly average horses. What kind of horse Read more…
Zeus, the horse of Geralt of Rivia in Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher, is an Anglo Arab mix. The character’s creator has said that he chose this breed for Geralt because the Anglo Arab is “an excellent fighting horse, very intelligent, Read more…
The scientific terminology for zoomies is Frenetic Random Activity Period. This happens when your horse holds in too much energy and can finally release it by galloping around as fast as they can with their tail in the air and Read more…
When Mel Gibson galloped across the silver screen as Sir William Wallace in the Academy Award-winning film Braveheart, his beautiful bay mount was big and majestic. Did they use real horses in Braveheart? They might have looked pretty lifelike, but Read more…
Broke, broken in, green broke and dead broke are all terms that simply mean the horse can be ridden. Unbroke means the horse is not yet ready to ride. All over the world, the term is the same. The connotation Read more…