The Appaloosa Horse Club formed as the breed registry in 1938. Solid colored horses can be registered with the ApHC if they have mottled skin and one other leopard complex characteristic, however the ApHC does not allow ponies or draft Read more…
Shetlands, Exmoor and Dartmoor ponies if wintered out, and have a double coat, need careful timing, and may be better given their last clip in early January to enable the natural colouring of the coat to grow through. Heavier breeds, Read more…
The Akhal-Teke produces some truly amazing palominos, usually with plenty of “chrome!” What is a gold Coloured horse called? Palomino horses have a yellow or gold coat, with a white or light cream mane and tail. The shades of the Read more…
What can I do with my miniature horse or Shetland? Riding under the saddle. The larger miniature horses and Shetland ponies are ideal for carrying a small child on their back. Long lines work. Tensioned driving in front of the Read more…
The Akhal-Teke, due to its natural athleticism, can be a sport horse, good at dressage, show jumping, eventing, racing, and endurance riding. A noted example was the Akhal-Teke stallion, Absent, who won the Grand Prix de Dressage at the 1960 Read more…
The Appaloosa is known for their unique coat patterns. Since their breeding includes that of the Quarter Horse, it should be no surprise that they are also an excellent breed for barrel racing. The Appaloosa is known to be versatile Read more…
While Akhal-Teke horses of course excel at endurance riding, they are tremendous all-around athletes. In addition to Thoroughbred-style flat racing, Akhal-Tekes have had great success in other disciplines, including Dressage, Jumping, and naturally, Eventing. Are Akhal-Tekes good jumpers? The Akhal-Teke, Read more…
upper lip. This tattoo is inside the upper lip and is linked to the registration papers to identify the horse and owner. The identifying lip tattoo service began in 1947 by the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau, and it was so Read more…
Physical Characteristics. Both the Classic and the Modern American Shetland stand at a maximum of 11.5 hands high, the standard form of measurement for horses. This is the equivalent of 46 inches (or 117 centimeters) in height. How tall is Read more…
The Fjord horse is the Norwegian national horse breed that has the largest populations outside Norway’s borders in Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and the USA. In Norway, there are about 5,800 Fjord horses and an estimated 80 000 Read more…