Everything About Horses

A horse’s height is measured in ‘hands’ which is a measuring unit of 4 inches. The horse is measured from the ground to the highest point of the withers. What does 15.1 hh mean? A horse can be 15 hands, Read more…

6 feet 10 inches. Until his death at the age of 20 years in June 2021, Big Jake of Poynette, Wisconsin was the world’s tallest horse as proclaimed by the Guinness Book of World Records. In hands, he measured 20 Read more…

The Kentucky Derby is restricted to 3-year-old racehorses, male or female, so a Thoroughbred is eligible for the race only once in their lives. Horses must be nominated to the Triple Crown and then qualify for the Kentucky Derby through Read more…

Nyquist’s diet is pretty typical for racehorses, consisting largely of a grain mix of barley, corn, oats, and molasses, plus protein-heavy alfalfa and the lighter, more snackable timothy hay. “A horse that’s just an everyday horse doesn’t really need the Read more…

Dawson of Edmond, Okla., who owns and races horses as Red TR-Racing, scored the biggest win of his brief racing career when Rich Strike, at odds of 80-1, won the 148th Kentucky Derby (G1) by three-quarters of a length. Who Read more…

The Arabian Horse Association registers purebred horses with the coat colors bay, gray, chestnut, black, and roan. Bay, gray and chestnut are the most common; black is less common. What color are Arabian horses at birth? Base coats are chestnut, Read more…

A horse ball toy can also be used as a unique training tool for groundwork and under saddle training. And of course, the most obvious function of balls for horses is that they entertain and relieve what vets call “stall Read more…

Rose grey bay Arabian horse location – The best horse in the game even among its superior ranked brethren, you can find this stupendous steed minding its own business in the Blackwater stables after the first epilogue. The rose bay Read more…

They occur more commonly in the summer months and are the result of reactions to insect bites, airborne or food allergens or heat. Horses are more susceptible to receiving and reacting to insect bites during these months, as they are Read more…

Toys are great for the playful horse as well as those on stall rest. Most common vices like cribbing, weaving & stall walking are caused by boredom, so a toy could be the perfect distraction. Do horses like playing with Read more…