Friesian falls into the warmblood category. The original Friesian was bred with the Spanish Andalusian breed, which included Arabian genes. The Arabian is considered a hot-blooded horse. Are Friesians considered Warmbloods? For the past two hundred years, the Friesian breed Read more…
Horses are not monogamous animals, and pairs of horses do not establish lifelong relationships. Instead, horses do form long-term relationships within groups, called herds. Do horses have relationships with other horses? As with people, strong social bonds develop between individual Read more…
Most Rocky Mountain Horses are capable of performing all of the same gaits as non-gaited horses such as the walk, trot, gaits. Can you jump with a Rocky Mountain Horse? Rocky Mountain horses have been known to easily clear 4-foot Read more…
Foals can earn a grade of 1st,2nd, 3rd, or no premie. When a Friesian returns for its second inspection, they are judged on the quality of conformation, movement, type, and sports success if they are in competition. Friesian horses are Read more…
Most Rocky Mountain Horses are capable of performing all of the same gaits as non-gaited horses such as the walk, trot, gaits. What type of gait does a Rocky Mountain Horse have? ambling gaitThe breed exhibits a natural ambling gait, Read more…
So the answer to the question I asked at the beginning of this article is yes, Rocky Mountain Horses excel in competition, and you and your horse can have fun in endurance riding. What is the best horse for endurance Read more…
The most popular job for Rocky Mountain Horses these days is as a trail horse. Given the breed’s history, this makes perfect sense. Not only are Rockies easy to ride because of their smooth lateral gaits, they are also surefooted—the Read more…
If a horse carries two copies of the same allele for a gene, he is homozygous (for instance, E/E or e/e, with the lowercase letters indicating recessive genes, and capital letters signifying dominant) for that trait. If he carries one Read more…
Rocky Mountain horses have been known to easily clear 4-foot jumps once they have been trained in show jumping and are ridden properly. Can gaited horses be jumpers? Gaited horses can jump with a little extra training and guidance help Read more…
The Rocky Mountain Horse has an inherited, natural and distinct four beat lateral gait that produces a cadence of near equal rhythm that remains constant. What type of gait does a Rocky Mountain Horse have? ambling gaitThe breed exhibits a Read more…