Belt (Optional) If you’re just riding for fun, a belt is optional. But you may prefer having a little extra help keeping your britches in place. By far the most popular equestrian belt brand is C4. Can you wear a Read more…
Mules are often considered superior to horses when it comes to trail riding—there’s nothing better for riding in the steep mountains. They are more sure-footed, tend to be smoother gaited and because of the aforementioned self-preservation and less flight response, Read more…
Riders may show only one pony in either the 2’0” or the 2’6” height of the Children’s Hunter Pony section when also competing in the Regular Small, Medium or Large Pony and/or Green Pony Hunter sections. Riders cannot cross enter Read more…
Many mules are taller than some horses. A mule can take on the height of his dam and sometimes grow taller, but in general, a mule of the same breed of the mare is shorter. Can mules get as big Read more…
A hunting horse needs to be able to jump a variety of obstacles. Popular breeds for hunting include thoroughbreds and quarterhorses. Some riders work with larger breeds such as warmbloods with success. However, extremely heavy horses like draft horses are Read more…
The world record for the highest obstacle cleared by a horse and rider was set on February 5, 1949, by Huaso and his rider, Captain Alberto Larraguibel. The Thoroughbred stallion and his Chilean rider cleared a fence measuring 2.47 metres Read more…
A hunting shirt and hunting tie (stock) is preferred, but a shirt and tie are acceptable under any safe black or navy blue coat/jacket or tweed jacket. Brightly coloured coats should be avoided. Fawn breeches are preferred, but white or Read more…
Przewalski’s horse is considered as a sister taxon of wild progenitors of domestic horses, mainly due to the differences in chromosome number. The existing populations of Przewalski’s horses, however, are derived from very limited number of individuals, and only descendants Read more…
You can’t have one without the other, but you can have one high and one low. Let us explain. Look at big trucks, for example. Thanks to a new 3.5 L PowerBoost Full Hybrid V6 engine, any 2021 Ford F-150 Read more…
If you make the power early like a truck engine you have lots or torque, low hp. If you make it at high rpms like mustang gt350, e9x m3, etc, gou have higher hp, lower torque numbers. Generally in cars Read more…