Mule. Mule: The result of a donkey stallion mating with a female horse. Mules tend to have the head of a donkey and the extremities of a horse. What gender is a hinny? A hinny is a domestic equine hybrid, Read more…
Racewood is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of Equestrian Simulators. Championed by professional bodies across the globe, the Racewood Simulators have been playing a pivotal role in horse-rider performance for over 30 years, whether at introductory level or professional. Read more…
Equidae (sometimes known as the horse family) is the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, asses, and zebras, and many other species known only from fossils. All extant species are in the genus Equidae, which Read more…
They found two major lineages responsible for almost all modern horses: Arabian horses from the Arabian Peninsula and the now-extinct Turkoman horses from the Eurasian Steppe, the researchers report today in Current Biology . What did modern horses evolve from? Read more…
British Horse Society Abbreviation BHS Founded 5 November 1947 Type Charitable organisation Registration no. England and Wales: 210504 Scotland: SC038516 Focus Equine What does BHS approved mean? What does BHS Approved mean? The British Horse Society inspects all of their Read more…
Our mission is to work with horses, horse owners, communities, organisations and governments to help improve welfare standards and stamp out suffering in the UK and worldwide. Why should we save horses? Horses help in the preservation of grasslands. Raising Read more…
The highest race speed recorded over two furlongs is 70.76 km/h (43.97 mph) and was achieved by Winning Brew trained by Francis Vitale (United States), at the Penn National Race Course, Grantville, Pennsylvania, United States, on 14 May 2008. What Read more…
Even though their average lifespan is around 40 years, the cart pulling horses do not live to even 20 years. Kamal said many horses in nearby shops die within 5-7 years. During the pandemic, many horses died of starvation. He Read more…
In short, “hold your horses” means to slow down, wait, or be patient. If someone tells you to hold your horses, they’re asking you to stop and think about what you’re doing. This idiom originates from horseback riding and horse-drawn Read more…
There are typically six nails per horseshoe, though some may use eight. The nails enter from the bottom of the hoof wall and exit through the side of the hoof. After the nailing process, the farrier cuts off the sharp Read more…