In general, horses reach their prime racing age around four or five years old, but some exceptional individuals may continue to compete successfully much longer. What age horse is best for racing? We find that a typical horse’s peak racing Read more…
Originally brought to the West by Spanish explorers, the horse would later be developed by Native Americans and other Europeans as they migrated into the West. Not just used for transportation, early farming and ranching operations put the horse to Read more…
Racehorses have another horse with them before the race to help them stay calm, and as relaxed as possible before the race. Having a companion helps the racehorse focus on the race and not the crowd. The accompanying horse is Read more…
The average price for a barrel horse is $25,000 – $30,000. One of the highest-selling barrel horses was Guys Famous Girl, a two-year-old who sold for $68,000. There’s no one best breed of barrel horse. However, the Quarter Horse is Read more…
The traditional cowboy or stockman captured and secured an animal for branding by roping it, laying it over on the ground, tying its legs together, and applying a branding iron that had been heated in a fire. Did cowboys used Read more…
Secretariat. Secretariat is widely considered the most famous ever. Due to his unrivaled horse racing career, numerous equine awards and status in Hollywood, almost everyone knew of this horse. When Secretariat became the first horse to win the Triple Crown Read more…
Horses on average weigh 1000 pounds, which means, when a horse dies, it takes a significant amount of effort for a full burial. Because of this, the tradition to bury only the head, heart, and hooves of a racehorse, began. Read more…
Taller horses are not faster. Thicker muscled or skinnier horses don’t run faster — average height with average proportioned muscling results in the fastest horses. What makes a horse run faster? Some people say that horses are fast because it Read more…
THE WORLD’S TOP 100 GROUP/GRADE ONE RACES for 3yo’s and upwards – 2021 Rank Race Distance (Metres) 1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2400 2 LONGINES Breeders’ Cup Classic 2000 3 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes Read more…
Twelve of the 13 Triple Crown winners (the first Triple Crown winner, Sir Barton in 1919, didn’t have career earnings listed in Equibase) have more than $3 million in career earnings, adjusted for 2022 dollars, and one horse has brought Read more…