The Suerte Show March 30, 2007

I heard of this story from a friend of mine who has been caught up in the “Suerte hostage crisis” for a few weeks now. At first I thought it was silly. How can you get addicted to watching a pregnant horse standing around in a stall all day? Well, it seems [...]

Barbaro Conspiracy Theory March 21, 2007

Conspiracy Theorists Insist Barbaro Still Alive
WEST GROVE, PA—Rumors and speculation that beloved racehorse Barbaro faked his own death last January in order to start a new life out of the public eye are beginning to surface among equine conspiracy theorists, who refuse to believe the…

Is your Horse Fully Loaded? March 20, 2007

Mine either… I got the economy bare bones pony package. However if your horse rears like the lovely Grey silhouette in the illustration this could be a pretty neat way to break your fall.

A saddle holder is required to be attached to the saddle.

Even if the removal of the coiled wire from the one-touch [...]

Measuring a Horses Need for Physical Contact March 20, 2007

There is an interesting article in the horse magazine the importance of physical contact amongst horses. Obviously they are very social creatures with strong herd instincts but this article also talks about a study that involved the horses pressing a button in order to earn interaction with another horse so that they could [...]

Donnie’s Donkeys March 13, 2007

Patricia from the brand blog “ The Hinny Whisperer.” Posted this video about a man named Donnie, who makes a living with his donkey “Juan Carlos.” This entry and her new blog are both worth a look!
http://www.hinnywhisperer.com/2007/03/donnies-donkeys.html

Dressage Artistique March 9, 2007

Dressage Artistique is not dressage as we know the word to mean in the USA. It is a french riding form that is becoming increasingly popular and was started by Cirque Zingaro, followed by Cavalia, and a constellation of other riding troups who combine music, dance, theater, painting, history, circus, traditional dressage, liberty work, garocha, [...]

Horses Related to Bats? March 7, 2007

I found this article at NewsScientist.com about the DNA analysis of horses in relation to Bats. Below is an exerpt from the article.
Once thought to belong to the same group as primates, bats actually belong to the super-order Pegasoferae, which contains horses, cats and dogs, cows, whales and hedgehogs. Within this group, bats were [...]

“One horsepower can give the ride of your life”. March 6, 2007

This advertising campaign was aimed at promoting ATG Sweedish Horse Racing.  The campaign was created by Akestam Holst in Sweden. Watch the beautiful film footage of their award nominated campaign at www.foratthastargerallt.se, The web site features video commercial, behind the scenes, downloads and much more.
 

Horsemanpro.com – The Site You’ll Love to Hate March 2, 2007

I came across this site a few years ago after reading an article entitled “The insanity of Reining.” I may disagree with a lot of what Lee from horsemanpro.com has to say about my sport of choice, but I have yet to find an article yet (including the reining article) that didn’t really make [...]