Brazil is a vast and diverse country, and it’s Portuguese colonization lent them a love of fine horses as well as some solid bloodlines to choose from.
In many respect the hardy horses that made it across the Pacific was the basis for all of the South American breeds. Most of them known for their hardiness & smooth pacing gaits.
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A quick post about a cool new horse-related site that was given to me by Girls Horse Club, it is a directory of horse blogs.
For those of you who love horses and enjoy reading about them be sure to check out Horse Bloggers, go on a binge and collect 12 pages worth of blogs to read. By horse lovers, for horse lovers.
A rich and varied horse history exists in Hungary and the puszta rider is the Hungarian answer to the western cowboy.
Although they do dress a little different, (who doesn’t want to ride in a long blue dress?) the puszta probably out-masters many western style cowboys in sheer mastering of horsemanship.
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Legend has it that on the side of this mountain there are nine horses, and that the more a person sees, the greater they will be.
Also called Nine-Horse Painted Hill and Mountain of Nine Horses is located in Yangshuo county in the northeastern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China. Here are a few more pictures to help you declare your great status!
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Horse cultures can be found in all corners of the globe and it’s important that we preserve them. The onslaught of mechanization during the 20th century redefined our relationship with this noble animal. We want to celebrate all horse cultures of he world, even if we find some of them disagreeable.
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It’s a sad fact of our modern world that animal species must pay the ultimate price to make way for our urban sprawl. Civilization was built on the back of the equine species and many of them carry low numbers.
To help combat that I’ve been posting about rare horse & pony breeds of the world to help draw attention to their contribution & the efforts to save them. The final installment of the rarest ponies in the world series, (until I find more) this post is dedicated to the New Forest pony all the way to the Welsh pony.
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Mixing photoshop and horses can create some pretty incredible images.
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Horses are used for both pleasure and profit on the varied islands that make up the Caribbean. These islands provide a striking backdrop for animals of all shapes and sizes.
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Above the bit
When a horse stretches forward and raises his head to get the bit above the rider’s hand.
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This is one dedicated horse groom.
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Be sure to check out our 2008 equestrian olympic cheat sheet for information about all things equestrian at the olympics.
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