The idea of saving a wild horse or burro from slaughter inspires smiles in the hearts of horse lovers everywhere. If you have the space and the resources, it is a most worthy cause.
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The Equinest archives
Ever Heard of Horse Surfing?
What do horses and surfers have in common…can you say kowabunga?
The Ultimate List of Horse Screen Savers
Those who love horses love to look at pictures of them. Why not put them up as screen savers and wallpaper too? If you don’t have horses of your own, or are looking to broaden your horizons, check out our ultimate list of horse screensavers and the websites that offer them.
As screensavers aren’t so much a thing in the 21st century, we’ve just listed some of our favorite places to troll for stock photography and public domain images.
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Horse Breed Pages Finished
Finally we’ve been inspired to complete the information about the breeds currently listed on the breeds page.
The Basics
We’ve listed a brief history, colors, features, and temperament information along with great confirmation photos and important links for each breed, including:
- Helpful links
- Links to specific breed listings
- Breed video
The future
We are slowly making our way through the history of horses and will continue to contribute to the breeds as we can get through them. Starting with the ancient breeds of the old world and working our way to the newer breeds of North America.
Fictional Horses We Grew Up Loving
Horses manage to permeate popular culture relatively often. Equinest or not, most people enjoy looking at the horse and there are many horses, both fictional and real, that have captivated hearts through the years.
Similar to our famous racehorse series, this series is dedicated to famous fictional horses. You may know them all, or you may learn something new, either way you can pay tribute to fictional horses all of us love.
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The Athletic Spirit of Secretariat
Also coined as one of the greatest American racehorses to ever live, Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973 and set track records that still stand today in two of the three races.
Just A Youngster
This great Throughbred raced a very short time and was retired to stud at the ripe old age of three. Making his fantastic racing career substantially shorter than most of his competitors in the ‘Greatest Racehorse Ever’ title.
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Jessica the Hippo
I think I read somewhere that hippos and horses are distant relatives.
Either way, this is one crazy hippo.
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Do New Yorkers Abuse Their Carriage Horses?
On Wednesday the City Comptroller in New York audited the City agencies responsible for vet checks and carriage inspections on the carriages that run through The City.
The findings are really rather grim if you consider these horses are used for pleasure strolls through a park. For them to suffer any horse abuse at all is criminal.
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The Qing Dynasty Horse Debate
The Qing Dynasty Horse is from a water-clock fountain in Yuanmingyuan. Originally one of 12 zodiac animal statues on the fountain, the horse was stolen from the Chinese by the French and English in 1860.
Now it is in the hands of Sotheby’s who stand to make something along the lines of 80 million by selling it at auction.
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Check Out These Fillies
We’re fixated on the racing theme lately. This clip is a riot, some people will do anything for attention. This was thirsty before thirsty was a thing.
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Seabiscuit, America’s Most Charismatic Racehorse
Another racehorse that earned enough fame to be entertainment worthy was Seabiscuit. A book, and a movie, and lots of tears have been made about this little horse with his big heart and the people who loved him. (All worth a watch or a read).
A Symbolic Animal
This awkward, ugly, lazy little horse ran it’s way into America’s heart in the thick of the Great Depression. He Quickly became a symbol of hope to the American people and spawned a massive blue collar interest in the sport.
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Use Organic Horse Products
Horses were made to eat grass and live under the big blue sky. It makes sense that the products we use on them should be safe to their environment. Organic horse products are easier to find than you may think.
Just Look Online
We found some great websites that sell organic products for horses. The products may cost a few more dollars than their chemical filled counterparts, but seriously, horses are expensive. A few bucks extra won’t break the bank.
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