The Equinest archives

Jane Savoie iPhone Apps from iTunes

Jane Savoie iPhone AppsThere are a wide variety of equine themed apps in the iTunes store and I’ve been combing through them in the hopes of categorizing and organizing them. It’s been fun to see what the mobile world has to offer equestrians – new meets old.

Horse Training At Your Fingertips

Many in the horse world know Jane Savoie and today I’m sharing her training apps – each one geared toward helping with specific issues and areas. There is only 3 (for now) and for each one I’ve provided a brief description and a link to them on the iTunes app store.
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Horse Breeds Beginning With Z

Horse breeds that start with ZIt’s horse breed Thursday again and time for the final letter of the breed alphabet. Make sure you visit the breeds section where I’ve written pages about every breed I can find.

If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y. Today it’s about breeds that start with Z from the springy Zangersheide bred solely for jumping to the noble bearing of the Zweibrucker.
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The Horses of Karl Bodmer

Karl Bodmer was born in Switzerland and studied art there until he turned 24 when he was pegged by Prince Alexander of Wid-Newuied to accompany him to the New World. The purpose of the trip – to study the Native tribes of America.

American Adventure

Bodmer accompanied the prince throughout North America for several years learning and painting the local people along the way (81 images of them). His work embodies many native cultures we no longer see today and provide a fairly realistic & objective view of life for North American tribes during the early 19th century.
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Pony iPhone Apps on iTunes

Pony iPhone AppsRecently I’ve been sharing all kinds of horse themed apps for your iPhone & iPod touch. In fact there are so many that they range from donkeys to unicorns and everything in between.

Ponys At Your Fingertips

Although I love horses, there is something so precious about ponies. Perhaps it’s the innate stubbornness or maybe it’s the little big man syndrome, but they tend to be 100% attitude. Here is a fun list of apps dedicated to the pony in your life, for each one I’ve provided a brief description and a link to them on the iTunes app store.
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How to Tie A Horse

Click to see VideoBefore you even get on a horse there are a number of lessons you must learn, how to halter, lead, groom and of course tie them. Often times the most basic lessons are the most important, so pay attention!

Tying Safely

Safety has to be considered at all times around large animals like horses. When spooked they have a tendency to run or lash out first & ask questions later. So regardless of what you are doing, you need to consider their (& your own) safety first. Tying properly is particularly important because when a tied horse spooks they can seriously injure themselves.
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Donkey iPhone Apps

Donkey iPhone AppsFor the past few weeks I’ve been sharing some horsey app finds from the iTunes store. Today I wanted to stray from the horses just a little and see whats on the iPhone for donkey lovers.

Donkeys At Your Fingertips

Maybe it’s that loud bray, or those long and demonstrative ears – but donkeys are pretty cool animals. So I wasn’t surprised when I found a good list of donkey apps for your iPhone too. For each app below I’ve provided a brief description and a link to them on the iTunes app store.
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Horse Breeds Beginning With Y

Horse breeds that start with YIt’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet one of the last two letters of the breed alphabet. Make sure you visit the breeds section where I’ve written pages about every breed I can find.

If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X. Today it’s about breeds that start with Y, (no, I didn’t forget X – there is only one the Xilingol). So on to the Y’s from the Yabou which shares lineage with the great Turkoman animals to the Yururi Island Horses who live on an uninhabited island in Japan.
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The Horses of Ludwig Koch

Ludwig Koch was a renowned equestrian painter in his home country of Austria and today his work is known throughout the world. Clearly he had a thing for dressage and coming from Austria he had plenty of material to work with.

Unknown In The Crowd

Sadly when Ludwig immigrated to the US in the 1920’s his art went unappreciated there during the rest of his lifetime. However love of the subject matter is obvious in each loving detail of his work.
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Unicorn iPhone Apps from iTunes

Unicorn iPhone AppsLately I’ve been doing a lot of wandering around the app store and finding fun horse apps when it struck me that I should look for some unicorn apps too.

Unicorns At Your Fingertips

The horse app list is incredibly long and I’ve been sharing them one category at a time, but this week I wanted to do something a little different and appeal to the magic-lover in all of us…this week it’s all about those unicorns. For each app below I’ve provided a brief description and a link to them on the iTunes app store.
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