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Horse Culture
Horse Culture
Horse Pictures From Canada
Canada is a land of rugged landscapes and true wilderness. Much like the north of Europe, the horses in the northern part of the continent tend to be strong, stocky, solid animals. Built to withstand harsh weather conditions and heavy workloads. Work aside, the Canadians are fond of their sport horses and play with avid […]
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Horse Pictures From Nicaragua
Another of the countries where horses are more than just pampered pets, in Nicaragua most horses earn their (and their owners) dinner every day. An integral part of daily life, agriculture and transportation, the horse is utilized in much the same fashion today as it has been for hundreds of years.
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Horse Pictures from Costa Rica
Spanish horses are prevalent in the Costa Rican society, everything from the ambling gaited Paso Fino horses to the riding animals that display clearly Iberian and Barb bloodlines. It’s incredibly interesting how these hardy bloodlines have changed in the Western world since the Spanish brought their mounts over to the ‘New World’.
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Horse Pictures from Panama
Still a necessary form of transportation in many parts of Panama, the horse is more than just a family pet to many who live there. Of course there are plenty of horses in Panama that actually put food on their owner’s plate by taking tourists for rides.
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Horse Pictures from New Zealand
Home of some of the friendliest people on earth (and where they filmed Xena the Warrier Princess), New Zealand is a lovely (if remote) place where horse culture is a large part of life, for both work and play.
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Horse Pictures From Ireland
The Irish Draft horse is one of the most popular eventing mounts used in competition today. Although the Draft is Ireland’s claim to fame on the show circuit, the tough native ponies and local draft breeds have earned the Irish a name in the horse industry as well.
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Horse Pictures From Belgium
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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Horse Pictures From Switzerland
Another country fond of working with warmblood show horse bloodlines (by making them better, of course). The Swiss warmblood is a popular olympic mount and the lucky Swiss horses seem to have quite a view.
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Horse Pictures From Italy
Still an integral part of existence in most parts of Italy, the horse is everything from transportation, to a tourist attraction to a relaxing past time. The animals are lighter boned and have a thin coat to withstand work (and play) in hot temperatures in summer and milder winter weather.
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Horse Pictures From The Netherlands
Home of the much loved Dutch Warmblood breed. Whether they are eventing horses or draft work horses, the people of the Netherlands know their horseflesh. This region is known for their fine showhorses and their warmbloods are often used in olympic events.
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Horse Pictures From Greece
We are all famaliar with the story of the Trojan Horse, which the clever Greek warriors rode into Troy. It was no accident that they choose the horse as the symbolic animal to carry them to battle as they held horseflesh in wide regard.
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Horse Pictures From Croatia
Close enough to the home of the Lipizzaner horse, it’d be unfair to say they didn’t have a part in bloodline upkeep, Croatia is also home to inherent horse lovers. Horses are an integral part of society and the local people are proud of their many years of horse heritage.