Another new week means another new plant to be on the lookout for. Today’s plant looks like it is older than time itself, the Easter Lily is one tough character.
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Horse Basics Category
Bay Modifier – Horse Coat Colors
Lately I’ve been updating the images in the colors section and giving the section a bit of an overhaul. It’s a big job but quite the lovely one.
Modifiers
There are a variety of color modifying genes which can affect base colors as well as each other. They can be further affected by dilutions and white patterns. Today I want to share a little about the bay modifier and the colors that it displays.
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Dracaena Palm – Toxic Plant of the Week
Another new week means another new plant to be on the lookout for. Today’s plant looks like it is older than time itself, the Dracaena Palm is one tough character.
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Grey Modifier – Horse Coat Colors
Recently I’ve been updating the images in my colors section and giving the section a bit of a facelift. It’s a lot of work, but it’s a pretty job.
Modifiers
There are a wide variety of color modifiers which can affect both the base colors as well as each other. They can also be further affected by dilutions and white patterns. Today I want to share a little about the grey modifier and how it affects horse color.
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Downy Brome – Toxic Plant of the Week
Monday morning and time to learn about yet another plant that could hurt your horse. Today’s plant is Downy Brome, very common – but luckily it’s only a problem at certian times of the year .
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Basic Chestnut – Horse Coat Colors
Recently I’ve begun updating the images in my colors section and getting in touch with the times when it comes to color. It’s a complicated ride, but it sure is a pretty one!
Basic Colors
Coloring in horses comes from a pigment called melanin which appears in two forms, eumelanin (black) and phaeomelanin (red). These two expressions are responsible for the two base horse colors, black and chestnut. All other coat colors come from an interaction between these two genes and that of various modifiers, dilutions and white patterns.
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Dogbane – Toxic Plant of the Week
Monday morning and time to learn a thing or two about another plant that has it in for your horse . Today’s plant is incredibly common and could as easily be called horsebane, Dogbane is dangerous.
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Basic Black – Horse Coat Colors
Recently I’ve begun updating some of the images in my colors section and getting in touch with the times when it comes to color. It’s a complicated ride, but it sure is a pretty one!
Basic Colors
Coloring in horses comes from a pigment called melanin which appears in two forms, eumelanin (black) and phaeomelanin (red). These two expressions are responsible for the two base horse colors, black and chestnut. All other coat colors come from an interaction between these two genes and that of various modifiers, dilutions and white patterns.
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Dieffenbachia – Toxic Plant of the Week
Back on track, it’s Monday and I’ve got another one of those pesky plants that hate your horse. Today’s plant is common, even though it has a very scientific sounding name, the Dieffenbachia.
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Horse Breeds From Scotland
The end of another week and a great time to visit another exotic location and learn about the ineresting horse breeds it’s given rise to. Looking at each breed in the context of their origins is a fascinating ride, & today a peek at the breeds from Scotland.
Scottish Greats for American Beer
Scotland is home to perhaps the most recognizable of the draft breeds, the mighty Clydesdale, created early in the 18th century from Flemish animals crossed with local working animals. Centuries of selective breeding has created a find draft animal with feathered feet, handsome bearing and a noble disposition.
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Destroying Angel Mushroom – Toxic Plant of the Week
I’ve been a little inconsistent lately, but these are important so here is another plant your horse can’t eat. Today it’s not about leaves and bark, but about fungus, the beautiful & aptly named Destroying Angel Mushroom.
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Horse Breeds From Portugal
The end of another week and a good time to visit another exotic location and learn about the ineresting horse breeds it’s given rise to. Looking at each breed in the context of their origins is a fascinating ride, & today a peek at the breeds from Portugal.
Iberian Greats
Portugal isn’t a large country and its horse breeding is closely tied with that of Spain. Their breeds clearly share common ancestors as they both display the noble Iberian traits. Both the Alter Real & the Lusitano are good examples of this with their stout composition and grandiose demeanor.
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