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The Rarest Ponies in the World A-E
Ponies have long been a big part of agricultural communities because they don’t eat too much and they tend to be hardy and strong. Over the years our need for animals has changed considerably. Now we breed them for specific traits, many of which are more suited for the show ring than they are for […]
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Rare Horses of the World P – W
Sadly there is a great big variety of horse breeds that are considered rare – some in more danger than others. In the spirit of educating the public, I’m hoping to share as many of them as I can & spread awareness. The fourth installment of rare equine breeds, this is the last of the […]
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Horse Anatomy
In order to be a true horse lover you must fully understand all of their working parts. Anatomy is closely linked to horse health and understanding the basic lingo is a must. Understanding these definitions will make speaking with your vet easier than ever before.
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Rare Horses of the World K – O
There are way too many of these rare breeds, many that started out with small numbers may be the worst hit. Sadly much of the decline in horse breeds is simply because they’ve ‘outlived their usefulness’. With so many breeds hanging on by a thread I wanted to draw as much attention to them as […]
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Rare Horses of the World F – K
Sadly there are a wide variety of rare breeds in the modern world of today. Many of them simply outliving their usefulness (poor drafts) and often they were rare to begin with. With those kinds of numbers loosing even a few breeders becomes a big deal. Here to help educate everyone, I wanted to profile […]
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Rare Horses of the World A – D
There are hundreds of horse breeds across the globe, some we see every day and some are far more elusive. In fact, some of them are rare enough to be considered endangered and that’s positively sad. The Tip of the Iceberg Take a look at a selection of the rarest horses on the globe, there […]
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Learn Your Horse Colors
There is a huge variety of horse colors and they all stem from four bases, on top of that coats can be affected by a variety modifiers, dilutions and white patterns. Base Colors There are four basic horse coat colors: black, chestnut, bay and brown. From these stem the wide variety of color modifications, dilutions […]
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Horse Color Modifiers – Flaxen
Flaxen Shades There is a fairly wide variety of flaxen shades, but they fall under four (slightly) different general chestnut categories. Liver Chestnut Red Chestnut Standard Chestnut Sandy Chestnut White Patterns on Flaxen Flaxen animals can be affected by
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99 Plants that can Damage the Health of Your Horse
Did you know that oats can be poisionous to horses?
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Horse Color Modifiers – Mealy / Pangare
Identifying a Mealy This is one modifier that is fairly easy to visually identify, they almost always have obvious pale hairs around their muzzle. The other soft spots tend to be affected in varying degrees. Here are some of the characteristics that define a pangaré animal and generally the easiest way to identify them. Light […]
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Horse Color Modifiers – Sooty / Smutty
Basic Smutty Shades This coloring can be found on chestnut, black, bay and brown coats. Although for obvious reasons, darkening of the coat only has a visible affect on variations of bay, brown and chestnut animals. The cause of this coloring and how it’s passed on genetically is unknown. Chestnut Base Bay Base Brown Base […]
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Define Your Horse’s Face Markings
Horse face markings are as varied as the animals who wear them. Each horse marking is wholly unique to them, but most fall under several broad categories. Bald Face Apron Face Blaze Stripe Star Faint Snip None Interrupted Blaze or Stripe Irregular Badger Face Occluded Markings Medicine Hat War Bonnet Belton Spots Ermine Spots Reverse […]