Videos with Horses Category

Art in the Yards

Today’s video is part of a series dedicated to Art in the Yards, a collage project in Darlington, which features a free open air exhibition of public art. This episode happens to share some fantastic horse art.

Free Art

This episode looks at three works of art found in the Clarks & Bucktons Yard. The horse theme piece called ‘Clark’s Stables’, was painted by Alex McDonald and is an ambitious rendition of Stubbs-style horses. He used the yard’s own equestrian history as inspiration for his work.
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The Horse’s Mouth – Episode 4

Today’s video is episode four of a series that I just recently ran across. The Horse’s Mouth tells the inspirational stories of horses & their people.

Episode 4

Each episode is dedicated to a different horse lover, their equestrian facilities and their horsey friends. The fourth episode interviews Kathy Bartley founder of Bear Valley Rescue in Sundre, Alberta. Kathy and her husband Mike rescue horses from auctions, SPCA seizures and owners who can’t afford their animals. This episode shares about the rescue (and the more than 50,000 horses a year sent to slaughter in Alberta alone) it also discusses the costs associated with horse ownership for potential horse owners.
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The Horse’s Mouth – Episode 3

Today’s video is episode three of a series that I just recently ran across. The Horse’s Mouth tells the inspirational stories of horses & their people.

Episode 3

Each episode is dedicated to a different horse lover, their equestrian facilities and their horsey friends. The third episode interviews horse trainer, author and speaker Chris Irwin about natural horsemanship. Chris’s ideas are interesting and are based in sound reasoning, horses are animals of prey and we are one of their predators. Understanding this and the instinctive behavior associated with it can make a huge difference in your relationship with your horse.
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The Horse’s Mouth – Episode 2

Today’s video is episode two of a series that I just recently ran across. The Horse’s Mouth tells the inspirational stories of horses & their people.

Episode 2

Each episode is dedicated to a different horse lover, their equestrian facilities and their horsey friends. The second episode interviews Tina Watkins of Inhand Equine Massage Therapy who educates horse owners, trainers and lovers about the value of massage for their equine partners.
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The Horse’s Mouth – Episode 1

Today’s video is episode one of a series that I just recently ran across. The Horse’s Mouth tells the inspirational stories of horses & their people.

Series Premere

Each episode is dedicated to a different horse lover, their equestrian facilities and their horsey friends. The first episode interviews trail guide & rancher Mac Makenny and his wife Dr. Susan Lea-Makenny on location at Homeplace Ranch in the Calgary, Alberta foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
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Animal People – The Humane Movement in America

Today the video is a little more serious in tone than I generally post and it’s not solely about horses, it’s about all animals. It’s United Action for Animals comprehensive history and overview of the animal protection movement in America.

Keeping Them Safe

As we have domesticated so many species, bred & trained out their instincts and bent them to our will, it is also our job to protect them. The Americans are perhaps the most protective over their pets, however I find there is a strange dichotomy at work in this way of thinking. How can we be so protective of our pets, and at the same turn a blind eye when agribusiness blatantly tortures the animals we eat?
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The Big Horse Paintings

Today’s video is a short documentary about equine artist Nicola Russell who spent two years painting Europe’s biggest horse painting. Interesting!

Capture A Legend

The painting is of a famous Irish racehorse named Istabraq, and the canvas was 10 feet by 3 feet. The subject of this large undertaking was voted on by the Irish public, and Istabraq won as the nation’s favorite race horse of the last 25 years. Istabraq was a racehorse bred to run flat courses, and wasn’t very good at it. It was later discovered that he had an insatiable appetite for hurdling, where he went on to prove himself a champion.
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Horse in Nepal

Today’s video is short and not very exciting (sorry), but I found it to be interesting nonetheless. Much of my motivation for writing this site is to learn more about horse cultures from all over the planet.

A Brief Glimpse

While many of us think of our horses as our pets, as athletes or simply as our passion, we don’t often think of them as a way to get to work. However there are still places where horses are still perhaps the most reliable form of transportation. Nepal is one of those places, and here is a brief look into their world.
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Equestrian Theater and Digital Art

Most of my readers know that I’ve got a thing for the strange & unusual, and this video fulfills that very nicely. It’s a very artsy look at the horse using imagery and a variety of digital media.

The Unknown

The caption under the video says: “A dialogue between equestrian theater and digital art.” What does that mean? I have no idea. Do I like it? I’m not really sure. I think it is trying to tell the story of mankind’s relationship with the equine animal, but that end bit leaves me feeling a bit unsettled.
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Apassionata

Todays video falls under the ‘amazing find’ category & I’m so excited to be able to share it. It’s a full length video version of the Apassionata show.

Horse Sensation

This show tours all over Europe & the UK and shares the magical world of horses. Using a variety of breeds and types…even donkeys. Generally I’m not a big fan of circus type animals on show, but I’m hoping this is a little different…I mean, look at their animals, they are magnificent!
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Snow Polo

Honestly I didn’t even know this sport existed, but I guess cold countries want to play polo too. Polo in general is a part of the equine industry that I know next to nothing about.

Good or Bad?

While it looks like it could be great fun, (on grass or snow) this is a game that also seems like it’s incredibly hard on the animal. As I spend more time writing about animals I’m coming to believe that using them as professional athletes isn’t very fair to them.
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Sa Carrela è Nanti – A Carnival Story

This video shows the preparation for and running of a traditional horse race in Sardinia, Italy the Sa Carrela è Nanti which is run on the last days of Carnival season.

The Story

This is an even that spans several days and riders are judged on their horsemanship, poise and the state of their animal & tack. Each rider is responsible for their mount. The race starts at the top of a long hill and runs down narrow village roads & the riders run down two at a time.
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