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Horse Basics
Horse Breeds Beginning With A
Lately I’ve been hard at work on my breeds section, so it’s on my mind. Which means I’ll be writing about them from time to time, I’m not joking when I say there are a lot of them. Plus I’m growing proud of how comprehensive the list has become. As I’m adding them by letter […]
The Trough
10 More Historical Places Everyone Should See
It’s interesting that some of my popular posts come from the trough category (my unusual dog post has by far seen the highest number of views) but the historical places to see was well-recieved too. Luckliy several people left comments with suggestions, so I added some of theirs and some more of my own to […]
Horse Basics
Collecting Horse Breeds
There are a lot of horse breeds in this world of ours and I’m determined to catalogue and find images of them all. I’ve been hard at work on the task and am slowly trudging my way through the alphabet. (Who knew there were so many?) We’ve Always Needed Them It’s pretty amazing how essential […]
Horseplay
How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
This is an African bushman’s legend about how the zebra got his stripes – I researched and found several different sources, but the story remained the same. Interestingly enough, this story coincides with how the Baboon came to have such a colorful rear end (and a nasty disposition). Once Upon A Time In the early […]
Videos with Horses
What is a Mustang Horse?
We all know and love the iconic mustang of the wild west. Well, they actually come from Spain – but have been on North America for long enough to be considered rather native here. These days it seems like the only time we see mustangs in the news they are being rounded up and taken […]
Horseplay
Horse Optical Illusions
It’s fun to find optical illusions in things and there are tons of them to be found online. So I went for a look around to see how many optical horses I could find. As my readers know, I’m a big fan of art, so it’s always fun to find new and interesting types to […]
Horse Culture
Horse Pictures From Bolivia
As with many South American countries, horses are still a strong part of Bolivian culture. They are used for everything form transportation to agriculture, and perhaps most often used within the tourist industry. Here are some pics of horse life in Bolivia. Horse in Spanish is caballo
Horse Basics
Common Plants That Are Toxic to Your Horse
Horses have to watch what they eat, not to maintain a slender figure, but because there are so many plants out there that are toxic to them. When I started writing my toxic plants section it quickly became comical as I started recognizing (& photographing) the many plants I was writing about in my daily […]
Horse Art
Painted Horse Statues – Vienna
Image from Christopher Jowell It seems that painting life sized horse statues is a growing trend around the world. I’ve done a little research and I don’t know if they are all connected to the Trail of Painted Ponies or if they are independent. (Anyone know?).
Equine Products
Green Horse Guide
Last year I did quite a few posts about eco & animal friendly products for horses and the people who love them. There are only so many resources to go around so shopping clean and green is important. Keeping it Real Let’s face it, horses are animals and all of their needs can and should […]
Horse News
Predators Riding Horses
Under no circumstances do I condone this practice, however it does exist and ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. Talking about it and getting involved will. The Story These images have been circulating the web for some time now & have generated quite a bit of controversy. Perhaps first popularized by an article in […]
Videos with Horses
My Little Pony Musical
This is perhaps one of the strangest horse-related videos I’ve seen on youtube in a while so I thought I’d pass it along. If you are into My Little Ponies, then you may get a huge kick out of this show. I did a little research and don’t believe it’s playing anywhere. Although there are […]