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Fictional Horses We Grew Up Loving
Horses manage to permeate popular culture relatively often. Equinest or not, most people enjoy looking at the horse and there are many horses, both fictional and real, that have captivated hearts through the years. Similar to our famous racehorse series, this series is dedicated to famous fictional horses. You may know them all, or you […]
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The Athletic Spirit of Secretariat
Also coined as one of the greatest American racehorses to ever live, Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973 and set track records that still stand today in two of the three races. Just A Youngster This great Throughbred raced a very short time and was retired to stud at the ripe old age of […]
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Jessica the Hippo
I think I read somewhere that hippos and horses are distant relatives. Either way, this is one crazy hippo.
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Do New Yorkers Abuse Their Carriage Horses?
On Wednesday the City Comptroller in New York audited the City agencies responsible for vet checks and carriage inspections on the carriages that run through The City. The findings are really rather grim if you consider these horses are used for pleasure strolls through a park. For them to suffer any horse abuse at all […]
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The Qing Dynasty Horse Debate
The Qing Dynasty Horse is from a water-clock fountain in Yuanmingyuan. Originally one of 12 zodiac animal statues on the fountain, the horse was stolen from the Chinese by the French and English in 1860. Now it is in the hands of Sotheby’s who stand to make something along the lines of 80 million by […]
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Check Out These Fillies
We’re fixated on the racing theme lately. This clip is a riot, some people will do anything for attention. This was thirsty before thirsty was a thing.
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Seabiscuit, America’s Most Charismatic Racehorse
Another racehorse that earned enough fame to be entertainment worthy was Seabiscuit. A book, and a movie, and lots of tears have been made about this little horse with his big heart and the people who loved him. (All worth a watch or a read). A Symbolic Animal This awkward, ugly, lazy little horse ran […]
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Use Organic Horse Products
Horses were made to eat grass and live under the big blue sky. It makes sense that the products we use on them should be safe to their environment. Organic horse products are easier to find than you may think. Just Look Online We found some great websites that sell organic products for horses. The […]
Videos with Horses
Hoof Hearted
In the spirit of this racehorse theme, we found this little video and it made us giggle. Listen closely to the announcer calling the race. Whoever named that horse has a great sense of humor.
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Phar Lap and His Big Heart
Recently made famous again by a movie that probably only horse lovers saw, (but worth a watch) this racehorse proved that even a big, awkward, ugly colt can be fast. Originally from New Zealand, Phar lap was adopted by Australia where he began his career and is still one of the favorite Australian racehorses of […]
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Famous Racehorses That Will Run Right into Your Heart
Rarely do even higher profile racehorses earn themselves worldwide fame, however there are a select few that people seem to be drawn to. Many are inspired by the courage, passion and heart that these famous racehorses display. Huge Hearts I’m putting together a series of some of the more charismatic race horses, known not just […]
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The horse Flu Has Frozen the Horse Industry in Australia
Anyone who has their ear to the ground in the horse industry knows that Australia’s equine sports have ground to a halt due to the discovery of several isolated incidents of horse flu. The Flu is Spreading Fast Not just affecting the racing and breeding industry, the concern has spread as quickly as the flu […]