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Horse Trail Engineer – Horse Jobs
While this job may not offer a great deal of hands-on animal time, it does require a serious understanding of equine habits and nature. Trail engineers actually have a fairly technical job which requires a knowledge of geography, direction and local flora and fauna. What You Need This is a position which may require previous […]
Horseplay
Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 16. The Fire
Chapter 16. The Fire Later on in the evening a traveler’s horse was brought in by the second hostler, and while he was cleaning him a young man with a pipe in his mouth lounged into the stable to gossip. “I say, Towler,” said the hostler, “just run up the ladder into the loft and […]
Horse Basics
Herb Paris – Toxic Plant of the Week
We are well into the alphabet in the a-z of plants your horse can’t eat. Today’s plant sounds as if it should be some fabulous French cooking secret, but you definitely don’t want to sprinkle Herb Paris over your horse’s dinner.
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Equestrian in the Home – Horse Gift Ideas
We’ve already featured arty horse items for the home and some stunning statues and today we’ve got even more (affordable) items for the horse lover’s home to share. Horses @ Home Each of us will have varying degrees of tolerance when it comes to horses in our home. Some want to see them everywhere and […]
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Stunning Equine Statues & Sculptures – Horse Gift Ideas
Last time we featured some fun arty horse items for the home and this time we have some more stunning decor to share. Statues and sculptures have to be our favorite types of horse art and these don’t disappoint. Sculpted Horse Whether they are lovingly sculpted out of clay, molded in metal or carved from […]
Videos with Horses
Why Does Your Horse’s Weight Matter?
This is another handy video from World Horse Welfare and this time the topic is horse weight. An essential element to horse welfare is keeping them at a healthy weight. Getting Slim While many of us know that underweight horses are a bad thing, did you know that an overweight one is equally as susceptible […]
Interviews
An Interview With April Kae – The Saddlebred Loving Songbird
Tell us a little about you, what is your background & where do you come from? I’m from San Diego, CA and spent most of my childhood there, although I lived briefly in Connecticut. Even though I stayed in one city for most of my childhood my parents traveled a lot for work when I […]
Horse Jobs
Rodeo Clown – Horse Jobs
Being a rodeo clown is a highly seasonal (or highly mobile) career path, rodeos often travel and are active when the weather permits. While an exciting job that offers a lot of spirited activity and contact with the animals, it is also among the most dangerous. What You Need Qualities of a good rodeo clown […]
Horseplay
Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 15. The Old Hostler
Chapter 15. The Old Hostler After this it was decided by my master and mistress to pay a visit to some friends who lived about forty-six miles from our home, and James was to drive them. The first day we traveled thirty-two miles. There were some long, heavy hills, but James drove so carefully and […]
Horse Basics
Hemlock – (Super) Toxic Plant of the Week
The H’s are a huge category in the a-z of plants your horse can’t eat and this one is a biggie. Today’s plant is already notorious for its effects and Hemlock is just as toxic to you and me as it is to our equine pals.
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Artsy Horse Ideas for the Home – Horse Gift Ideas
Recently we’ve been sharing a lot of horse theme fashion, but today we want to switch gears a little and look at a few items for the home. If you are an art lover, you are in the right place, we’ve got some lovely artistic horse items for the home to share. Artistic Horse We […]
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The Fabulous Eichholtz Equestrian Collection – Horse Gift Ideas
As we are sharing fantastic equestrian gift ideas, our lists would not be complete without a nod to the Eichholtz Equestrian Collection for the home. This is a handsome, slightly masculine collection with loads of class. Leather Touches Through the use of soft leather accents and shiny nickel buckle details, the equestrian influence is undeniable. […]