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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 1. My Early Home
Horse Basics
Field Pennycress – Toxic Plant of the Week
It’s Monday and time to study another member in the a-z of plants your horse can’t eat. Today’s plant is rather nondescript and incredibly unassuming – but make no mistake Field Pennycress is bad news for horses.
Videos with Horses
The Ride – Race Across the Steppe Ep 6
The hotly debated Mongol Derby is the longest & harshest horse race in the world. The race re-creates the vast messenger system of 1000 kilometers created by Genghis Khan. An Ongoing Series While many people won’t agree with the treatment of animals in this race, the same thing could easily be said about most modern […]
Horse Basics
Mushroom Dilution – Horse Coat Colors
I’m making my way through the colors section and giving it new information and updated images. In fact, today’s dilution is another one that wasn’t discovered until recently when color genetics testing was made possible. Dilutions There are a bunch of dilution genes which affect the two base colors as well as those affected by […]
Horseplay
Read Black Beauty Online – Right Here on The Equinest
As I run out of horse poetry to post I’ve began searching for more horse literature to share. In doing so I ran across a treasure trove including Black Beauty which was first published in 1877. Breaking Ground This realistic, bittersweet tale is written from the animal’s point of view, giving it a unique twist. […]
Horse Basics
Field Horsetail – Toxic Plant of the Week
It’s Monday and time to learn about another in the a-z of plants your horse can’t eat series. Today’s plant has a strange prehistoric look to it, the Field Horsetail may sound horse-friendly – but it’s not.
Videos with Horses
The Ride – Race Across the Steppe Ep 5
The hotly debated Mongol Derby is the longest & harshest horse race in the world. The race re-creates the vast messenger system of 1000 kilometers created by Genghis Khan. An Ongoing Series While most people won’t agree with the treatment of animals in this race, the same thing could easily be said about most modern […]
Horse Basics
Pearl Dilution – Horse Coat Colors
I’m working my way through the colors section to give it some new information and updated images. In fact, today’s dilution wasn’t discovered until equine color genetics testing was made possible. Dilutions There are an array of dilution genes which affect the two base colors as well as those affected by modifiers and white patterns. […]
Horse Art
The Phantom Horsewoman
Today’s horse poetry is by Thomas Hardy and I’m not sure when it was published but he lived from 1840-1928.
Horse Basics
Fiddleleaf Fig – Toxic Plant of the Week
It’s Monday morning and time another in my a-z of plants your horse can’t eat series. Today’s plant is one you don’t often think about being toxic, but sadly the Fiddleleaf Fig is a one of the bad guys.
Videos with Horses
The Ride – Race Across the Steppe Ep 4
The hotly contested Mongol Derby is the longest & most imposing horse race in the world. The race re-creates the vast messenger system of 1000 kilometers created by Genghis Khan. An Ongoing Series While most people won’t agree with the treatment of animals in this race, the same thing could easily be said about most […]
Horse Basics
Champagne Dilution – Horse Coat Colors
I’m working my way through the colors section to give it some new information and updated images. Equine color genetics is no easy business, but it sure is a pretty one! Dilutions There are an array of dilution genes which affect the two base colors as well as those affected by modifiers and white patterns. […]