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It’s Monday again and I’ve got another plant your horse can’t eat for you. While today’s plant is fairly common it’s not generally on the equine menu. The Elephant Ear is almost too big to eat!
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Horse Rock the City
This is an interesting equine/dance performance that combines the noble horse with a variety of different types of dance.
Unique Balance
Many of us have seen equestrian performances whether online or in person, but this one is slightly different. I like the variety of dance types used and the unique selections they used and the fact that the animal parts were simple and untaxing. The video isn’t the best quality, but it’s an interesting watch.
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Seal Bay or Brown Base – Horse Coat Colors
There are four base horse coat colors, black, chestnut, bay and brown. Black, bay and brown coats are caused by the agouti gene and it is the Dominant agouti allele that causes black hairs to be restricted to the points.
Agouti Magic
Seal brown can be subtle and is easily confused with dark bay, especially when there is a pangare modifier involved. Some registries do not consider it a different color, but a shade of bay.
Brown Comparison
Below is a couple comparisons of two animals that are similar in color, but different genetically. In both cases the brown animal is on the right.
Dark Bay vs. Seal Brown
Mealy Bay vs. Seal Brown
Seal Brown Characteristics
The only physical way to visually identify a seal brown animal is the varying degrees of lighter, reddish hair found on their soft spots, including muzzle, flank, elbow and belly.
Seal brown nose
Seal brown eyes
Seal brown flank and elbow
Learn More About Color
Be sure to visit the new and improved color section for more information (and pictures) about seal brown horses and stay tuned for more.
The Horse Wounded in Battle
Today’s horse poetry is by James Henry Leigh Hunt and I’m not sure when it was published but he lived from 1784-1859.
Elderberry – Toxic Plant of the Week
It’s Monday morning and time to learn a thing or two about a plant your horse can’t eat. Today’s plant is very common and luckily while toxic, the Elderberry isn’t a deadly beauty.
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Easter Lily – Toxic Plant of the Week
Another new week means another new plant to be on the lookout for. Today’s plant looks like it is older than time itself, the Easter Lily is one tough character.
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The Four Riders
The Four Riders is a four channel video installation that deconstructs the equine anatomy into landscapes of moving flesh. Of course the theme is the four riders of the apocalypse, but it’s beautifully shot and edited.
Scary Inspiration
Inspired by the apocalyptic atmosphere in Durer’s Four Horseman woodcut as well as by Eadweard Muybridge’s study of animal movement, this work places the horse in a contemporary context by staging the wild and grotesque next to the restrained and elegant.
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Bay Modifier – Horse Coat Colors
Lately I’ve been updating the images in the colors section and giving the section a bit of an overhaul. It’s a big job but quite the lovely one.
Modifiers
There are a variety of color modifying genes which can affect base colors as well as each other. They can be further affected by dilutions and white patterns. Today I want to share a little about the bay modifier and the colors that it displays.
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Paul Revere’s Ride
Today’s horse poetry is by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and published in Tales of a Wayside Inn in 1863.
Dracaena Palm – Toxic Plant of the Week
Another new week means another new plant to be on the lookout for. Today’s plant looks like it is older than time itself, the Dracaena Palm is one tough character.
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The Horses Mouth Episode 10
Today’s video is episode ten of a series that I’ve been posting as they publish. The Horse’s Mouth tells the inspirational stories of horses & their people.
Episode 10
Each episode is dedicated to a different horse lover, their equestrian facilities and their horsey friends. The tenth episode features Dr. PhD candidate Darlene Chalmers who is working with the University of Calgary to examine the horse human relationship through an academic filter. She is working with Christian McEachern and his horse Sozo. McEachern is a 14 year Veteran of the Canadian Forces and PTSD survivor. Through a chance encounter with host, Monica Culic, McEachern discovered the magic that is horses.
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Grey Modifier – Horse Coat Colors
Recently I’ve been updating the images in my colors section and giving the section a bit of a facelift. It’s a lot of work, but it’s a pretty job.
Modifiers
There are a wide variety of color modifiers which can affect both the base colors as well as each other. They can also be further affected by dilutions and white patterns. Today I want to share a little about the grey modifier and how it affects horse color.
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