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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 2. The Hunt
Chapter 2. The Hunt Before I was two years old a circumstance happened which I have never forgotten. It was early in the spring; there had been a little frost in the night, and a light mist still hung over the woods and meadows. I and the other colts were feeding at the lower part […]
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Fireweed – Toxic Plant of the Week
Happy Monday, are you ready to learn about another plant your horse can’t eat? Luckily fireweed is not toxic to horses. Learn More Be sure to check out the Fireweed page to learn more about the plant and while you are at it why not check out more toxic plants? A | B | C […]
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Wind Horse Puppet
Today’s video is something totally different, and although it happened some time ago – it’s still quite beautiful. Celebrating May Day I can’t find much about the celebration itself – or even where it was held. But it’s a festival for May Day and the puppet itself was built by the man in the green […]
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Light Black Dilution – Horse Coat Colors
I’m making my way through the colors section and giving it new information and updated images. Today I’ve finally gotten through the solid colors and next week we’ll move on to the white patterns. Dilutions There are a bunch of dilution genes which affect the two base colors as well as those affected by modifiers […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 1. My Early Home
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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. […]