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Basic Chestnut – Horse Coat Colors

Chestnut Horses Recently I’ve begun updating the images in my colors section and getting in touch with the times when it comes to color. It’s a complicated ride, but it sure is a pretty one!

Basic Colors

Coloring in horses comes from a pigment called melanin which appears in two forms, eumelanin (black) and phaeomelanin (red). These two expressions are responsible for the two base horse colors, black and chestnut. All other coat colors come from an interaction between these two genes and that of various modifiers, dilutions and white patterns.
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Sheridan At Cedar Creek

Sheridan's Ride - Thure de Thulstrup

Today’s horse poetry is by Herman Melville and was published in More Titles by Melville in 1864.

Dogbane – Toxic Plant of the Week

Monday morning and time to learn a thing or two about another plant that has it in for your horse . Today’s plant is incredibly common and could as easily be called horsebane, Dogbane is dangerous.
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The Horses Mouth Episode 8

Today’s video is episode eight of a series that I’ve been posting as I find them. The Horse’s Mouth tells the inspirational stories of horses & their people.

Episode 8

Each episode is dedicated to a different horse lover, their equestrian facilities and their horsey friends. The eighth episode (and first 30 minute episode) interviews Dave Collins of the BC College of Equine Therapy in beautiful Vernon, BC. Dave shares some of his expertise and the show explores the college and how it can get students into the field.
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Basic Black – Horse Coat Colors

Black Horses Recently I’ve begun updating some of the images in my colors section and getting in touch with the times when it comes to color. It’s a complicated ride, but it sure is a pretty one!

Basic Colors

Evening

Phaéton on the Chariot of Apollo - Nicholas Bertin

Today’s horse poetry is by Friedrich von Schiller and I’m not sure when it was published but he lived from 1759-1805.

Dieffenbachia – Toxic Plant of the Week

Back on track, it’s Monday and I’ve got another one of those pesky plants that hate your horse. Today’s plant is common, even though it has a very scientific sounding name, the Dieffenbachia.
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Horse Breeds From Scotland

Scotland Flag The end of another week and a great time to visit another exotic location and learn about the ineresting horse breeds it’s given rise to. Looking at each breed in the context of their origins is a fascinating ride, & today a peek at the breeds from Scotland.

Scottish Greats for American Beer

Scotland is home to perhaps the most recognizable of the draft breeds, the mighty Clydesdale, created early in the 18th century from Flemish animals crossed with local working animals. Centuries of selective breeding has created a find draft animal with feathered feet, handsome bearing and a noble disposition.
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The Horses Mouth Episode 7

Today’s video is episode seven of a series that I’ve been posting as I find them. The Horse’s Mouth tells the inspirational stories of horses & their people.

Episode 7

Each episode is dedicated to a different horse lover, their equestrian facilities and their horsey friends. The seventh episode interviews Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Famer Keith Clark who races his Standardbreds at Fraser Downs in Cloverdale, BC. Join host, Monica Culic as she experiences a day in the life of harness racer Keith Clark!
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Horse Care & Breeds

Horse Breeds

Basic Chestnut – Horse Coat Colors

Basic Colors

Sheridan At Cedar Creek

Dogbane – Toxic Plant of the Week

The Horses Mouth Episode 8

Episode 8

Basic Black – Horse Coat Colors

Basic Colors

Evening

Dieffenbachia – Toxic Plant of the Week

Horse Breeds From Scotland

Scottish Greats for American Beer

The Horses Mouth Episode 7

Episode 7

Check Out the Updated Color Images

Calm is all Nature as a Resting Wheel

Destroying Angel Mushroom – Toxic Plant of the Week