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Welcome to yet another quick lesson to help you learn the plants your horse can’t eat. Today, we’ll take a look at an amazingly funky and interesting plant, Ceriman.
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Horse Breeds From The Czech Republic
We’re heading to another country of the world and the fascinating horse breeds its given rise to. It’s interesting to look at each breed in the context of their origins, and today it’s all about breeds from Czech Republic.
Golden Days
The horses that originally come from the Czech Republic are primarily of warmblood type, robust & sturdy yet athletic and intelligent. In fact, The Golden Horse of Kinsky was Europe’s first warmblood sport horse. Sadly this once popular animal is now far more rare than gold.
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Sa Carrela è Nanti – A Carnival Story
This video shows the preparation for and running of a traditional horse race in Sardinia, Italy the Sa Carrela è Nanti which is run on the last days of Carnival season.
The Story
This is an even that spans several days and riders are judged on their horsemanship, poise and the state of their animal & tack. Each rider is responsible for their mount. The race starts at the top of a long hill and runs down narrow village roads & the riders run down two at a time.
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The Horses of Józef Brandt
Józef Brandt was a Polish painter during the late 19th and early 20th centuries who was particularly celebrated for his battle scenes. The Frederic Remington of Poland, Brandt was an incredibly prolific artist who managed to tell a story with every painting.
Not Much Info
Like many of the non-English artists, I don’t possess the language skills to learn much about Brandt. However, I did discover that he was talked out of being an engineer by Juliusz Kossok and he later started an art school in Munich for young Polish artists.
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For the Want of a Horseshoe Nail
Today’s horse poetry is an ancient proverb. So old, in fact, that it’s author is unknown. Whoever they were, they had a great sense of humor.
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Celandine – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to another week and a new Monday lesson on a plant your horse can’t eat. Today, look at a seemingly innocent and sunny plant with bold yellow flowers, Celandine.
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Horse Breeds From Cuba
We are off to another country of the world and the amazing horse breeds its given rise to. It’s interesting to look at each breed in the context of their origins, and today it’s all about breeds from Cuba.
Island Nation
Cuba is an Island in the Caribbean Sea, however it’s size and isolation don’t change the fact that they needed horses. Reintroduced to the Americas via Spanish settlers, horse breeds in these countries almost all come from hardy Iberian stock brought over by early explorers.
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Take Stories – The Camargue
The Camargue is perhaps most famous (to horse people anyway) for their lovely white Camargue horses which have been there since ancient times.
Not Just Horses
Not just home to wild horses, the Camargue is host to a variety of amazing wildlife. This three part documentary is an amazing and close up look at all of the wildlife found in this wetland on the Med.
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Grey Horse Breeds
Grey can be found in a very large proportion of modern horse breeds. However, like black breeds, there are a few which are known specifically for their gloriously grey coat.
Horse of a Different Color
While I love almost all horse colors equally, I have to admit that grey may be among the most interesting of the lot. A grey horse is generally born with color (can be almost any color of the horse rainbow), but their coat is affected by a grey modifier. This means that with every shedding there is more and more grey hair in their coat, slowly making them lighter and lighter until they go almost pure white.
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I Know Great Horses Live Again
Today’s horse poem is a short but incredibly powerful one written by Stanley Harrison. He was a racehorse trainer and poet born in 1902 (not sure his year of death).
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Calla Lily – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to another Monday morning and a new lesson on a plant that has it in for your horse. Today, a closer look at the supermodel of the plant world, the long and slender Calla Lily.
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Horse Breeds From Croatia
We’re heading to another country of the world and the fascinating horse breeds its given rise to. It’s interesting to look at each breed in the context of their origins, and today it’s all about breeds from Croatia.
Small But Diverse
Croatia isn’t a large country, but it is an incredibly geographically diverse one for its size. Traditionally horses have been bred primarily for agriculture and meat production so breeds from this country tend to be heavier in build. As the 20th century progressed and agriculture became more mechanized the numbers of the Croatian breeds began to decline.
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