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Cuckoo Pint – Toxic Plant of the Week
It’s Monday morning again and time to learn about another plant your horse can’t eat. Today we’ll take a closer look at an incredibly common house plant, the Cuckoo Pint.
Horse Basics
Horse Breeds From Italy
It’s Friday again and a great day for visiting an exotic location and learning about the fabulous horse breeds it’s given rise to. Looking at each breed in the context of their origins is an interesting ride, today a peek at the breeds from Italy. Bred For War It makes sense that many of today’s […]
Videos with Horses
How To Fall Off
Although it may seem counterproductive, learning to fall is more important than learning to ride. Anyone who wants to ride a horse has to understand one thing perfectly clearly, you will fall off. If You Haven’t Fallen… We’ve all heard the saying if you haven’t fallen off you aren’t a real rider and it is […]
Horse Art
Horsemanship for Women Line Drawings to Color
It’s the middle of the week and time for another section of the Horsemanship for Women series. If you haven’t already be sure to check out parts one and two. Riding Sidesaddle These drawings come from a book titled Horsemanship for Women, published in 1887 by Theodore Hoe Mead & illustrated by Gray Parker. I’m […]
Horseplay
At Galway Races
Today’s horse racing poetry was written by W. B. Yeats and published in Responsibilities and Other Poems in 1916.
Horse Basics
Crown of Thorns – Toxic Plant of the Week
It’s Monday morning again and time to learn about another plant your horse can’t eat. Today we’ll take a closer look at an incredibly common house plant, the Crown of Thorns.
Horse Basics
Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Toxic Plant of the Week
Welcome to another Monday and a new edition in the a-z of plants your horse can’t eat. Today’s plant has a fantastic name – the Jack-in-the-Pulpit looks like it belongs beyond the looking glass.
Horse Basics
Horse Breeds From Ireland
It’s the end of the week and time to visit another beautiful location and learn about the hardy horse breeds it’s given rise to. Looking at each breed in the context of their origins is an interesting ride, today a peek at the breeds from Ireland. Made Ireland Tough Most of the breeds from Ireland […]
Videos with Horses
How to Photograph A Horse From Under A Jump
Today’s video is a quick how to that can help turn your amateur photographer skills and average camera into a pro. Learn how to photograph a horse from under a jump (ahem, without getting kicked). Not An Easy Subject Suffice it to say, horses are beautiful animals but difficult photography subjects. Either moving too much […]
Horse Art
Horsemanship for Women Coloring Pages
Last week I posted part one of this interesting line drawing series and today I’ve got more to share (and this is hardly all of it, there is more to come). Skirts & Horses These drawings were published in 1887 in a book called Horsemanship for Women by Theodore Hoe Mead & illustrated by Gray […]
Horseplay
Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known
Today’s bit of horse in poetry was composed by William Wordsworth in 1798. While it isn’t about horses, they do play a part in the tale he weaves. Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known Strange fits of passion have I known: And I will dare to tell, But in the lover’s ear alone, What […]
Horse Basics
Croton – Toxic Plant of the Week
It’s that time again, Monday morning and it’s time to learn about another plant your horse can’t eat. Today we’ll take a closer look at an incredibly common house plant, the Croton.