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It’s that time of the week again & Monday is a great day to learn about another of those pesky plants your horse can’t eat. Today a look at a plant whose bark is much worse than its bite, the Bouncing Bet.
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Horse Breeds From Austria
It’s been great fun going through the countries of the world and learning more about their breeds of horse. I’ve cataloged over 600 breeds and counting, so there is a lot to share. Today it’s breeds from Austria.
Interesting Fact
Austria is the home to one of the most famous and oldest riding schools on the planet, the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. This time honored establishment is also home to a ballerina of the horse world, the graceful Lipizzaner horse. The school was named in honor of the Spanish animals which form the base of the Lipizzan breed.
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How to Make Horse Jumps
Welcome to the first edition of Horse Video Thursday, a new day for watching a video or two. Recently I posted a bunch of handy horse DIY stuff and this video is keeping in that vein by showing you how to make your own horse jumps.
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The Horses of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Pt 3
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born during the mid 19th century to a wealthy family in the south of France. He was not a healthy child and by the time puberty hit he had broken both of his legs resulting in their stunted growth.
Art from Tragedy
From childhood Henri found solace in his art, and he became quite adept at capturing the emotions of this subjects. Perhaps because he spent much of his life feeling like an outsider looking in. As an adult Henri kept questionable company, preferring bawdy dance halls and houses of ill repute to find his inspiration. His body of work is enormous and horses make an appearance in a large portion of them. If you haven’t seen them already be sure to check out pt. 1 & pt 2.
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Venus and Adonis
The first horse poetry I wanted to share is Shakespearean – an excerpt from his poem entitled Venus and Adonis.
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Bog Laurel – Toxic Plant of the Week
It’s Monday again and these are quickly becoming my favorite morning as we learn about more plants your horse can’t eat. Today a close up of the sweetly delicate pink flowers of the Bog Laurel
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Horse Video Sunday is Moving – To Thursday
I love finding new horse videos to share and the weekly videos on Sunday has been perhaps the longest running series on the site ever. It’s time for a change and I’m switching to a Monday through Friday posting week. Horse people are busy on the weekends anyway.
A Brave New Day
Starting this week Video Sunday will officially be moved to Video Thursday…it’ll still be there if you want to watch it on Sunday. If you haven’t already seen it, you can check out the new posting schedule here.
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Horse Frame Heaviness
As I was looking through horse images on some website or another I was suddenly struck by the difference in horse frame size. A quick search for information left me with nothing useful to refer to so I thought I’d create my own scale of body types.
Not Very Scientific
I’ll admit, there is nothing scientific in how I came to my conclusions about frame size. All of it is based on experience, research and looking thousands upon thousands of horse pictures over the years. The categories below are general & loosely gathered, based simply on how heavy the ‘average’ or ‘typical’ type is for the breed.
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Horse Breeds From Australia
It’s official, I’m going to list all of the horse breeds from every country I can find. The enormous breeds section has been a big help and today it’s all about breeds from Australia.
Interesting Fact
Horses aren’t native to the Australian continent, but were introduced during the pioneering days and heavily utilized to create civilization in this vast new world. Once their service was finished many of them were released, which later gave rise to the Brumbies…Australia’s mustangs.
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Natural Fly Control at the Stable
The warm season is upon us again, and the flys are a buzzing. There are industrial repellants out there, but that doesn’t mean you have to use them. While flies are a nuisance, that doesn’t justify slathering yourself or your horse with unnecessary chemicals.
Bringing it Together
So I did some research to find out some of the best & most natural ways to control pests. Beyond sprays there are a variety of options to help keep flies at bay. Believe it or not some of the natural fly predators (which attack flies in the larval stage) are among the best for pest management in larger establishments.
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The Horses of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Pt 2
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born in southern France to an aristocratic family during the mid 19th century. He had a weak & ill childhood which left him somewhat physically deformed.
Enjoying the Bawdy Life
Henri was a strange little man, oddly misshapen due to broken bones as a child. He took to the bawdy night life of bars & brothels and became a heavy drinker. While much of his art reflects the people with which he shared his time (loose women and burlesque dancers), he also had a softer side. The softer Henri enjoyed the circus and had an obvious appreciation for the equine form. So far I’ve found horses in over 30 of his pieces, so if you haven’t seen the first post of Henri’s horses be sure to check it out.
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Horse Poetry Tuesdays
Recently I was researching something or other online and ran across The Man From Snowy River by A.B. Paterson. I was embarrassed that the name only rang a bell in the context of a movie, so I had to read it and see if the movie added up.
The Inspiration
The poem is excellent and actually exciting, or as exciting as a poem can be. As for the movie, its bold imagery absolutely does the verses justice and the cliff scene is very judiciously replicated for the film interpretation.
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