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Sure it’s a sponsored video, but that is one heck of an equine motorcoach and anyone who spends time on the road with their horse will want to take a peek…and a drool.
Some of us never budge and prefer to keep our animal’s feet under them rather than wheels. But if you have to travel, why not do it in style?
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There are a wide variety of equine themed apps in the iTunes store and I’ve been combing through them in the hopes of categorizing and organizing them. It’s been fun to see what the mobile world has to offer equestrians – new meets old.
Many in the horse world know Jane Savoie and today I’m sharing her training apps – each one geared toward helping with specific issues and areas. There is only 3 (for now) and for each one I’ve provided a brief description and a link to them on the iTunes app store.
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The Megahippus is one of the rarer species of equidae so it’s fossils (& images of them) are actually quite difficult to come by. These animals lived around 15-11 million years ago during the Miocene.
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It’s horse breed Thursday again and time for the final letter of the breed alphabet. Make sure you visit the breeds section where I’ve written pages about every breed I can find.
If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y. Today it’s about breeds that start with Z from the springy Zangersheide bred solely for jumping to the noble bearing of the Zweibrucker.
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Karl Bodmer was born in Switzerland and studied art there until he turned 24 when he was pegged by Prince Alexander of Wid-Newuied to accompany him to the New World. The purpose of the trip – to study the Native tribes of America.
Bodmer accompanied the prince throughout North America for several years learning and painting the local people along the way (81 images of them). His work embodies many native cultures we no longer see today and provide a fairly realistic & objective view of life for North American tribes during the early 19th century.
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Recently I’ve been sharing all kinds of horse themed apps for your iPhone & iPod touch. In fact there are so many that they range from donkeys to unicorns and everything in between.
Although I love horses, there is something so precious about ponies. Perhaps it’s the innate stubbornness or maybe it’s the little big man syndrome, but they tend to be 100% attitude. Here is a fun list of apps dedicated to the pony in your life, for each one I’ve provided a brief description and a link to them on the iTunes app store.
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The second in my toxic plant of the week series and our naughty plant of this week is the strange-but-beautiful African Wonder Tree, perhaps more often known as the Castor Plant.
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Before you even get on a horse there are a number of lessons you must learn, how to halter, lead, groom and of course tie them. Often times the most basic lessons are the most important, so pay attention!
Safety has to be considered at all times around large animals like horses. When spooked they have a tendency to run or lash out first & ask questions later. So regardless of what you are doing, you need to consider their (& your own) safety first. Tying properly is particularly important because when a tied horse spooks they can seriously injure themselves.
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For the past few weeks I’ve been sharing some horsey app finds from the iTunes store. Today I wanted to stray from the horses just a little and see whats on the iPhone for donkey lovers.
Maybe it’s that loud bray, or those long and demonstrative ears – but donkeys are pretty cool animals. So I wasn’t surprised when I found a good list of donkey apps for your iPhone too. For each app below I’ve provided a brief description and a link to them on the iTunes app store.
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It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet one of the last two letters of the breed alphabet. Make sure you visit the breeds section where I’ve written pages about every breed I can find.
If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X. Today it’s about breeds that start with Y, (no, I didn’t forget X – there is only one the Xilingol). So on to the Y’s from the Yabou which shares lineage with the great Turkoman animals to the Yururi Island Horses who live on an uninhabited island in Japan.
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Ludwig Koch was a renowned equestrian painter in his home country of Austria and today his work is known throughout the world. Clearly he had a thing for dressage and coming from Austria he had plenty of material to work with.
Sadly when Ludwig immigrated to the US in the 1920’s his art went unappreciated there during the rest of his lifetime. However love of the subject matter is obvious in each loving detail of his work.
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