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Pony iPad Apps on iTunes

Pony iPad Apps on iTunes I’ve essentially exhausted all of the equine apps I could find for iPhones so I’ve decided to move on to iPads. The apps are similar, but the iPad offers some in high definition (I noted them) and a larger screen to view them on. Today the ponies get to go first!

Pony Apps At Your Fingertips

There aren’t as many apps directed at ponies as there are for horses, (probably why I started this post first) however there are plenty of fun pony games & apps to check out. I’ve collected them and now I’m organizing and presenting them. For each one I’ve provided a (very) brief description and a link to them on the iTunes store.
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Apricot Tree – Toxic Plant of the Week

It’s toxic plant Monday again and time to take a look at some of the more wicked members of the plant family. Last week it was apples and this week another seemingly innocent culprit, the Apricot Tree.
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Feria de Mataderos in Buenos Aires

It’s always fun to see how horse people around the globe celebrate their animals & horsemanship traditions. The Feria de Mataderos is a fair in Argentina developed to promote cultural roots and share local customs.

Celebrate Argentina

The festivities are broken into three areas, traditional crafts, an art festival and goucho abilities & displays of equestrian skill. In addition to the crafts there are workshops, lectures & exhibitions.
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The Complete List of Horse iPhone Apps

Medical & Health Horse iPhone Apps Now that I’ve organized and listed tons and tons of iPhone apps, it’s time to make sense of them all. After looking at all of the posts I decided what better than to create another list, the iPhone app list to end them all.

Here Goes

If you love horses and have an iPhone you’ve come to the right place, there are a wide variety of types and I’ve got them fairly well categorized. I’m going to keep it short because the list speaks for itself.
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Merychippus – Extinct Equidae

Merychippus

Image from Llez

The Merychippus was a pivotal ancestor in the equine family tree as they were among the first grass eaters of their time. They lived around 17 to 11 million years ago during the Miocene.
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A List of Equine Magazine Blogs Worth Following

Horse Publication Blogs There are a wide variety of horse blogs out there in cyberspace and just when it seems like I’m following them a good %, I find still more. It’s impossible to catalogue them all, but I’m trying.

The Magazine List

Over the past few weeks I have shared a horse art and photography blogs this week I want to share some of the equine publications & magazine blogs. Some are their main blog and others are staff members or writers.
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The Horses of Wilhelm von Kobell

Wilhelm von Kobell was a German painter during the late 18th and early 19th century. He recieved artistic training from a young age in Germany and tried a number of styles, however he came to base his particular style on Dutch art.

Painting The Rich

Kobell grew to be a prolific painter and was well-respected for his landscapes, portrait work, agrarian and battle scenes, all of which often featured horses. The horses in his art are handsome and bold, a clear sign that their owners are wealthy.
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Karla Smith – Horse Artist Interview

Name
Karla Smith

Website & Places you can find me online
Website: www.sapphireartstudio.com

Tell us a little about you, what is your background and where did you come from?
I grew up in rural Illinois and I loved it! I was raised with horses and ponies – all kinds and personalities. Us kids would take off in the country and ride & explore all day long. We always had at least 2 or more horses at a time. I had my favorites thru the years, a Welsh mare – Babe, and a Quarter Horse mare – Miss Loxahatchee.
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Horse Movies on iTunes

Horse Movies on iTunes I’ve almost exhausted all of the horse apps I could find on iTunes – so I’m moving on to horse movies before I attach the equine app for iPads department. Horse movies seem to be a popular subject so I hope you find one you like.

Horse Movies At Your Fingertips

It’s a decent sized list considering that horse movies are a fairly obscure genre. It took some serious digging, but I’ve got a pretty long waiting list of horse movies to watch now! For each movie I’ve provided a (very) brief description and a link to them on the iTunes store.
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A Mare’s Heart to Win – By Betsy Kelleher

Zenyatta

Thanks to Betsy Kelleher, author of MARES! (ya gotta love em), for this powerful guest post about Zenyatta – a horse who has come to stand for girl power.

Apple Tree – Toxic Plant of the Week

Today is Monday and that means back to the office and another toxic plant of the week. Recently I’ve been featuring a plant that is toxic to horses every week. Today we take a look at the potentially dangerous (and strangely ironic) but always beautiful Apple Tree.
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Behind The Scenes – Heather Robinson Equine Fashion Shoot

It seems that horses have a royal spot in the fashion world that never goes out of style. Over the decades bits of the ‘equine look’ have come in and out of vogue as has using horses in haute couture ads.

Behind The Scenes

This video is a behind the scenes look at an equine photo shoot with model Heather Robinson who made number 1 on Fitness Magazines ‘Hot & Fit 100’ list for 2011. The setting is beautiful Los Cabos, Mexico…the prop, one skinny chestnut horse that looks like he could use a vacation himself.
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