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Horse Breeds Beginning With W

Horse breeds that start with W It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet one of the last four 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. Today it’s about breeds that start with W, from the Australian Waler which isn’t an officially recognized breed to the Württemberger which was developed in Germany as a heavy coach horse.
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Prehistoric Horse Art

Draa River Carving
While I’ve proven that I’m a horse art lover & I’ve explored some incredibly old pieces. I’ve never quite gone this old, back into prehistory to the crude artwork of our ancient ancestors.
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Nico Morgan – Horse Photographer Interview

Name
Nico Morgan

Website & places you can find my work online
Website: www.nicomorgan.com
Flickr: nico
Facebook: Nico Morgan Photography

Where I am
I live in the East Midlands of England, in our smallest county, Rutland. Home is about 15 mins drive from Burghley and in the heart of what we call the Shire fox hunting country.
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Toxic Plant of The Week

When it comes to food, horses have to be quite picky. You’d be amazed at how many plants these handsome herbivores can’t eat. One of the first sections I created on The Equinest was the toxic plant section & it had a complete facelift not too long ago.
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Recognizing Signs of Ill Health in Your Horse

Let’s face it, horses can be injury, illness or accident prone and some lucky individuals have problems with all three. It’s important that any horse owner know their mount and be able to recognize problematic signs.

Healthy Signs

Making sure you know your animal is step number one. Knowing their behavior and habits is essential to recognizing signs of trauma, lameness or illness. This video outlines some basics to look for when checking your horse over.
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Dressage iPhone Apps

Dressage iPhone Apps Interestingly enough I’ve been able to find enough horse flavored iPhone apps to actually have some niche categories, which is great for enthusiasts of specific disciplines. There is a great deal of information out there that you can now access from anywhere.

Dressage With An i

If you haven’t already be sure to check out the USEF & USDF EquiTest Apps and the FEI EquiTest Apps for more dressage info & goodies, then dig into the handy list below. For each listing below I’ve provided a brief description and a link to them on the iTunes app store.
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The Frog

Today’s information is a guest post courtesy of Gary Minshall, long-time farrier and photographer extraordinaire. Be sure to check out part. 1 and you can find him & his work on facebook.

Anyone who has looked at my interview here at the Equinest knows that I was a horseshoer for alot of years. I was ask by Paige for my input about hoof care.

Meet The Frog

“The frog serves as the heart of the foot so-to-speak.”

Stephanie Small – Horse Artist Interview

Name
Stephanie Small

Website & Places you can find my work online
deviantART: pegacorna2 and to a lesser extent you can see some of my art on Elfwood

Where I am
Lake County, California
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Horse Breeds Beginning With V

Horse breeds that start with V It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet one of the last few 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. Today it’s about breeds that start with V, from the adaptable Venezuelan Criollo established from Spanish animals brought to the new world to the Vyatka from an area of Udmurtia known for horse breeding.
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Lisa Marie Ford – Horse Author, Artist & Photographer Interview

Name
Lisa Marie Ford

Website & places you can find my work online
Website: www.picsbylis.com
Blog: apps.picsbylis.com/blog
Facebook: picsbylis (pics & artwork) and crittertales (books & poetry)
Twitter: @picsbylis
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Grey Horse Art 3

John Maler Collier - Lady Godiva
Here is the third and (hopefully not) final part of the grey horses in art series. (Here are part 1 & part 2). This is just one part of my horse colors in art collection & contains an incredible variety of artists.
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LaRaedo Barn Management Software

A guest post courtesy of Marie Taulbee over at LaRaedo Software who wanted to share a little about her handy barn management software.

LaRaedo Imagine, as a farm owner, offering your horse boarder a log on service that allows them to check on the daily care status of their horse, obtain details about their lessons or training, being able to receive and send alert messages and access their itemized monthly invoice?
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Horse Care & Breeds

Horse Breeds

Healthy Signs

Dressage With An i