Horse breed – the Fell
This wonderful horse breed originated in the British Isles. The Fell is actually a pony breed with the maximum height of 14 …
The movie that started the Friesian horse craze in the USA – Ladyhawke
The Friesian horse, that black, beautiful breed which looks like an animal straight out of the Renaissance era was first introduced to …
Tangled manes and mythology
I came across a rather bizarre phenomenon today. I have an adult acquaintance who loves horses but doesn’t know that much about …
The history of the white war horse
The Lipizzaner horse use to be a war horse before becoming known as a high performance dressage horse. That should not be news …
Lipizzaner, the Spanish Riding school video
The 2 videos below are parts one and two of a tour of the magnificent Spanish Riding School in Vienna. The videos …
Did you know that the horse is indigenous to the Americas?
I bet you did not know that the horse was in North America thousands of years before the Spanish brought their own …