The Fjord horse, sometimes called the Norwegian Fjord Horse, has a distinctive appearance. This compact, hardy, mild-mannered horse may be small, but it’s strong enough to carry adults. The Fjord is a great choice for disciplines like dressage and driving, and if you’re looking for an equine partner who’s happy to go to work and
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Three countries announced their teams for the Agria FEI Jumping World Championship, which takes place Aug. 10-14 in Herning, Denmark. The following horse-and rider combinations will represent Ireland in show jumping. Daniel Coyle on Legacy Cian O’Connor and C Vier 2 Darragh Kenny and VDL Cartello Denis Lynch and Brooklyn Heights Bertram Allen and Pacino
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A pamphlet I read in a truck stop described this part of New Mexico as “where the Great Plains meets the Rockies.” The stretch of road from Tucumcari to Albuquerque was described as “featureless” in the brochure, but whoever wrote that was missing so much. Riding my horse Rain Dance (Rainy) at a slow walk, I noticed
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As you stumble around a dark pasture with a flashlight on a winter evening, you may wonder how your horse manages with fewer hours of daylight. The answer is, “Very well.” For starters, horses have a higher ratio of rods to cones in their eyes than people do. Rods are specialized cells that are sensitive to
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Boarding a horse may seem like an expensive way to keep a horse, but compared to the purchase and upkeep of a property suitable for horses, it may be a little less expensive. For some people, the only way they can keep a horse is to board it at a stable. The cost of boarding your horse
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Horses have a much better sense of smell than we humans. If you’ve ever ridden a horse on the trail that dropped its head to sniff its way along because other horses have been on the same trail, you’ll know that they get much more information out of a smell than we do. They aren’t as
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As comebacks go, Bob Baffert couldn’t have asked for a better one than to win the $125,000 Los Alamitos Derby July 9 with High Connection .Dr. Ed Allred, owner of Los Alamitos Race Course, presented the trophy to Baffert, who recalled how many decades the two have known each other. “He gave me my first job, out of
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Flotus will skip Goodwood for York, and trainer Ed Crisford believes the Aug. 19 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) could be the perfect fit for the speedy filly. Runner-up in the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) last year behind Tenebrism and third in this year’s Commonwealth Cup (G1) at Royal Ascot, the daughter of Starspangledbanner picked up her first
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Click here for more information: Royal Equestrian – Anne Hooded Jacket – Navy (royalequestriancollection.com) Details The Spooks Equestrian Anne Hooded Jacket in Navy is a classic sweat jacket with a hint of sparkle, that will become an essential part of your equestrian wardrobe all year round. The Anne features sporty contrast detail, with dark grey
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Q: Every winter, within a few weeks of putting blankets on my horse, he gets some type of crusty growth on his back—mostly along the top of his rump and hips. I think it may be rainrot. It’s too cold here to bathe him in the winter, so I’ve tried scrubbing the scabs off with a
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There’s a lot to not like on social media. And then there’s the delightful friendship between a horse named Coaster and his “emotional support goat” Buttercup. The duo have a devoted following on the popular platform TikTok, where short videos chronicle their day-to-day adventures and mutual love of gummy worms. Coaster, an 18-year-old Thoroughbred gelding,
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Is grass low in protein or high? What about carbohydrates and sugars? Let’s find out! What Nutrients Does Grass Contain? Horses can survive by eating a diet that consists entirely of grass, but many of us never stop to thing about what is in our horses pasture land. It is easy to underestimate the nutritional content
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