 [ LAWS ] All horse owners will tell you: owning a horse is a great responsibility. However, to really take care of horses, it is initially necessary to know their needs. Currently, in several countries, it is up to each owner to learn this important equestrian knowledge and all owners are free to have as many horses as they wish. When certain owners neglect their responsibilities, the horses can pay the price… To change this situation,... Write a comment |
[ TYPE or BREED ] Most people confuse types of horses and breeds. The two are different. A type of horse is a term to indicate a similar group of breeds. For example, common types of horses are Draft Horse, Warmblood, Canadian cutting horse, Gaited horse, etc. and common breeds are Paint Horse,... Write a comment |
 [ SPORTS ] Ski joring is a sport and equestrian discipline combining skis and horse driving. There is also a canine form of this activity but it is much more exciting with horses, see the video at... Write a comment |
 [ SPORTS ] Endurance racing is an equestrian discipline and a sport. The goal of endurance racing is to travel the full race distance, which is quite long, in a minimum of time and without... Write a comment |
[ ASSOCIATION ] Maybe some of you have seen these letters before in connection with Icelandic Horses and wondered what they stand for or what "FEIF" is or does. Well, FEIF is the international umbrella organization for all National Icelandic Horse Associations. The letters FEIF stand for:... Write a comment |
[ ADVICE ] The growing popularity of the Icelandic Horse worldwide does not exclude North-America. But the expansion here takes a little longer because of the size of the countries involved. I am convinced that sooner or later the Icelandic Horse will be as popular here as it is in the rest of... Write a comment |
 [HISTORY] It was born in 1933 in Chile and given the name Faithful. It was initially intended for the race track, but its restive and nervous temper did nothing but bring failure after failure.... 1 comment |
 [ HISTORY ] Very popular from the 14th to the 16th century, the equestrian tournament is a competition between knights. There are several types of tournament. At the beginning, the knights... Write a comment |
 [ ADVICE ] There are a few methods to use to calculate how much weight a horse can carry. One is simplistic: A rough guide to how much weight a horse can carry is to take the horse's weight (in... Write a comment |
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 [ RACE ] By definition, the pony is a small horse. Its most common physical characteristics, in addition to its small size which seldom exceeds 1.48 m (14.2 hands), are its abundance of hairs, a... Write a comment |
 [ TRAVEL ] If you ever wanted to travel the world on horseback, this may be the thing for you. Unicorn trails specializes in horseback riding trips and offers holidays in Europe, Africa, North and... Write a comment |
 [ ORIGIN ] The mustang is more a free roaming animal than a wild horse, but this small horse of the American North-West was not always free. It is told that the first ancestors of the mustangs were... Write a comment |
