UK policewoman chases car on horseback through town centre
NEWS AND COMMENT: The man was on his phone while driving which is illegal in the UK. The two police constables spotted it and...
Category: Horses
Origin of the donkey and breeding by the Romans
There is an interesting report in the journal Science concerning a study on the origin of the donkey and how it was selectively bred...
What is horsepower (infographic)?
Horsepower is a unit of the measurement of power and it was first coined by the Scottish engineer James Watt (19 January 1736 to...
2 reasons why the horse was and is so popular
The reasons why the horse has been and continues to be so popular is firstly because of their temperament which is based upon their...
What does a horse signal with its tail (video infographic)?
The infographic covers the basics and a little more on horse tail movement signalling. There is some additional information below it. Firstly, I am...
Wind turbine noise threatens Galicia’s ancestral wild horses
The Times reports that local people in Galicia in north-west Spain believe that the noise of wind turbines is jeopardising the survival of their...
When did people start riding horses?
When did horse riding begin? You will see slightly different answers from different sources so we are unsure. However, there’s a nice article in...
Jockeys whipping racehorses. Why? Change in rules (UK).
This article briefly touches on the change in rules regarding jockeys whipping their horse to speed them up. I also touch on whipping racehorses...
Stereotypical behaviours by horses in stables is obviously due to boredom causing stress (video)
It seems extraordinary to me that at one point in time perhaps not that long ago so-called experts in horse behaviour did not have...
Infographic on ‘Why do we call professional riders jockeys?’
Remarkably the evolution of the word ‘jockey’ to identify a professional horse rider took just 4 major steps according to my source excluding the...
Abandoned skewbald foal found in rubbish dump on his back
NEWS AND OPINION: This is the story of an abandoned skewbald foal. A not unusual story in the UK. My quick research indicates that...
Infographic on ‘How well can horses hear?’
I will let the infographic do the talking, er make some noise, bang the drum…. Below are some pages on horses: Get new posts...
Infographic on the names to describe various types of horse
This is an Infographic on the names to describe various types of horse. I found researching this interesting. I am indebted to Desmond Morris,...
Are King’s Guard ceremonial horses trained to bite interfering tourists?
I have seen quite a few videos of King’s Guard ceremonial horses, such as the horse carrying a Blues and Royals soldier, and another...
Mare who lost her baby accepts an orphaned foal immediately (video)
The video shows a mare who had lost her baby accepting almost immediately a foal who had lost his mother. It seemed a natural...
