Horses walk the fence because they’ve been allowed out into a new paddock with which they are unfamiliar. Their first instinct is to set off on a territorial patrol which means walking all around the perimeter next to the fence to learn the scope of …
This TikTok video begs the question as to whether horses like being ridden. It seems to me that the average person almost automatically believes that horses like to be ridden because we see so much of it. Because we don’t see horses rejecting their riders …
The infographic below shows you how the word “jockey” evolved. It’s quite a neat evolution and I thank Dr. Desmond Morris for it. I add some meat to the skeleton of the infographic below. Centuries ago, the name “Jack” was used as a term to …
Yes, according to 6 sources. One excellent source says that donkeys like their ears to be rubbed provided (1) they trust you and (2) you rub their ears gently. Donkeys enjoy having their ears rubbed. They enjoy being petted generally but it should be done …
This is both a difficult video to watch because the horse is trapped in barbed wire but at the same time it is inspirational and pleasant to watch because the man, with tenderness and respect for the horse, releases her and helps her to recover …
Sir Mark Todd has issued a grovelling apology after video footage shows him whipping a horse with a branch 10 times according to The Mirror newspaper. The footage is on the social media website TikTok. It was recorded by Chloe T. It shows Todd, 65, …
It seems that the refinement of the racehorse through selective breeding has reached a ceiling because they are not getting any quicker. In fact, many of today’s records are 50 years old. For example, the great Classic race, the Derby, was run in record time …
Mediaeval horses were small by today’s standards partly because people were considerably smaller. They were no bigger than modern-day ponies. Researchers from a number of British universities analysed the bones of 1,964 horses dating from A.D. 300 to A.D. 1650. They found that the average …
In 1988, a survey at that time concluded that there were a total of 207 distinct breeds of horse. However, it is a difficult question to answer with precision because some of these breeds may be valid and some may not. It depends how you …
