This is an Infographic on the names to describe various types of horse. I found researching this interesting. I am indebted to Desmond Morris, the… Read More »Infographic on the names to describe various types of horse
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 on… Read More »Are King’s Guard ceremonial horses trained to bite interfering tourists?
Here are two animal-related moments during this wonderful Monday when the world said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral. The organisers did an… Read More »2 animal-related moments during Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
This is an apt little video today because Queen Elizabeth II has recently passed aged 96, and tomorrow is her funeral and the entire news… Read More »King’s Life Guard horse is irritated and bored (stomping)
In general, humans do not eat horses because they have nearly always given their lives to benefit humans either to carry them and/or in some… Read More »Why do we not eat horses?
Farmers in Hungary have reported historic drought damage affecting about 550,000 ha of land. Andras Eordogh breeds horses in (or near) Jászszentlászló, a village in… Read More »“I want to breed horses, not camels” – Hungarian farmer
NEWS AND COMMENT: Cowboy Trail Rides in the Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area just outside Las Vegas, provide a riding experience to customers on well-trained… Read More »Four trail horses shot dead at close range near Las Vegas
UK: A tourist touches the reins of a Queen’s Guard horse and is almost immediately screamed at by the soldier: “Don’t touch the reins!”. She… Read More »Woman touches reins of Queen’s Guard horse and is yelled at
This is somewhere in India; a place where they have interactions with wildlife that nearly all of us in the West can’t imagine in our… Read More »Elephants sneak into stables and grab some horse feed at night
Here are 15 facts about the humble yet lucky horseshoe. There are many strands to the story which I have touched on below, which I… Read More »15 facts about the lucky horseshoe
NEWS AND COMMENT: The Times has an article today May 23, 2022, which makes my blood boil. Rowan Atkinson is famous for his character Mr… Read More »Rowan Atkinson’s thunderous firework display heavily criticised as it terrified animals far and wide
In a new book which marks Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, Sir Michael Morpurgo explains the origin of her lifelong love for… Read More »Queen Elizabeth II’s passion for horses started when she touched a horse’s neck
NEWS AND COMMENT-HOSTOMEL, NEAR KYIV, UKRAINE: Sasha, 26, (we don’t know her surname) owned horse stables at Hostomel. She also owned (with businessman Roman?) two… Read More »Stables and horses destroyed by Russian invaders near Kyiv, the Ukraine capital
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… Read More »Man tenderly releases wild horse from barbed wire 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… Read More »2-time Olympic champion Sir Mark Todd beat a horse with a branch 10 times
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… Read More »Racehorses are not getting faster. Why?
NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: You may have read Sarah Moulds’s story. I wrote about it some time ago (click here if you wish to read the… Read More »‘Pony puncher’, Sarah Moulds, has been charged with animal cruelty
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… Read More »Mediaeval horses were small by today’s standards
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… Read More »How many horse breeds are there?
NEWS AND COMMENT: I will start this article by showing two screenshot images from a Twitter video made by the Hertfordshire Hunt Saboteurs from a… Read More »Woman foxhunter slaps ‘uncooperative’ horse in face and kicks it