RELATED: American veterinarian criticises fellow vets for dog ear crops and tail docks This is not hot of the press news but it needs to be reported. To spread that word that PETA achieves results. For 90 years Budweiser tail docked their Clydesdales for a …
This is a charming photograph by the British Army of a couple of the recovered cavalry horses that were injured when they stampeded through London after throwing off their riders having been spooked by some concrete falling onto the ground. There were some stark photographs …
Two horses from Cleveland Police’s mounted unit escaped during routine exercise and brought traffic to a standstill on Interstate 90 before being safely recovered. The horses escaped from their stalls and ended up on Interstate 90 weaving in and out of oncoming dense traffic which …
In Wales, the BBC reports that horses are replacing machines in removing felled larch diseased trees from sensitive woodland in Fforest Fawr near Tongwynlais, on the outskirts of Cardiff. This is an ancient tradition. The work will last for three months and is intended to …
Today horse-brasses are entirely decorative; adorning heavy horses at horse shows. However, their role is far more than decorative or it used to be. They are protective amulets defending horses against evil spirits. They are a remnant of ancient pagan beliefs. They can almost be …
NEWS AND COMMENT: The man was on his phone while driving which is illegal in the UK. The two police constables spotted it and gave chase on their horses down the middle of town – an unusual sight to say the least and very cool. …
Horsepower is a unit of the measurement of power and it was first coined by the Scottish engineer James Watt (19 January 1736 to 25 August 1819). He is the engineer/scientist who invented the concept of horsepower (h.p.). At the outset the measurement was simple …
NEWS AND COMMENT: In the Balearic Island of Majorca, Spain, a working horse pulling a tourist carriage in 40°C heat collapsed causing great consternation among many people and reminding viewers of the Twitter video that it is time to stop this type of commercial enterprise …
NEWS AND COMMENT: Lourens Koetsier, an experienced horse rider, was riding a horse provided by a business, LJP Owen, on Druidston Beach in Haverfordwest, Wales, when Max, a small, elderly and gentle West Highland terrier, ran underneath his horse, Bonfire, causing the horse, who was …
