For hundreds of years, the Suffolk Punch draft horse has been used by farmers to till fields across Great Britain. Now, Britain’s oldest native breed is on the brink of extinction. The breed was developed in the early 16th century, and still looks similar to its foundation stock. The Suffolk Punch was developed for farm work,…
We’re nearing that time of year again—Halloween! Will you be carving a horse jack-o’-lantern for your front porch or barn? In this post you’ll find a horse jack-o’-lantern pattern and a tutorial on how to use scale drawing to resize any image. Who knows? By the end of this post you may decide to create…
Created to support the teaching of evolution and inheritance at primary level, this resource contains an animation in which two children go back millions of years to look at the ancestors of the horse. The children observe and discuss the changes that happened as this animal evolved over many generations. A second animation looks at…
Is it possible to estimate how big a foal will be when they reach mature size? While there is no one exact mathematical formula for estimating a foals’ mature size, several methods have been developed for estimating mature horse height in foals and yearlings. One method of measurement is to measure a straight line in inches…
Is music played in your barn? Ever wonder if the horses like it? A study by researchers at Hartpury College in England found horses liked classical and country sounds more than they did rock and jazz. To test the effects of different kinds of music on stabled horses, Clare Carter, a Bachelor of Science student,…