Have you dreamed of studying wild or feral horses when you grow up? Dr. Brian Hampson, co-founder of the Australian Brumby Research Unit, is part of a team studying the only remaining true wild horse, Przewalski’s horse. Let’s take a look at Przewalski horses and see what makes this breed unique. Science Talk – feral: having…
Did you know there is a museum that is totally about cowgirls? The Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas holds over 5,000 objects in their collection, over 6,000 historic and modern images of women honoured by the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and other historic cowgirls, and a library containing over 2,000 books and serial…
Parts of a snaffle bridle. This post will show you how to properly measure a horse for a bridle. A snaffle bridle is the simplest kind of bridle for young riders. It is made up of the following different parts: cheek piece 1 (attaches to the crownpiece) crown piece 1a (attaches to the cheekpiece) browband…
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,…
Hannah Hammond and her barrel racing buddy, Jackie Ganter, were first or second in all three incentive races one year at a barrel racing competition held at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene, Texas. Hannah placed seventh in the Most Consistent Horse contest with a 0.294-second difference factor between her three runs of 15.644,…