Sawyer Villanueva loves horses. She rides and learns about horses with Between Humans and Horses, a nonprofit program pairing children and young adults with horses to build leadership and communication skills. They teach at Maddi’s Friesien Ranch in Nevada. The ranch owners generously donate the facility to the program. As a nonprofit they need to raise…
Would you like to hear the clip-clop of horse’s hooves on your street every week? That’s what people living in Bristol, Vermont hear every Friday – on garbage day. Twenty-two years ago, Patrick Palmer of Thornapple Farm was awarded the town’s contract for trash and recycling pickup. He and his team of horses have been…
A baby donkey was rescued this winter in Minnesota. The people who rescued her named her Bella. Bella suffered from severe frostbite and hypothermia during nights when the temperature dropped to -15 º F in Minnesota. How cold is that? Let’s take a look. 1. What is the freezing point of water in degrees Fahrenheit? 2. What…
Did you know that mules can jump in a different way than horses? A mule is a cross between a female horse and a male donkey or “jack.” The donkey part of their bloodline gives them unique muscular characteristics that enable them to do a standing high jump. Competitions are held to see which mule can jump the highest from…
Ten-year-old Alice Rozga, dreamed of owning a pony for as long as she can remember. The possibility that she might actually get one became more real when her family moved to New Zealand from Wales, and Alice became surrounded by other children with their ponies. Alice’s mother suggested she could earn money to buy a…
Horse Lover’s Math went behind the scenes at the Odysseo Cavalia show in Vancouver. Along with getting up close to the stars of the show – we went looking for the math behind the magic. In many parts of the performance, multiple horse and rider teams are on the stage at the same time, riding…
East Asian nations, including Korea, China, Japan and Vietnam, have a long tradition of associating each lunar year with one of the 12 animals under the Chinese zodiac – rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Guess what? We are about to enter the Year of the Horse! …
When Georgia Calder first rode Pixie, the horse didn’t even know how to step over a pole on the ground. She could not canter more than three strides. Why? Pixie had just finished her career as a pacing Standardbred racehorse. It had only been days before that she’d raced her last race. Pixie was too…
Most people today have never even seen a real sleigh being pulled by horses. But there are places where people still hitch up their horses, wrap themselves in warm blankets and with sleigh bells jingling, go for a sleigh ride. At one time Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts, held an annual event to keep this wonderful…
If you are thinking of a career working with horses, you may find a recent Oklahoma equine study of interest. Why? Because the study focused on the economic benefits and job opportunities available in the real-world of horses! Time to give your data analysis skills a workout and get a glimpse of the horses and…