Horse Hydration FAQs
There’s more to keeping horses hydrated than simply providing them constant access to clean water.
Mustangs at Las Colinas – Ratio in Art
US$1.45Kids follow along as artist Robert Glen designs and creates the Mustangs of Las Colinas sculpture. Proportion and ratio in art. The beauty of horses captured and expressed using an understanding of math. Great STEAM worksheet for budding artists and kids with a passion for horses.
The History of Eventing at the Olympic Games
This year the Summer Olympics takes place in Paris, France. As you may already know, this international competition includes three equestrian events; dressage, jumping, and eventing. Olympic eventing first made its appearance in the 1912 Summer Games. At that time it was called “Military” and was open only to servicemen and army horses. Twenty-seven riders…
Wild Horse Fellowship Program
Wild horses are one of the most understudied large mammals in North America today. And this lack of understanding is resulting in what is arguably the current mismanagement of American wild horses by government agencies. Wild Horse Fire Brigade started its wild horse Fellowship program with students from California State University, Sacramento to meet this…
Scientists Calculate Horses’ Carbon Hoofprint
Scientists have calculated a way of measuring the estimated carbon footprint of sport horses. The project was carried out by Wageningen University & Research in partnership with the European Equestrian Federation (EEF). The team worked with stables in Sweden and the Netherlands to understand the amount of greenhouse gas emissions for which horses at different…
Two Horse-Themed Guinness World Records
The Guinness Book of World Records is always fun to page through. It’s always interesting to read about the tallest, biggest, fastest anything. But when those records are about horses, it gets even more interesting. Record for the Most Runners in a Horse Race A maximum of twenty horses are allowed to compete in the Kentucky Derby.…
Dream Job Alert: Work on Canada’s Most Remote Island Full of Wild Horses
Parks Canada is hiring for an operations coordinator for the Sable Island National Park Reserve, and it’s an ideal role if you have always wanted to live on a remote island. Could you be the perfect caretaker of this island full of wild horses? Applications for the role close on May 28, 2023.
University Students Collect Data From Over 700 Horse Skulls From Sable Island
PhD students at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax are helping to create a database for future research about the species. The almost mythical Sable Island horses have bewildered generations of scientists eager to learn more about their existence on the remote island off the coast of Nova Scotia.
What a Horse’s Posture Says About Her Health
When it comes to evaluating horses, their movement has always been a primary focus. Now research suggests that more consideration should be given to what a horse’s posture says about his health.
Horse Turnout Poll: What is the Reality for Today’s Domesticated Horses?
There is a growing awareness among horse owners about the importance of horses being turned out together. Horses are herd animals. They need social contact. So what is the reality for today’s domesticated horses? What are people’s horse husbandry practices around turnout? Horse Talk – horse husbandry: the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for horses. Although…