Twelve-year-old Taylor Lai has a passion for horses. She’s attended horseback riding summer camps, and has been fortunate to have grown up with horses in the Mount Diablo foothills in California. “I really want to have my career to do with horses, and I like the idea of being a vet because you get to be around…
When you tack up a horse for a riding lesson, or go for a trail ride, does each horse have their own saddle? Like shoes are for us, if a saddle doesn’t fit, it can cause a horse discomfort. Poorly fitted saddles cause back muscle asymmetry, an unnatural gait, and back pain for the horse. They can also cause back…
In February of this year, Spruce Meadows was named the best show jumping facility in North America for the fourth straight year. Not bad for an event facility that hosted its first show jumping tournament in 1976. 1. How many years has Spruce Meadows been in operation? Show jumping events run from February to October…
For many people, renting a horse for a trail ride once a year, or once in a lifetime, is the only way they’ll ever get on the back of a horse and out on an open trail. In recent years, ranches have found they have had to add bigger horses to their stables to help…
Have you seen pictures of covered wagons or gypsy caravans? Have you wondered what it would be like to travel in one? In Wicklow, Ireland you can rent a gypsy caravan for a holiday and take to the road. Clissmann Horse Caravans rent out four-person horse-drawn caravans with cooking and sleeping facilities and you get to…
Researchers have been exploring the remains of a medieval stable located near a castle in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic and learning about the care of horses in 13th century Central Europe. 1. What years marked the beginning and end of the 13th century? 2. How many centuries ago was the 13th century? In…
Horses may be strong, but sometimes riders can be too heavy for a horse to carry comfortably. While most healthy horses can easily carry a rider and saddle, they do have their limits. So, how much weight can a horse comfortably carry? The scientists base their findings on detailed measurements taken of eight horses that were…
Jockey Julie Krone was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2013. With 3,704 career wins, Krone is the leading female Thoroughbred horse racing jockey of all time. 1. Krone had 21,412 starts in her career. What percentage of those starts were wins? Of her total starts, 3,261 were seconds and 2,913 were…