
How Long Do Horses Live
By Debbie
How long do horses live? This is a great question. I think it depends on what angle we decide to take to decipher the answer. If we look at history we'll find many accounts of an older horse living anywhere of up to almost 60 years of age. If we look … [Read More...]

Healthy As A Horse, Not Just a Saying
By Debbie
Horses, to all outside appearances, generally look healthy, hence the saying, "Healthy As A Horse." They are big strong creatures and would seem to be immune to complexities. A savvy horse owner knows just how important health is to a horse's … [Read More...]

Magical Shire Horse Oldest Draft Breed
By Debbie
When you think of the word "shire" or even "shire horse" you may imagine a green valley, filled with Tolkien's Hobbits. If you are not familiar with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings stories, you may just be picturing a lovely green valley in the heart of … [Read More...]

Akhal Teke Horses a.k.a Unicorns
By Debbie
This Akhal Teke horse is one of myth and legend. Not only is the breed rare, but it is slowly fading away into the annals of history as a horse unlike no other. If horses were mere unicorns, it would not be difficult at all to compare them to the … [Read More...]

Striking It Gold! The Rare Palomino
By Debbie
There are so many beautiful horses in the world, but very few can conjure up incredible equine fantasies quite like the golden Palomino. If you are old enough to remember Roy Rogers' horse Trigger, or Mr. Ed (another famous palomino horse), or the … [Read More...]

The Perfect Paint Horse
By Debbie
Paint horses, or pintos as they are often called, look as though they should be a horse of a darker color that accidentally met with a bucket of white paint. (Hence, the name "paint" horses.) There is so much about the paint horse you should know if … [Read More...]

Percheron: The French Gentle Giant
By Debbie
The Percheron horse is the French answer to the Scottish Clydesdale and the British Shire horse. Like many other of the draft breed, this particular horse breed has its own unique features and history. They often grow to be quite large, yet they are … [Read More...]

Poetry in Motion The Clydesdale Horse
By Debbie
Every year during SuperBowl, people who love horses await the famed Budweiser commercials. Why? Because these commercials almost always feature the recognizable and beautiful Clydesdale horses. While most people admire these large draft horses for … [Read More...]

In the Company of a Mustang Horse
By Debbie
If you like or even love horses, there is a good chance that you have heard of the wild mustang horses. A mustang horse, or simply mustang, is one of the last surviving vestiges of the Old West. These wild horse herds have been running wild and free … [Read More...]