Breeds

Horses are big. Some can be startlingly big! Some are tiny, of course, but most are larger than people are used to, and it can give people pause. If you have spent your life around ponies, Shetlands or Miniatures then you won’t necessarily have the idea that horses are big, but some are really huge, … Read more

Becoming a proper horse breeder is a complicated, multi-step process. Breeding, raising and keeping horses is an expensive pursuit and one that requires a wide variety of knowledge, skills and abilities if one is to do it correctly. Underlying the entire question of how to become a horse breeder is the more complex question of … Read more

While we all want to become skilled enough to ride any horse, there is no shame in admitting that some breeds suit us better than others. Many people have tried to make do with a certain kind of horse just because they fell in love with the idea of that breed. But if you are … Read more

We all love beautiful horses, and I hope we also all love good quizzes. Horses + quizzes = great combination that’s difficult to resist, right? Well, the trivia pub quiz below is about horse breeds, so it’s a bit easier than your usual horse questions and answers test. It still requires a bit of general … Read more

It’s good to have a mare as your riding horse because with a mare you not only have a good horse for yourself now, but you also have the potential of raising a colt from your favorite horse in the future if you so desire. One of the drawbacks of riding a mare is that … Read more

Norway is a beautiful country, famous for its scenery and particularly the Fjords. There are also a good few horse breeds that come from this fine country! Norwegian horse breeds share some characteristics, as they are made for their native terrain and climate, but there are also a few differences to set them apart from … Read more

The Czech Republic and Slovakia were one country until very recently (have you heard about Czechoslovakia?) – they split into two in 1993, after a long and chequered history. Despite the fact that they used to be one, they are very different countries and as such they have very different native horse breeds. There aren’t … Read more

We’ve talked about Japanese or Indian breeds, so why not to go to Africa? Africa is a truly enormous continent, and as such you would imagine that it has a lot of native horse breeds. Well, you’d be right! There are fourteen African horse breeds in total, and each is very different. Barb The Barb, … Read more

Belgium is a fine tourist attraction, being famous for (among other things), waffles, chocolate and beer! Stepping away from the edible interests of this European country however, we find a very interesting list of native Belgian horse breeds. Belgium has eight in total, each with their own unique characteristics. Ardennais Also known as the Ardennes … Read more