Bunny Show Jumping
I guess this isn’t EXACTLY horse related. But it’s just too cute not to pass on.
Uncategorized | Comment (0)Cloned horses offer insight into DNA research
Before the show-jumping champion Gem Twist died in 2006, his New Jersey owners paid to have a flap of his skin frozen – hoping to carry something of his prodigious talent into the future.
Veterinary scientists later pulled those skin cells from the freezer and used them to clone a new horse, now a healthy, spirited 5-month-old named Gemini.
As a clone, Gemini carries the same genetic code as Gem Twist, who won Olympic medals and other high honors over his 27-year life. Today, the question is: Will Gemini inherit Gem Twist’s exceptional grace, daring and strength?
Uncategorized | Comment (0)Colored TB’s
Well, I never knew that a purebred thoroughbred could be colored like a paint horse but apparently they can be. Ben, the first coloured full thoroughbred born in Britain, will take a step closer to a racing career when he comes up for sale at the Doncaster bloodstock sales later this month.
For the rest of the story and some brilliant pictures follow this link: Ben, the painted TB
Barnmice – Glossary of Horse Terms
This was posted by Linda Weldon on BarnMice
I don’t know if she wrote it or how she came to post it but it is pretty clever and I wanted to share. Enjoy.
Hock: Financial condition of all horse owners.
Stall: What your rig does at rush hour in an unfamiliar city on the way to a big horse show .
A Bit: What you have left in your pocket after you’ve been to your favorite tack shop.
Fence: Decorative structure built to provide your horse with something to chew on.
Horse Auction: What you think of having after your horse bucks you off.
Pinto: Green coat pattern found on freshly washed light colored horses left unattended for 2 minutes.
Well Mannered: Hasn’t stepped on, bitten, or kicked anyone for a week.
Rasp: Abrasive metal tool used to remove excess skin from ones knuckles.
Lunging: Popular training method in which a horse exercises their owner by spinning them in circles until dizzy.
Gallop: Customary gait a horse chooses when returning back to the barn.
Nicely Started: Lunges, but not enough health insurance to even think about riding him.
Colic: Gastrointestinal result of eating at horse fair food stands.
Colt: What your mare gives you when you want a filly.
Easy to Load: Only takes 3 hours, 4 men, a 50lb bag of oats, and a tractor with loader.
Easy to Catch: In a 10×10 stall.
Easy Rider: Rides good in a trailer; not to be confused with “ride-able”.
Endurance Ride: End result when your horse spooks and runs away with you.
Hives: What you get when receive the vet bill for your 6 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, and 1 donkey.
Hobbles: Walking gait of a horse owner after their foot has been stepped on by their horse.
Feed: Expensive substance used to manufacture manure.
Dog House: What you are in when you spend too much money on grooming supplies and pretty halters.
Light Cribber: We can’t afford to build anymore fencing or box stalls for this buzz saw on four legs.
Three Gaited Horse: A horse that. 1) trips, 2) stumbles, 3) falls.