by Kristin Berkery “Ox-head” doesn’t sound like a flattering term, but Alexander the Great would disagree. According to Conquerors: The Roots of New World Horsemanship by Deb Bennett, PhD, the name of Alexander’s legendary steed was Bucephalus, meaning “ox-head” in ancient Greek. Why did Alexander the Great name his horse “ox-head”? Obviously it has something [...]
by Kristin Berkery There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. Winston Churchill A canter is a cure for every evil. Benjamin Disraeli Therapeutic horse riding is often used in the treatment of adults and children with [...]
by Kristin Berkery If you’ve ever flipped through a horse breeds encyclopedia, you probably came across the Suffolk Punch, a rare heavy breed of horse from England. But why is it called a “punch”? Actually, most people who work to preserve the Suffolk breed call them Suffolk Horses. “Punch” is a shortened version of an [...]
foal. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word foal comes from the Old English word fola meaning “young horse,” which is probably descended from the word pulo, meaning “young of an animal” in an ancient language from about 5,500 years ago that was probably the ancestor of all European languages. Pulo may be descended [...]
