| In a weird twist, the worst man-made disaster in history has provided a new home for endangered Przewalski’s Horses. |
 Chernobyl reactor 4 after the explosion. |
by Kristin Berkery In the middle of the night on April 26, 1986, an explosion at the V.I. Lenin Nuclear Power Station near Chernobyl, Ukraine, changed history. Nuclear fallout was discovered on the other side of the world within a week. Nearly half a million people were resettled from contaminated areas. The number of deaths attributable to the disaster is unknown. The cleanup became a huge financial burden on the Soviet Union, and the government’s secretiveness about the disaster led to a demand for reforms (glasnost) that precipitated the crumbling of the Soviet empire. |
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Tags: history, horse, Przewalski, travel
by Kristin Berkery
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On Tuesday February 21 at 9 pm EST History Channel will air a new episode of Top Gear USA which will pit Ford Mustangs (a Boss 302 and a Roush) against horses in a Pony Express challenge. I was fortunate enough to attend the audience taping for this show so I know how the race turned out… but I’m not telling! It will be a nail-biter and I bet you won’t be able to resist cheering for the horses.
Look for me in a lavender shirt in the audience scenes. In one, I’m standing next to a Roush Mustang and in another I’m about three people behind co-presenter Tanner Foust. Watch Top Gear on Tuesday at 9 pm Eastern/8 pm Central on History Channel. |
Now they need to add a horse to their promo image.
Tags: horse
 Photo by Didier.tresse |
Valentine’s Day can be lovely and romantic for some, but annoying or lonely for others. If you’d prefer to ignore the holiday, make it a special day for you and your horse instead.
In the video below, owners all over the country express love for their horses in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Each of the horses in the video looks so content as it soaks up the love. The Equi-Heart Pledge at the end of the video is a great idea, too — pledge to spend quiet time with your horse every day for 30 days. What could be better than that? |
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Tags: horse
by Kristin Berkery
| The winner is the horse that crosses the finish line first, regardless of whether it has a rider. |
| Held twice every summer, Il Palio di Siena is the wildest horse race in modern times. The jockeys ride bareback on mixed breed horses they may be unfamiliar with at blinding speeds through dirt-covered streets in Siena, Italy. The whips they carry are used for interfering with other riders and horses in addition to encouraging their own horses forward. It’s common for riders to be unseated and their mounts to finish the race without them. |
 The starting line of Il Palio di Siena. |
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by Kristin Berkery
I wasn’t able to post on ilovehorses.net as often in January because I have some exciting publishing opportunities I’m working on. I’m still active on Twitter and Facebook almost every business day, sharing horse-related news and photos from around the world. Here are a few of my favorite stories from the last few weeks.
Cavalia
Similar to Cirque du Soleil, Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse is an artistic celebration of horses. It features 45 horses from 10 different breeds as they do amazing feats and interact with the human performers. Currently in Seattle until February 19, the show is moving to St. Louis beginning March 14.
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Tags: Arabian, art, history, horse, movie, racing, thoroughbred
