by Kristin Berkery
Curly horses in the 2007 Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA. Photo by Zeetz Jones
Most horses’ coats become wild and woolly in the winter, but not Curly horses. Starting in the fall, most Curlies grow a winter coat of luxurious curls or waves covering their bodies. The coat sheds in the warmer months leaving smooth or wavy hair behind, and in some cases, they may even shed their entire manes and tails in the summer.
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by Kristin Berkery
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Horse and rider in native Turkoman costume, date and photographer unknown
Absent, foaled in 1952 and winner of three Olympic medals. Photographer unknown
In a weird twist, the worst man-made disaster in history has provided a new home for endangered Przewalski’s Horses.
by Kristin Berkery
Chernobyl reactor 4 after the explosion.
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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by Kristin Berkery
The winner is the horse that crosses the finish line first, regardless of whether it has a rider.
The starting line of Il Palio di Siena.
Photo by Janus Kinase
This video blog post is a follow-up to the article, A Real-Life War Horse: *Witez II’s Journey Through History.
In the clip, I provide more information about the author of the book And Miles To Go and reveal the truth about *Witez II’s “liberation” after the war. I also highlight the video Path To Glory: The Rise and Rise of the Polish Arabian Horse, which is probably the most comprehensive film ever made of Arabian horse history.
Bonus points if you can name the model horse behind me. 🙂