What is a mushroom gene? Is it like silver dapple?
The newly-discovered mushroom gene may look like silver dapple, but it’s actually very different. Read more about this interesting coat color modifier.
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What is a farrier?
by Keith Templeton Keith Templeton edits The Farrier Guide for Education and Employment, a...
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What is a Curly?
Most horses’ coats become wild and woolly in the winter, but not Curly horses. Starting in...
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What is an OTTB?
An OTTB is a brave soul, an animal with movement in his bones, an athlete of tremendous power; but...
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What is Il Palio ?
The winner is the horse that crosses the finish line first, regardless of whether it has a rider....
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What is tĂślting?
Iceland and its horses seem like a world apart from what we’re used to in the U.S., but...
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What is a Cracker Horse?
One of the rarest of all the North American breeds descended from the historical Spanish jennet,...
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What is the difference between an Arab and a Barb?
When I was a kid I was very familiar with the Godolphin Arabian, thanks to Marguerite...
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What is a quadriga?
Chariot racing is believed to be the first Olympic sport in ancient Rome, as well as the only...
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What is a jennet?
I’m not talking about a jenny, a female donkey, but a jennet — a type of horse that is...
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What is a tapetum lucidum?
The equine eye is an amazing structure that works in concert with the brain to take the many...
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What is a dunalino?
At first glance, the stallion pictured here looks like a palomino. But click on the photo to view...
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