What is a farrier?
by Keith Templeton Keith Templeton edits The Farrier Guide for Education and Employment, a...
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Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World’s Smartest Horse
Was Beautiful Jim Key a hoax or the real thing? No one was ever able to prove the act was fake. I...
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The Humane Movement Goes to Hollywood to Protect Horses
At the beginning of the 20th century, horses were often viewed as unfeeling, disposable animals....
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How Black Beauty Gave Animals a Voice
Most horse-loving kids read Black Beauty at some point, and even though it’s a well-loved...
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Elvis and the Horses of Graceland
Like everything else in his life, Elvis’ love for horses was over the top. There are stories...
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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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Celebrities & Horses: William Shatner, Queen Elizabeth II & Patrick Swayze
Sussim osim nissim — translated from Hebrew, “horses make miracles.” William Shatner...
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The Akhal Teke: Desert Horse To Olympic Champion and Back Again
In 1960, one of the most unusual horses first competed at the Summer Olympics in Rome. Absent, a striking black Akhal Teke stallion with four white socks and a star, introduced the world to a little-known ancient breed when he won a gold medal in dressage for the Soviet Union.
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The Wild Horses of Chernobyl
In a weird twist, the worst man-made disaster in history has provided a new home for endangered...
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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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A Real-Life War Horse: *Witez II’s Journey Into History
The two world wars have been fodder for many filmmakers, but there’s a compelling story from...
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War Horse and Those Amazing Equine Actors
If you haven’t seen War Horse and you don’t like spoilers, you may want to read...
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