After a cross country, hunting, hard jumping day try adding witch hazel, in healthy measures to your rinsing off water. Its relatively cheap, and great for bruising, strains, concussions etc. Read more...
The oldest recorded horse was “Old Billy” an English barge horse that lived to be 62 years old
The oldest winning thoroughbreds are 18 year old Revenge at Shrewsbury , England 1790, Marksman at Ashford, Kent, England, 1826 and Jorrocks at Bathurst, Australia, 1851. At the same age, Wild Aster won 3 hurdle races in 1919, and Sonny Somers won 2 steeplechases in February 1980. Read more...
Horses have 2 blind spots; one is directly behind them and the other is immediately in front of them!
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all 4 legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
In the state of Arizona, It is illegal for cowboys to walk through a hotel lobby wearing their spurs. Read more...