Horse Sense

Happy New Year

Reindeer after Christmas

Just in case you ever wondered what the reindeer do after Christmas Eve!

Found this photograph on  Christina Wilsdon's blog, Piccalilli Pie, and just wanted to share.

Circus Horses - bareback rider

 

If you ever dreamt of being a circus  bare back rider, standing on your horses back as it went round and round the circus ring you'll love this video.

Circus horses - Free Horses

 

So did you ever long to run away with the circus and work with the prancing ponies?

Christmas video of Autumn the foal born to a mare abandoned at an auction yard and left to die

 

For all of you who followed the progress of Autumn, the orphaned foal born to a mare abandoned and left to die at an auction yard a Christmas video of Autumn from her carers at Hope for Horses. Just look at her go!

Other Autumn posts:

Autumn out of hospital

Autumn update

Autumn and Bizzy

Video of Autumn the foal found at an auction yard

Pregnant mare left to die at auction yard - help save the foal

 

Circus Horses

 

Circus is a bit of a lost art here in the UK but once with the likes of Billy Smart etc it was part of Christmas, there was always a circus on TV at Christmas time in the 1960's. Now we turn to Youtube to see the Russian Circus horses.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

 Image source : Redwings is the UK's largest horse sanctuary, caring for over 1,100 horses, ponies, donkeys and mules every day. Their work is funded solely by donations and with your help they can give these animals the best possible care so they can eventually be re-homed or enjoy a home for life at the Sanctuary.

And if you've forgotten someone's pressie you could always adopt a Redwings equine for them, it costs just £12.50 for a year http://www.redwingsadoptionclub.co.uk/

Politics behind the return of horse slaughter to the USA - What will happen to the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act 2011

A very interesting article written by Vickery Eckhoff was sent to Dawn of Horse and Man, she has published it on her blog and we're passing the link for all of those interested to go take a good read.

How Many Congressmen Does It Take To Screw A Horse?: FORBES MAGAZINE

It would appear that the culprits are:

Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA)

But go take a look and read for yourself especially if you are one of the 70% of Americans who are opposed to horse slaughter cos it looks mightily like the congressmen (and the media) are screwing you too....

And what is going to happen to the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act 2011? 5,000 of you have signed the "We the people" petition calling on the President to sign it, don't let it disappear.

Jumping Show is Pointer to Olympics: Harvey Smith, Peter Robeson, George Hobbs, Alan Oliver, David Broome,

 

 As we get ready for the London 2012 Olympics here's a British Pathe Film reminding us that the with the Olympic team (Tokyo 1964) not yet chosen  riders are all out to be chosen for the Olympics.

All horses really require: constant movement, constant grazing and a social life

 

The Pure Feed Company talk to Lucinda McAlpine about how horses have evolved to live and how we as humans can best keep them in captivity, without compromising their physical or emotional wellbeing. Horses NEED to be horses!

Watch it and implement as much as you can.