Horse Sense

Video of Ghost Horses for Halloween

 

Happy Halloween

 

Bonfire Anky van Grunsven's legendary dressage horse dies aged 30

Gestion Bonfire, Anky van Grunsven's legendary Oldenburg gelding was sadly put to sleep as a result of complications from equine Cushing’s disease and laminitis on Monday. In this video from last year  Anky talks about the care of Bonfire during his retirement:

 

Her love for the horse is so obvious.

Bonfire 21st March 1983 - 28th October 2013

Horses and the Wind

With much of the UK on severe weather warning of gale force winds this weekend now seems an appropriate time to take a look at why horses get so spooky in the wind.

Horses  have evolved, over millions of years, both physically and mentally to survive as a herbivorous prey-animal. They have a strong flight instinct and are always vigilant to perceived dangers.

Wind will affect a horse's hearing, click to continue reading Why do horses spook in the wind

Image of a tree blown down in the wind © Copyright Barry Deakin and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Stunning Horse themed Wallpaper Collette by Sandberg

Wow how super is this stunning horse design wallpaper by Sandberg. Collete features different breeds of horses in a naturalistic etching design and is available in 4 colourways. £56.50 a roll available from Wallpaper Direct

Black running horses vintage design sweater

We've looked at vintage sweaters with horse designs before, but we kinda like the pattern on this one too:

Made in Canada in the 1980's don't you think that this design would look great as a fabric? A cushion maybe, or what about a wing back armchair upholstered in vintage black running horses.

Anyways this aweater is available to purchase from HappyCabbageThrift

Could horse dung finally finish the New York horse carriage tourist attraction?

There have been lots of calls to ban the New York horse carriages on a number of grounds eg. cruelty and danger. But one New York mayorial candidate, Joe Lhota, would like to shut down the $15 million tourist attraction due to the smell:

“The smell that they drop there is unfortunate,” he said in a radio interview, “The smell on Central Park South is also unfortunate.”

For ideas on horse manure management take a look at Green Horsekeeping

Image Paul Songco via wiki commons licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

 

Equine & Equestrian Weekend Links

Well it's been a wet and windy week and we suspect that just about everyone who lives in the UK is beginning to have mud issues, though hopefully not as bad as in the above photograph: 10 tips for minimizing mud in your horse's turnout

Halloween is just a few days away now, are you looking for equine fancy dress ideas? Halloween Fancy Dress for Your Horse

Then of course it's Guy Fawkes, November 5th, Firework night. If you have animals fireworks are frequently something to dread, be prepared: Horses and Fireworks

EquiNatural Edits has some "interesting observations" on the not so pleasant horse owner / rider: A Rambling - Keeping it Low

Felicity George has some observations on her EquineBehaviourBlog: Who knows what makes a horse happy?

And talking about "who knows" who knew that used bedding can be composted and re-used as bedding again? This is a very interesting video on the subject: Using Composted Horse Bedding as Stable Bedding

Image: © Copyright Robin Webster and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Emily King, Mary King's Daughter, is looking for a buyer for Brookleigh so she can keep the ride

The owner of the former Clayton Fredericks' ride Brookleigh has sadly decided she would like to sell him. Emily King was given the ride on him at the beginning of 2013. She is desperately looking to find an owner, or form a syndicate to keep the ride on Brook who she says, is the ride of a lifetime. She has his running costs covered just needs to find a buyer. If you can help please contact Emily or her Mother Mary, contact details on the above poster.

 

Horse Magnet with Inspirational Quote ~ Chasing a Dream

There's no telling how many miles you'll have to run while chasing a dream.

Super inspirational magnet by Ginger Oliphant available to purchase from her Etsy shop Going Places 2

World Championship Blacksmiths

 

Great video from the 2012 Blacksmiths World Championship features lots of shoe making.