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- Choosing your horse
What is a blagdon horse?
Blagdon is the British name for the pattern known elsewhere as sabino: irregular splashes of white, often roaned at the edges.
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What is a coloured horse?
"Coloured" is the British word for a horse marked in white and one other colour, and it has a registry definition behind it.
- The daily round
What is a gelding?
A gelding is a castrated male horse: the calmer, more even-tempered choice many owners prefer for everyday riding.
- Choosing your horse
What is a Thoroughbred?
A Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for racing, prized above all for its speed and athleticism.
- Choosing your horse
What is a wall-eyed horse?
A wall-eyed horse is one with an excessively pale eye, or with two eyes of different colours.
- The partnership
What is dressage?
Dressage is a discipline where a horse and rider perform a set sequence of precise movements, judged on accuracy and harmony rather than speed.
- The partnership
What is showjumping?
Showjumping is a discipline where horse and rider jump a course of fences as cleanly and quickly as possible.
- Gifts for horse owners, named for the horse they keep
What to get a horse owner who has everything
The honest answer to what to get a horse owner who has everything: stop buying for the horse, and buy for the owner. They already own every brush, rug, head collar and hoof pick going: most of it bought twice. …
- Choosing your horse
Why do some horses have blue eyes?
Blue eyes in horses come from the genes that place pigment, and there is more than one route to them.
- The partnership
Will a single horse get lonely?
Yes, and it is not only a question of kindness: appropriate company is one of the five welfare needs an owner must meet in law.