Horses
The horse is built for strength and speed. It has a long neck, compact body, and long, slender legs. The horse is the most comfortable animal to ride. Horses have been domesticated and loved by man for about 5,000 years. Until the gasoline engine was built the horse pulled carts, plows, carried a person in battle, help hunt for food, were rode during sport events, and used for travel.
Horses are one of man's most dependable friends and servants. They are used mostly for pleasure, sports or travel today. A horse can cross a desert, climb a mountain, swim in a river, run very fast for short distances and jump over high obstacles.
Horses need love and careful training. They do respond to their surroundings by their instincts. Sudden movements or a noise can frighten a horse. The horse will defend himself with his strong teeth, sharp hoofs and its speed to run away.
Horses are large, hoofed mammals. They belong to the family of Equidae, which includes donkeys and zebras. They are vegetarians, eating only plant foods. Grass is the main diet of the horse. Working horses need grain and hay added to their diet. They have good senses of hearing, smell, and sight.
Baby horses are called foals. Up to the age of 4, a male horse is called a colt, and a female is called a filly. After the age of 4, the female is called a mare. Adult males that can father foals are stallions. Stallions are usually used for breeding, racing, and horse shows.
Some horses have 2 or more colors in their coats. A pinto, or spotted horse, usualy has a coat with large patches of 2 colors. Roans have white hairs mixed in with hairs of another color. Most horses have solid colors. American albino horses have white coats, pink skin, and blue, yellow, or brown eyes. The palomino's shiny coat is the color of a new gold coin, and its mane and tail are silvery blond. Many horsemen refer to them as color breeds.
The appaloosa, a color breed, is a roan with various patterns.
A bay horse is brown with black points (mane, tail, and legs). Brown horses have black coats with lighter brown around the nostrils and eyes. A chestnut has a bright reddish-brown or flat brown coat, mane, and tail. Other solid colors include dun (dull yellow), sorrel (brownish-yellow), gray, and black. Many horses have white stripes on their faces and white stockings.
The oldest breed and most beautiful is the Arabian.
The Arabian has the free, proud spirit of the desert from which it came.
The Tennessee walking horse is called the plantation horse,
because it was originally bred to carry Southern planters over their land
at a comfortable gait called the running walk.
It is used for pleasure and shows.
Horsebreeds can vary in size.
Some countries use the larger horses for police work.
They can use these horses to patrol parks and city streets.
There are many different breeds of horses.
- Belgian - place of origin is Belgium
- Clydesdale - place of origin is Scotland
- Percheron - place of origin is France
- Shire - place of origin is England
- Suffolk - place of origin is England
- Cleveland Bay - place of origin is England
- French Coach - place of origin is France
- German Coach - place of origin is germany
- Hackney - place of origin is England
- Standardbred - place of origin is U.S.A.
- American Trotter - place of origin is U.S.A.
- Morgan - place of origin is U.S.A.
- American Saddle - place of origin is U.S.A.
- American Quarter - place of origin is U.S.A.
- Arabian - place of origin is Arabia
- Palomino - place of origin is U.S.A.
- Tennessee Walking - place of origin is U.S.A.
- Thoroughbred - place of origin is England
- Hackney Pony - place of origin is England
- Shetland Pony - place of origin is Shetland Islands
- Welsh Pony - place of origin is Wales
Do you need to talk to someone who KNOWS and can speak horse language?
Go to this web site and you can learn and see what a real horse person can do.
Any questions you need answering he can answer.
The address is:
http://www.kinstables.com
email: jim@kinstables.com
Phone# 256-796-6097
Begin your journey through "Natural Horsemanship". Learn the language of the horse. You can get 'One on One' sessions. Other services offered: Horse Boarding / Basic Riding Lessons / Horse Feed. Located: 5364 Hwy 55 E. Eva, AL / Mailing address: P.O. Box 281 Eva, AL 35621.
If you are interested in having a youth group come and participate in a Bible study with Natural Horsemanship, please contact us.
A 2 day Horsemanship camp is scheduled for March 17 and 18, 2007. This will be an in-depth and intense study. There is a lot of new information to help you on your journey. We will have some classroom settings and question and answer periods at this camp. There will be some visuals to help you to understand.
Some of the subjects that will be covered: The language of the horse and why you need to know, horse behavior (why did your horse do that), horse psychology and how to read your horse.
The price for the camp is $200.00 for the 2 days. $100.00 deposit required by February 17.
Early Bird Special $175.00 for the 2 days paid in full by February 17.
If your horse will be boarded over night there is a $10.00 charge. You will need to provide your own feed and hay.
If you are interested please contact us as soon as you can. Space is limited to 6 riders and 6 horses. The earlier you contact us the better.
Current negative coggins required and papers presented before allowed to off load.
Horse Terms
Riding horses can be lots of fun. But when you ride please show consideration for the horse. Good riders treat horses gently. Since horses are not vary intelligent, the rider should be certain that the horse understands exactly what you want it to do. Horses like to be talked to gently.
"Go The Distance"
to protect them from injury and wear.
Don't you like someone to talk to you gently?
Courtesy of Infi Midi