Physical Characteristics:Small ears; expressive eyes; crested neck Life Span:30 years 06of 10 Warmbloods DEA PICTURE LIBRARY / Getty Images In equine circles, the terms "hot-blooded," "warm-blooded," and "cold-blooded" are used to categorize a horse's temperament, size, and origin. Medium-...
What a wonderful way to be welcomed to the Assateague Island Beach. And what to my wondering eyes should appear? Well, how about one of the wild horses of Assateague Island appearing to play Peek-A-Boo from behind a sand dune at the Assateague Island National Seashore (AINS) in Maryland?
Thoroughbreds are an elegant, athletic breed of horse. They have chiseled heads with wideeyesand long necks. Because they’re bred for speed, thoroughbreds often have lean bodies, long legs, and muscular shoulders. They’re typically seen with a curved back and widehips. Typically, Thoroughbred...
Generations of careful breeding have developed distinct Arabian horse characteristics. The Arabian horse head features a dished face, large, wide set eyes, and large nostrils in a dainty muzzle. It’s one of their distinguishing features and connects to an elegant neck, sloping shoulder, short bac...
The Akhal Teke horse is a normal height but has an exotic look that includes almond-shaped eyes, a long, straight neck, and tiny hooves. How did the Akhal Teke horse get its name? The Akhal Teke horse name comes from its birthplace. Akhal means pure in the Turkmen language and Teke is...
(yellowing of the skin, gums, and whites of the eyes), weight loss, and abnormal behavior due to hepatic encephalopathy (seebelow) are common in horses with liver disease and liver failure. Skin changes due to a reaction to ultraviolet sunlight (photosensitization), fever, or abdominal ...
The larvae move from flies feeding on preexisting wounds or on moisture of the genitalia or eyes, into the skin of a horse. When in the skin, they cause irritation and wounds. These wounds generally occur during the summer and are commonly called summer sores. The wounds are reddis...
took photographs of horses while the animals were paying attention to something. These images were then enlarged to life-size and used to test which parts were most important to other horses. Some of the photos had their ears obscured, while others had their eyes covered. The researchers then...
Horses have a strong sense of hearing, able to pick up sounds in the 55–33,500 hertz18range, so they can hear things that humans (who can hear between 20–20,000 hertz) miss. In addition, horses can see very well, with a nearly 360-degree field of vision, and their eyes are lar...
Their beauty made my eyes water. But what struck me most was how much FUN I had with my horses. I relived those pure feelings of joy that come with accomplishing a challenging task together. It’s the same feelings I hold all these years later when, say, I canter Shiloh across my ...