Do Jockeys Wear Spurs?

I’ve been on a kick lately where I’ve been watching a whole lot of old Western movies. Something about those 10-gallon hats, leather gun holsters, and shiny metal spurs just gets me. What can I say? They make me happy. There is a particular scene that has stuck with me for the last couple of …

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How Long Do Horses Live?

Some of my favorite horses on my homestead are starting to get quite old. We’ve been friends for a long time and for some of them I was there when they were born, so it’s never easy watching them slow down and get old. While they tend to live a lot longer than the average …

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Do Horses Need Companions?

Sadly, one of the horses on my homestead passed away recently. He was one of a bonded pair which did everything together, so the loss was very hard on his companion. I immediately started looking into new companions for him, as I didn’t want him to be depressed. I’d had them together for so long, …

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How Much Horsepower Does A Horse Have?

I recently bought a new truck for doing jobs around my homestead and bringing materials and things home, and a friend of mine (who’s much more knowledgeable about trucks than me) was talking to me about how I’d made a great choice. One thing he mentioned was horsepower, and that instantly got me wondering. Does …

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Can Horses Vomit?

Can Horses Vomit? (Find Out!)

I was out walking through my horse’s field with a friend the other day when he saw one of my horses making an odd face, and asked me if something was wrong. I said no, he does this all the time, he’s just a bit strange. But then my friend said that he’d thought the …

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