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posted by Mallory101

JB Andrew (Andy)

This is the story of a wild mustang who was captured, tamed and became a successful competitor in dressage, one of the most refined of all equestrian sports.

Andy grew up in Nevada, in the wild mountains and deserts. He was a big colt for a wild horse, but early in this century, farmers who were switching to tractors had turned out their draft horses, and undoubtedly some of these horses were in his family background. The Bureau of Land Management watches over American's wild horses and when there are too many in an area and there is not enough food and water for them all, they gather up some...

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Howrse

posted by greekgirlA

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hi i would like to invite every horse lover to breed your very own horses on the game howrse. it is realy fun and you can play on international and Europe and American and Asia and Oceania. i play on the us one and am called american girl. i would like to sponsor anyone and everyone that wants me to. i also play on international and have the name lil' miss me. i am having fun breeding my horses and completing the objectives. when you first get an account it gives you quests not objectives. but once you complete them you get objectives. on howrse you can sell horses, breed horses,...

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[u]FUN HORSE FACTS[u]

posted by flabaloobalah

- horse knee = human wrist, horse stifle = human knee, and horse hock = human heel

- a horse uses a liter of oxygen a minute when walking, and almost 60 liters of oxygen per minute when galloping

- horses use 10 percent less energy standing up than they do lying down.

- when people groom horses and ponies in the areas where horses "groom" each other (the neck, back, and shoulders), their heart rate decreases by about 11 percent.

- Xenphon (circa 430-355 BC), a general and historian from Greece, wrote a book about riding and training horses which described procedures still used today.

- horses and...

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Rosie

posted by Mallory101

This is a real story and a real horse hero.

In Greenup county, Kentucky, Robert Denlinger has a farm down by the Tygarts River. He raises sheep, and works his land with Percheron draft horses instead of tractors. He has Kuvasz livestock guard dogs to help him on the right and when he has time, he gentles horses, especially wild horses.

His big Percheron mare Rosie had a filly named Phoebe. One day after a terrible storm, when the ground was muddy and slippery, Phoebe slipped and fell into the river. Rosie didn't hesitate -- she jumped over a ten foot bank into the river. It was so deep she had...

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Horse Poems and Sayings

posted by Mallory101

DREAM HORSE
By: Grace Edwards

A wonderful horse, waiting for me
As beautiful as horses can be
A chestnut, red as Mars
When she jumps up, she hits the stars

A deep brown eye, like jarrah wood
When I give her aids, she does what she should
This horse is the only one for me
I'll ride her from Queensland to Northern Territory

This horse and I, when we meet first
I will ride her for all I'm worth
She'll gallop so fast, it really is frightening
This horse goes by the name of Lightning

First True Love
Apprehensive I came down to you,

Slipped your halter o'er ears so tall

You gobbled up your treat, I slipped the billet...

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The unbelievers and how to put them in there place.

posted by princessofmagic

I was my boarding schools Chrismas party. It was awesome until my friend Ally introduced me to her. Sabrina Taylor. The unbeliever. In horses, that is. Im an equestrian, and everyone knows that I would rather die of a bad fall than of old age. Of course, if I die of old age that would give me more time to ride, but I'll be old and unable to.

"Hey Ally" I said walking up to my friend.

"Hey Lea.". He grinned back. "This is my friend Sabrina. Sabrina Lea." We shook hands. She looked me up and down and frowned.

"I have heard your name before, you were on some knd of event." She tapped her chin....

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The Horse

posted by Mallory101

Horse, large land mammal notable for its speed, strength, and endurance. Horses are members of the Equidae family, which also includes zebras and asses. Like all equids, the horse is extremely well adapted to traveling long distances with great efficiency and to surviving on a diet of nutrient-poor, high-fiber grasses. The horse is an intensely social animal, forming strong associations with members of its herd and possessing a keen ability to recognize subtle social cues. These instinctive behaviors form the basis of the horse’s ability to bond with and obey a human trainer.

The horse’s...

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Lady, and Max,Two Pony Heros

posted by Mallory101

This is Lady.

One day, Shannon and Kayli came home from school and ran out through the barn to the corral to be with their two horses, Max, a quarter horse gelding, and Lady, a shetland pony mare. Shannon and Kayli's mother Lea came with them. As Lea came out of the barn, she saw a neighbor's dog just outside the corral, its head down and growling at her two girls. She ran over to them.

Suddenly, the dog darted under the fence and ran at the two girls, barking loudly. Max and Lady immediately started after the dog and chased it, as Shannon and Kayli and their mother stood together, frightened. Max chased...

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Horses and Indians

posted by Mallory101

When we think of Indians we picture a warrior with a spear or bow and arrow sitting on a horse. But, the Indians did not always have horses. In fact, they did not always have bows and arrows, but that is a different story. This page is about horses and Indians.

The Indians got their first horses from the Spanish. When the Spanish explorers Coronado and DeSoto came into America they brought horses with them. This was in the year of 1540. Some horses got away and went wild. But, the Indians did not seem to have done much with these wild horses. They did not start to ride or use horses until much...

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Helmet Facts

posted by Mallory101

How often horse-related injuries happen:

•About 70,000 people go to the emergency room each year for equestrian-related injuries. About 12,000 of those people have suffered head injuries.

•Among lifetime riders (people who ride 6 or more times a year), 13% have been hospitalized with a riding injury.

•Horseback riders have the same number of injury accidents per riding hour as motorcycle riders.

Who gets injured:

•All riding disciplines have a significant rate of head injuries.

•Unpredictable riding events — a horse spooking, bucking, or bolting — account for most head injuries, but...

Me and My Horse(1)

posted by prince97

I write horse stories alot in school, so i decided to write one on here.

Charecters: Adrianne(16), Nicole(16), Valeria(15), Kansas(16), Caleb(9), Sammy(15), and more later on!

(Adrianne's POV)

"Do you wanna go ride?" I asked Nicole. She was staying over for the last day of summer. She keeps her horse with me, because she doesn't live on a farm.

"Sure!" She answered excitedly. We love to ride horses when we have free time. Draw and ride horses. It was our life!

We ran to the barn and got our horses. We tied them up and brushed them.

"How's Billie Jean?" I asked Nicole. Billie Jean was an Arabian....

Horses, how cool, how cute.

posted by KingdomHeartsNR

Hi! I am KingdomHeartsNR, here to tell you The Inside Outside NEWS! Now, Im sure most of you guys reading this have seen at least 1 movie in your life. But look back on all the movies youve seen. Has it occured to you that in ALMOST every movie their is a horse? That, my friends, is because the horse has become so facinating, so incredibly mysterious and fantastic, that their beauty and stamina has caught our interest in such a hold. How do they get so fast? Can they learn to do this? Can they even do that? People, even if they don't like horses, are all amased at this thing of beauty God created....

The Helpless Horse

posted by NCISGIBBS

In 2004, there were many animal abuse and neglect crimes in America. One of the most appalling, happened in Texas.

Animals Cops had heard complaints of animal cruelty toward a horse. So the Animal Cops went to this house to see what was going on. They found this helpless horse tied to a fence and standing in feces. The horse's owner came out of the house and talked to the Animal Cops. The horse's owner said that he was not eating and that he had taken him to the vet and nothing was wrong. The brave Animal Cops realized that this could not have been true because this poor creature did not have...

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Big Brown Steroid Deprived

posted by lucybell

I don't know what happened to him at the Belmont, but there is one possible theory. Before the race the commentary was made that Big Brown had been getting a legal shot of steroids once a month. The owner stated that he wanted everyone to see that he could win the race without the shot. This is his first race without the shot, perhaps this might have affected his performance. Just a theory. However, the temperature was a steamy 93 degrees, I can't imagine running a mile and half in that kind of heat. He was also fitted with a new pair of custom glue-on shoes, don't know how much affect this could have had on his surefootedness.

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The unbelievers and how to put them in there place.

posted by princessofmagic

I was my boarding schools Chrismas party. It was awesome until my friend Ally introduced me to her. Sabrina Taylor. The unbeliever. In horses, that is. Im an equestrian, and everyone knows that I would rather die of a bad fall than of old age. Of course, if I die of old age that would give me more time to ride, but I'll be old and unable to.

"Hey Ally" I said walking up to my friend.

"Hey Lea.". He grinned back. "This is my friend Sabrina. Sabrina Lea." We shook hands. She looked me up and down and frowned.

"I have heard your name before, you were on some knd of event." She tapped her chin....

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Misteria

posted by violetpinkgirl

I was sitting out in a field just wondering when will I ever get my dream horse I closed my eyes for a second and i heard a horse running towards me and i said "i know your there Colton (my little brother) and if your agervating me about my dream horse just leave" then i looked up and saw a beautiful black horse with a white star on it's head and i looked around and saw nobody and it already had a saddle and bridle on so i just hopped on it and urged it to go and it ran like the wind and I was having the time of my life i yelled WAHOOO and i guess my mom heard me because she ran out and yelled "Hey where are you first-aid kit or ambulance and i turned the horse around and went out of the woods and met my mom and she said "Where'd you get the horse ain't this your dream horse?" I said "yes" and my mom said "you can keep it" and i squeled today my horse's name is Misteria she is a girl who was 3 months pregnant with my new colt spirit.

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