Characteristics

Horse lingo can be confusing for newcomers to the equine world. What is a yearling? What are chaps? What is laminitis and how can it…

Nothing in the horse world is quite straightforward. Instead of calling the different aged horses simply “foals” and “adults”, we went and complicated things by…

Naming a horse Naming a horse is no small task—believe me, we’ve done it hundreds of times. Here in Aberdeenshire, our family has been raising…

It’s time to pick a name for your horse! This process can be a lot trickier than you might think. There are loads of factors…

On average, domestic horses live for 25 to 30 years. The horse is a domesticated, hoofed animal belonging to the family Equidae, and it has…

If you’ve been hanging around the stables for long enough, you’ve probably heard riders using the term “gelding” to refer to male horses. When it…

The fastest horses are Quarter Horses, recorded at speeds of up to 57.9 mph (92.6 kph). American Quarter Horses are renowned for their sprinting ability…

Depending on where you’re from, it may not have even occurred to you that there is a difference between a chestnut horse and a sorrel…

So, you’ve recently thought of buying a horse and have seen this one you love… but it has blue eyes. Is there something wrong with…

Dunskin horses are the sort that make you do a double-take in the field. With their golden coats and striking primitive markings, they look like…

A bay horse is named for the coloring of its coat, which has a reddish-brown hue with very distinctive black points across the body. This…

Dunalino Horse: Genetics, Traits, and Care I’ve spent years fascinated by the wide variety of horse coat colors that pass through our stables. One of…