There is a region in the south of France that horse lovers primarily know for its gray wild horses: The Camargue. The name is given to the Rhône delta region that starts south of Arles and stretches to the Mediterranean Sea. The land for the most part consists of wetlands and is used mainly for…
The existence of the wild horse population in Romania is extremely threatened. Enviromentalists and local authorities want to allow the shooting of the horses because they want to prevent rare plant species. Nevertheless thanks to the SPCA “Four Paws” there still is hope for the wild horses. The unique nature of the Donaudelta is the…
Breed description: The American Paint Horse Actually, the Paint Horse is nothing but a dappled Quarter Horse! It doesn’t seem plausible that these dappled horses became so completely separated from the Quarter Horse breed. As a matter of fact the dappled horses were there right from the very beginning when America was conquered and colonized….
Pintos can be found in all kinds of breeds and crossbreeds; sometimes these are referred to as Indian horses. To some it matters which breed the horse descended from: That means that the horse is supposed to have a close resemblance to one particular breed, the only difference being that it shows color. Generally, with…
We call ourselves horse lovers – but aren’t we at times preoccupied with our own domesticated horses? These lead a carefree life in their safe world of horse stables where there is no question that they get taken care of even if they just have the smallest cut or bruise. It is gratifying to know…