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portrait of Catherine the Great
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September 21, 2023

Catherine the Great, Horse Girl

Catherine the Great, famous for her "love" of horses. Of course, she's famous for lots of other things as well, but it's mainly the horse thing that people are interested in. It's deliciously scandalous, of course people are interested in it.  There's been renewed interest in Catherine, primar[...]

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painting of a Greek chariot race
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September 15, 2023

Cynisca: The Spartan Princess Who Was the First Female to Win an Olympic Medal

In modern days, it's unthinkable that women wouldn't be allowed to compete at the Olympics. But at one point, they weren't, and it was actually punishable by death for them to just attend. Luckily we are long past those days, but it wasn't without women breaking the ranks and paving the way for oth[...]

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painting of a Greek chariot race
old photograph of rider in show class fort riley
Culture, Equestrian Lifestyle, History
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September 12, 2023

The Fort Riley Method of Riding

Hunter classes have come under scrutiny. Shows have changed format over time, and with it, the style of riding. There has been criticism of today's riders, claiming they are laying on the neck, perching, too far forward, trying to hard to look "pretty," and this is what it takes to earn a ribbon.[...]

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watercolor painting of man and woman riding
Equestrian Lifestyle, History
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August 21, 2023

The Galloping Horse Photos – How the Motion of the Horse Was Discovered

There was a time when people didn't know how horses moved. They knew they had four legs, and they moved all of those legs somehow, but those legs moved much too fast at the trot and gallop for people to full understand what they were seeing.  People had different theories. Some believed that t[...]

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watercolor painting of man and woman riding
Equestrian Lifestyle, History
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July 3, 2023

The Roman Horseshoes

The Romans were not a horse based culture (notice how their armies were primarily infantry), but they use horses for a variety of purposes including transportation, farming, and warfare (yes, even after I just said that other thing). They were great scouts, when ridden by a person. On their own, th[...]

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horses on the top of high hills
Equestrian Lifestyle, History
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June 23, 2023

The Etruscan Horseshoes

In 400 BC, in Corneto, modern day Italy, a tomb was being filled. The walls were decorated with frescoes of banquet scenes, dancers, and musicians. It contained a number of funerary objects, including vases, jewelry, and bronze objects. For over two millennia, it lay in silence. When it was finally[...]

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Nomadic horse tribe
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June 22, 2023

The Origins of the Horseshoe in Asia – History of the Horseshoe

Everyone knows what a horse shoe is. They have been decorations, good luck charms, the subject of legends and stories, and of course, protection for horse hooves. For the most part, we've just kind of taken for granted that horse shoes exist. But for such a basic looking piece of metal, it actually[...]

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April 20, 2020

Who Was Xenophon?

The famous Xenophon, horseman of the ancient world. He is widely considered an expert in horses. His book, The Art of Horsemanship or On Horsemanship has been referenced in many modern guides to horses. The United States Dressage Federation lists it as a suggested reading.  This man[...]

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History, Horses, International
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March 17, 2020

King Henry VIII and His Horses

We're doing something a little bit different here today. I bet no one was expecting this topic to come up. I wouldn't have expected it either until I happened upon a video that peaked my interest. On the Weird History YouTube channel, there's a video "Things You Didn't Know about King Henry VII."[...]

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