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Hilary grew up in the city of London, desperately in love with, yet without horses. Now that she's realized her dream of owning and competing them, she will bring the joy of horses to other city folk through her second love - writing.

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Draft Horses: The Suffolk Punch

Friday, December 4th, 2009

This horse’s name comes from the county of Suffolk in East Anglia, England. The breed was also developed in neighboring Norfolk. Unlike the...
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Free Horses: Adopt a Standardbred

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Standardbred Adoption Services have a list of available horses free to a good home. Their list covers the whole of the U.S. and they have Standardbred...
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The Standardbred Horse

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Almost all Standardbred horses can be traced to the four stallions sired by Hambletonian 10, who measured 15.3 ¾ h.h at the croup (top of his...
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Guide Horses

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

The Guide Horses used by the Guide Horse Foundation are smaller than miniature horses, and the foundation calls them ‘pygmy horses’ out of...
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The Original Miniature Horse: The Falabella

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

In the 19th Century an Irishman living in Argentina, by the name of Patrick Newtall (or Newell, depending on the source) had the idea of breeding a...
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Draft Horses: The Brabant

This interesting draft horse goes by different names depending on its country of origin. In southern French-speaking Belgium, it’s called the...
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Draft Horses: The Percheron

The Percheron originated in Le Perche, an old province located approximately 50 miles southwest of Paris. It was situated in the ‘granary of...
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The Cold Blood: What is it?

Draft horses such as the Shire and the Clydesdale belong to a category known as ‘cold bloods.’ Cold blooded horses are generally...
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Draft Horses: The Shire Horse

This gentle giant gets its name from the shires (or counties) in England where it was first developed – Derbyshire, Leicestershire and...
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Draft Horses: The Clydesdale

The Clyde River is in Scotland and runs through what is now Lanarkshire, but used to be called Clydesdale. The Clydesdale breed of horse originated...
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