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On Trail: Breeds
from the pages of Trail Rider
The Icelandic Horse
The Icelandic Horse is one of the oldest and purest of equine breeds.
Descendants of horses originally brought to Iceland by the Vikings, the breed
has remained pure since the 10th century, when a law passed stating that no new
livestock could be imported into the island nation. Today, that... | read »
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On Trail: Breeds
from the pages of Trail Rider
Our Gaited-Horse Heritage
In the early 1890s, a
stocky cowboy, saddle slung on one shoulder, stepped off the train at a station
bordering the Crow Indian Reservation in south-central Montana. A Danish
immigrant, Magnus Johnson, already had under his belt a decade of hard cowboying
in central Montana, where he... | read »
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On Trail: Breeds
from the pages of Trail Rider
Rare and Wonderful
Perhaps you've seen
them only in books and magazines. Or you've
glimpsed a flash of gold through a
wooded trail that became a Norwegian
Fjord. Or you've encountered the fairy-tale
horse with ringlets, whose
patient owner explained that was indeed a Bashkir
Curly.
This issue, we... | read »
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On Trail: Breeds
from the pages of Trail Rider
Which Gait is for You?
So, you want to ride the
glide? An increasing number of trail riders are taking a close look at smooth
movers -- gaited horses that carry their riders with nary a bounce or a bobble.
That smooth ride, they say, is the essence of real pleasure riding!
Here, we'll offer a brief
overview... | read »
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On Trail: Breeds
from the pages of Trail Rider
Arabian Horse Breeds-Sheila Varian
I didn't come from a
family of horsepeople, but some of us are just born to love horses, and I love
them," says Sheila Varian. www.varianarabians.com
Truth is, Varian and
horses have had a special magic together from the beginning. It was evident in
the instincts of a 14-year-old who rode... | read »
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On Trail: Breeds
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Is Stallion Ownership for You?
Stallions are animated, vital creatures that awe and intrigue us. And whether
we're new to horses or have years of experience, most of us understand that
stallion ownership is a step above and beyond mare or gelding ownership because
of the additional responsibilities caring for a stallion... | read »
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On Trail: Breeds
from the pages of Trail Rider
The Morgan Horse
Carole
Mercer of Eagle Point, Oregon, kept track of the hours she rode her Morgan
Horses on the trail until she tallied a whopping 10,000. "Then I stopped --
logging hours, that is -- I'll never stop trail riding!" she says emphatically.
"I suspect I'm probably up to 20,000 by now." The... | read »
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On Trail: Breeds
from the pages of Trail Rider
The Peruvian Paso Horse
Peruvian Pasos are the Rolls Royce of riding horses,
definitely with an automatic -- not manual -- transmission," Ray Wood says with a
twinkle in his eye. "They originated in Peru to carry their owners in comfort
across vast haciendas, so they're naturally gaited and ultra-smooth -- no... | read »
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On Trail: Breeds
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Breeding Horses For Color
Genetic researchers are
discovering Nature's secrets for producing horses with tobiano , overo and
appaloosa horse breed patterns. Horse breeders are putting the recipes to work.
Horsemen and women have long
been fascinated by the various coat patterns displayed by the equine species,... | read »
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On Trail: Breeds
from the pages of Trail Rider
The Appaloosa Horse
As a child, Lori Fisher dreamed of owning an eye-catching Appaloosa Horse,
resplendent with a colorful blanket across his back. "I often thought
that if I
could just spatter white paint on my black pony's rump, I'd
have a perfect
miniature version," she says with a smile. "Of course,... | read »
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