A Guide to Horse Basics

Whether you know a little or a lot about horses, get started with the basics. Here is a collection of important information and tips for horse owners of any skill level.

Essentials

Anatomy
Horses have a lot of moving parts, knowing the basics of anatomy makes it easier to understand your animal and discuss them with your farrier and vet.

Breeds
Modern day Horse breeds have developed worldwide based on local climate and needs, learn about horses from all over the world.

Glossaries
Read a term you don’t understand? Our glossary of horse basics can help, you can also brush up on your horse show lingo.

Colors
Horses come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, take the time to really understand the different horse colors, and different types of leg and face markings.

Care
We’ll offer tips for equine care that are easy on the pocketbook and the environment. Speaking of environment, use our toxic plant identifier to learn more about which plants are toxic to horses.

Horse Lifestyles
For those who want to be around horses full-time, we provide worldwide horse job listings and information about horse riding schools and stables.

Horseplay
Above all the goal is to have fun with horses, so be sure to watch some funny horse videos, read about the 2008 Olympics equestrian events and learn a little more about us.

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