There is a lot of debate about the reality of the elusive unicorn. A creature said to possess great powers and pureness, the unicorn has a presence in the mythology of many places around the world.
Image from: Galerie de Gabbabast
Different theories circulate as to how the animal came to captivate people and create its [...]
Spanish horses are prevalent in the Costa Rican society, everything from the ambling gaited Paso Fino horses to the riding animals that display clearly Iberian and Barb bloodlines.
Interesting how the bloodlines have changed in the western world since the Spanish brought their mounts over.
Still a necessary form of transportation in many parts of Panama, the horse is more than just a family pet to many who live there.
Of course there are plenty of horses in Panama that actually put food on their owner’s plate by taking tourists for rides.
Home of some of the friendliest people on earth (and where they filmed Xena the Warrier Princess), New Zealand is a lovely place where horse culture is a large part of life, for both work and play.
The Irish Draft horse is one of the most popular eventing mounts used in competition today. And although they are Ireland’s claim to fame on the show circuit, the tough native ponies and local draft breeds have earned the Irish a name in the horse industry as well.
Belgium is just as horse crazy as the rest of northwestern Europe, and home to both the Belgian Draft and the Belgian Warmblood horses.
The Belgian Draft is one of the strongest of all of the draft breeds and is almost always sorrel chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail.
Beyond the every day mythical horses like the unicorn and pegasus, I thought I’d take a look at some stranger and darker horses in mythology.
Tikbalang
Image from Keith Thompson Art
Also called Tigbalang, Tigbalan, or Tikbalan
Another country fond of working with warmblood show horse bloodlines and making them better, the Swiss warmblood is a popular olympic mount and the swiss horses have quite a view.
