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EQUINE POST: For horse people, horses,
and our other equine companions.
Welcome to EquinePost.com, an online community dedicated to horses and other
members of the equine family. EquinePost.com is a resource center for
equine enthusiasts, featuring articles and information
about horses and their equine cousins,
horses for sale,
a directory of websites
about horses, and a shopping center where you can buy unique
equine
gifts and products for horses.
Horse People Poll: Do you love horses? Tell us why!
 I have been training horses for more than 45 years and I have yet
to meet a horse that lies or wants to hurt anyone without a reason. The
affection, trust and respect I get from the horses has NEVER been
duplicated by anyone else (except my dog). Nothing is more beautiful than
a horse for grace and athleticism. No matter the breed, size or color,
horses give their best when they understand what you're asking. If you
can communicate with a horse you can communicate with almost anyone. I've
watched people change and become happier, better adjusted and healthier
from their exposure to horses. This phenomena is displayed in the
increasing number of "handicapped" programs and prisons using horses. No
matter what your religious belief  horses are one of nature's greatest
creations.
— Vallory McGraw
Paso Robles, CA
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EQUINEPOST: ABOUT HORSES
Featured Expert Article:
The Sitting Trot...
by Justine Wilson Are You Ready?
How many of us have spent hundreds of dollars and just as many hours trying to learn how to sit the trot? I'm guessing more than have ever should have. Here is a little secret that I learned in Europe……
At least 50 percent of your ability to sit the trot is based on your horse's ability to understand how to carry you in the sitting trot.
Read More.
New in the Gift
Shop! The Little Book of
Horse Poop. Everything you had no idea you ever wanted to know about your horse's manure. Includes
humorous tips for mucking out, weird horse poop history and trivia, and ideas for making manure management more
manageable. Makes a great gift for that hard-to-please horse enthusiast.
Be sure to check out our equine resource center, including our database of horse breeds (includes pictures
and links to breeders) and articles by
equine industry Experts.
EQUINE EXPERTS!
EquinePost.com is searching for horse experts to write
content for our equestrian resources center. Trainers, breeders, and experts on any equestrian subject, including riding, racing, horse and pony breeds, horseback sport/competition,
breeding etc.: we want to hear from you. Qualified participants will receive
their own EquinePost.com category and the opportunity to earn advertising
revenue. Share your equine know-how.
CALLING ALL HORSES!
Do you have a great picture of your horse or horses, pony,
mule, or other equine? Watch this space for our upcoming
horse photo contest.
EQUINE RESOURCES:Protect your horse from Equine Infectious Anemia
by American Association of Equine PractitionersEquine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is a potentially fatal disease that threatens the world's horse, donkey and mule populations. The virus that causes EIA reproduces in the white blood cells that circulate throughout the body. The immune system, via antibodies, may attack and destroy red blood cells, leading to anemia. Infected horses may die from the direct effects of the virus or from secondary infections. Despite testing and measures to eradicate the equine infectious anemia virus, EIAV, more than 500 new cases are identified each year in the U.S.
Read More.
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS
equine \'E-"kwIn \ adj : of, relating to, or resembling a horse, pony, or the horse family (ie., horses, donkies, mules, zebras and zorses)
EquinePost.com is an equal-opportunity equine site! If you're a mule, donkey, zebra or zorse fan please send us your stories, photos, and facts for our upcoming "Alternative Equestrian" category.
EQUINE WISDOM: HORSE QUOTES
A dog looks up to you. A cat looks down on you. But a
horse looks at you and sees an equal.
—Winston Churchill (modified slightly!)
God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which
there are no horses.
—R.B. Cunninghame-Graham
I realize that the concept of wild horses probably
stirs romantic notions in many of you, but this is because you have never met any wild horses in
person ... They amble up to your camp site, and their attitude is: "We're wild horses. We're going to
eat your food, knock down your tent and poop on your shoes. We're protected by federal law, just like
Richard Nixon."
—Dave Barry, "Tenting Grandpa Bob"
When one is on horseback he knows all things.
—George Herbert
In riding a horse, we borrow freedom.
—Pam Brown
I know nothing about racing and any money I put on a horse is a sort of insurance policy to prevent it winning.
—Frank Richardson
Send us your favorite horse quotes!
The Diverse Equine Family
Free-roaming Przewalski horses in the mountain steppe area of the National Park. Photo by John de Meij. All rights FPPPH.
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The word "equine" makes most of us think "horse." It's easy to understand why;
horses are certainly the most familiar (and usually the most favored)
equine species, with a long history of service in the world of human beings.
But horses by no means have a monopoly on the qualities we admire most in
them, such as strength, beauty, and endurance. Other equine species have
these qualities, too, from the lowly donkey to the dazzling zebra.
We love our horses, but we'd like to take this opportunity to honor those
equids who live in the shadow of their more popular equine cousin.
Equidae Equus Horses are members of the family Equidae, which is
one of three families in the order Perissodactyla. It may surprise you to
learn that the Perissodactyla (meaning "odd toed") order includes the
tapirs, which look a little like pigs, and the Rhinoceros. These very
distant cousins of the horse have three toes on each foot, while all equine
species have just one.
There are seven equine species in the genus Equus, including Equus Equus
caballus, the domestic horse. The other six members of the genus are Equus
Ferus przewalskii, or "Przewalski horse" (known in its native Mongolia as
the "takhi"), Equus Hippotigris burchelli (the Plains, Burchelli's or
Grant's zebra), Equus Hippotigris zebra (the mountain zebra), Equus
Dolichohippus grevyi (Grevy's zebra), and the two species of donkey known as
Equus Asinus africanus and Equus Asinus hemionus. Each equine is genetically
very similar all other members of the genus. All equine species possess the
ability to interbreed. Horses, for example, can be crossed with donkeys or
zebras to produce viable offspring that possesses some of the qualities of
both species.
Featured equine: The Przewalski Horse
Przewalski Horse (Equus Ferus przewalskii) The
Przewalski horse, or takhi, is the only surviving species of "wild" horse
(American Mustangs are genetically identical to domestic horses, so they are not
considered to be true "wild" horses). Though Przewalski horses have been known
for centuries by the people who live on the grasslands of central Asia, the species
bears the name of the Russian naturalist who "discovered" it
in 1879. More About Przewalski Horses.
Next month's featured equine:
Grant's zebra
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