Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A horse with significant swayback. Usually called "swayback", soft back, or low back, an excessive downward bend in the back is an undesirable conformation trait. Swayback is caused in part from a loss of muscle tone in both the back and abdominal muscles, plus a weakening and stretching of the ligaments.
Playing the Ponies is a 1937 short subject directed by Charles Lamont starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard).It is the 26th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
A horse with a long back and loin, while often considered a trait associated with smooth gaits, is prone to developing a swayback sooner than average. A swayback often makes it harder for the horse to collect, particularly for dressage and any event that involves jumping. A swayed back is a predisposing cause of "kissing spines."
PHOTOS: Thousands of spectators, horses attend Fort Worth ‘All Western’ Stock Show Parade. Christopher Torres. January 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM ... along with various riding clubs, wagons and floats.
A lush, new paddock. Plenty of celebrity sightings.Memorable fashion moments.The 150th Kentucky Derby was all that and more as 156,710 people were on hand to watch Mystik Dan’s thrilling victory ...
This horse is most suited for pleasure riding and for teaching students. Although sway backs are usually associated with older horses, there is also a congenital (sometimes genetic) form of sway back. [5] Horses with this condition will already be obviously swaybacked at a young age, sometimes even before they are a year old.
High-stepping action is typical of the Saddlebred, as seen in this "five-gaited" horse, performing the rack.. American Saddlebreds stand 15 to 17 hands (60 to 68 inches, 152 to 173 cm) high, [1] averaging 15 to 16 hands (60 to 64 inches, 152 to 163 cm), [2] and weigh between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds (450 and 540 kg).
The Ojibwe Horse is a small riding horse standing 122 to 147 centimetres (12.0 to 14.2 hands; 48 to 58 in) high. [1] The breed is seen in any solid color except white and cream dilutions. Black and bay are common, as are dun shades with primitive markings. They are hardy, with smooth-flowing gaits, [2] and a reputation for being gentle and ...