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Gotland ponies in Slottsskogen, Gothenburg.. The name russ comes from a now obsolete word ross, which means a riding horse or a charger [6] and it is linked etymologically to the English word horse (in Old High German this word appeared as hros, and in English a metathesis has switched the places of the /r/ and the /o/, whereas in Swedish /hr/ became /r/, producing ross or russ.
Battleship (1927–1958) was an American thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to have won both the American Grand National and the Grand National steeplechase races. Barack Obama, a New Zealand horse that competed in international endurance events named after the 44th President of the United States with the same name
Old Billy: Longest-living horse verified ever [1] Old Bob, Abraham Lincoln's horse; Popcorn Deelites, the main horse who played Seabiscuit in the Oscar Nominated film Seabiscuit; Prometea, born May 28, 2003, the first cloned horse and the first to be born from and carried by its cloning mother; Rugged Lark, famous quarter horse owned by Carol ...
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The horse is neither inherently good nor evil, as it is associated with gods and giants alike, with night (through Hrimfaxi) and day. The horse is a central mediator in Nordic society, and may have played an intermediary role between wild and domestic animals, since large herds of wild horses were still to be found, at least until the 10th ...
The colors and patterns of jockeys' silks have special meaning for horse owners. The silks for the historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs are filled with a ...
A small band of Nokota horses, showing several common colors of the breed. The Nokota horse has an angular frame with prominent withers, a sloped croup, and a low set tail. Members of the breed are often blue roan, which is a color rare in other breeds, although black and gray are also common. Less common colors include red roan, bay, chestnut ...
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