http://ilovehorses.net/blog a blogazine about All Things Horses Thu, 17 May 2012 18:02:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/what-is-a-curly/ http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/what-is-a-curly/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 18:01:55 +0000 Kristin http://ilovehorses.net/blog/?p=8039 by Kristin Berkery Most horses’ coats become wild and woolly in the winter, but not Curly horses. Starting in the fall, most Curlies grow a winter coat of luxurious curls or waves covering their bodies. The coat sheds in the warmer months leaving smooth or wavy hair behind, and in some cases, they may even [...]]]> http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/what-is-a-curly/feed/ 0 http://ilovehorses.net/blog/on-film/celebrities-horses-william-shatner-queen-elizabeth-ii-patrick-swayze/ http://ilovehorses.net/blog/on-film/celebrities-horses-william-shatner-queen-elizabeth-ii-patrick-swayze/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:51:20 +0000 Kristin http://ilovehorses.net/blog/?p=7885 by Kristin Berkery William Shatner “Sussim osim nissim,” translated from Hebrew means, “horses make miracles.” During the 1983 filming of a T.J. Hooker episode at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, William Shatner noticed a black Saddlebred stallion he couldn’t stop thinking about. The horse, Sultan’s Great Day, was a coal-black son of the legendary Supreme [...]]]> http://ilovehorses.net/blog/on-film/celebrities-horses-william-shatner-queen-elizabeth-ii-patrick-swayze/feed/ 0 http://ilovehorses.net/blog/horses-people/what-is-an-ottb/ http://ilovehorses.net/blog/horses-people/what-is-an-ottb/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:17:47 +0000 Kristin http://ilovehorses.net/blog/?p=7526 An OTTB is a brave soul, an animal with movement in his bones, an athlete of tremendous power; but most of all, an OTTB is a horse to love. I’m honored to welcome author Natalie Reinert of the Retired Racehorse Blog as ilovehorses.net‘s first guest blogger. One of Natalie’s passions is Off-the-Track-Thoroughbreds, or retired racehorses [...]]]> http://ilovehorses.net/blog/horses-people/what-is-an-ottb/feed/ 2 http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/the-akhal-teke-desert-horse-to-olympic-champion-and-back-again/ http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/the-akhal-teke-desert-horse-to-olympic-champion-and-back-again/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:17:28 +0000 Kristin http://ilovehorses.net/blog/?p=7518 by Kristin Berkery Horse and rider in native Turkoman costume, date and photographer unknown   This summer marks 52 years since one of the most unusual horses first competed at the Summer Olympics in Rome. Absent, a striking black Akhal Teke stallion with four white socks and a star, introduced the world to a little-known [...]]]> http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/the-akhal-teke-desert-horse-to-olympic-champion-and-back-again/feed/ 0 http://ilovehorses.net/blog/horse-colors/pinterest-some-of-the-coolest-horse-photos-on-the-web/ http://ilovehorses.net/blog/horse-colors/pinterest-some-of-the-coolest-horse-photos-on-the-web/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:11:04 +0000 Kristin http://ilovehorses.net/blog/?p=7574 by Kristin Berkery What a busy month! I’ve been working on a variety of design projects for marketing clients, doing fun things with my kids, reading a ton of books, researching for ilovehorses.net, and continuing to develop a new book project. You’ll see new articles here soon.   I’ve created a Pinterest board for ilovehorses.net [...]]]> http://ilovehorses.net/blog/horse-colors/pinterest-some-of-the-coolest-horse-photos-on-the-web/feed/ 0