http://ilovehorses.net/blog a blogazine about All Things Horses Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:42:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://ilovehorses.net/blog/on-film/top-gear-tv-show-races-ford-mustangs-vs-horses/ http://ilovehorses.net/blog/on-film/top-gear-tv-show-races-ford-mustangs-vs-horses/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:39:38 +0000 Kristin http://ilovehorses.net/blog/?p=7287 by Kristin Berkery On Tuesday February 21 at 9 pm EST History Channel will air a new episode of Top Gear USA which will pit Ford Mustangs (a Boss 302 and a Roush) against horses in a Pony Express challenge. I was fortunate enough to attend the audience taping for this show so I know [...]]]> http://ilovehorses.net/blog/on-film/top-gear-tv-show-races-ford-mustangs-vs-horses/feed/ 0 http://ilovehorses.net/blog/on-film/valentines-day-wishes-for-horses/ http://ilovehorses.net/blog/on-film/valentines-day-wishes-for-horses/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:35:18 +0000 Kristin http://ilovehorses.net/blog/?p=7268 Valentine’s Day can be lovely and romantic for some, but annoying or lonely for others. If you’d prefer to ignore the holiday, make it a special day for you and your horse instead. In the video below, owners all over the country express love for their horses in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Each of the [...]]]> http://ilovehorses.net/blog/on-film/valentines-day-wishes-for-horses/feed/ 0 http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/what-is-il-palio/ http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/what-is-il-palio/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:46:22 +0000 Kristin http://ilovehorses.net/blog/?p=6722 by Kristin Berkery The winner is the horse that crosses the finish line first, regardless of whether it has a rider.   Held twice every summer, Il Palio di Siena is the wildest horse race in modern times. The jockeys ride bareback on mixed breed horses they may be unfamiliar with at blinding speeds through [...]]]> http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/what-is-il-palio/feed/ 2 http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/favorite-horse-news-from-january/ http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/favorite-horse-news-from-january/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:05:24 +0000 Kristin http://ilovehorses.net/blog/?p=7075 by Kristin Berkery I wasn’t able to post on ilovehorses.net as often in January because I have some exciting publishing opportunities I’m working on. I’m still active on Twitter and Facebook almost every business day, sharing horse-related news and photos from around the world. Here are a few of my favorite stories from the last [...]]]> http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/favorite-horse-news-from-january/feed/ 0 http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/more-witez-ii-and-a-new-film-about-polish-arabians/ http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/more-witez-ii-and-a-new-film-about-polish-arabians/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:38:05 +0000 Kristin http://ilovehorses.net/blog/?p=7060 This video blog post is a follow-up to the article, A Real-Life War Horse: *Witez II’s Journey Through History. In the clip, I provide more information about the author of the book And Miles To Go and reveal the truth about *Witez II’s “liberation” after the war. I also highlight the video Path To Glory: [...]]]> http://ilovehorses.net/blog/history-2/more-witez-ii-and-a-new-film-about-polish-arabians/feed/ 2