Where can I buy a stuffed onager toy? [more inside]
posted by historybuff on Nov 1, 2009 - 3 answers

This may be a longshot, even for the diverse crowd here at AskMeFi. My daughter's horse was diagnosed with Lyme Disease in January. We caught it very early and the horse has made a full recovery and is back to normal in every way. However, the annual renewal on our Life/Major Medical policy for the horse includes this clause. An exclusion for any loss or expense due to Lyme disease or any underlying related condition will apply to all coverages. Diagnosing Lyme is a bit of a judgment call as it is, and this seems like a huge get-out-of-ever-paying-any-claim-again loophole as pretty much anything that may ever affect the horse in the future could conceivably be blamed on Lyme Disease. The question for anybody that may have experience with this...is there any reason to maintain a policy with that loophole?
posted by COD on Jun 16, 2009 - 9 answers

Thought excercise - How many horses are there in the world? Statistics, insights, ropey conjectural maths and bent statistics all welcome! [more inside]
posted by Cantdosleepy on Apr 7, 2009 - 6 answers

Am I right to have a bad feeling about the horseback riding stable where I'm taking lessons? [more inside]
posted by Joleta on Sep 24, 2008 - 11 answers

Looking for SF Bay Area equitation schools (wanna make with the horse-riding). [more inside]
posted by penciltopper on Jan 25, 2008 - 5 answers

If you wore a seatbelt on a horse, would you be safer or less safe than if you didn't use a seatbelt?
posted by UbuRoivas on Jan 11, 2008 - 25 answers

Are there any Native American stories or legends or beliefs about the deceased coming back as horses? Possibly as spirit animals?
posted by Jacen on Nov 2, 2007 - 3 answers

Going to the Kentucky Derby this weekend, any tips, suggestions, warnings, etcetera? [more inside]
posted by jckll on May 2, 2007 - 10 answers

I once saw/heard something on horses that were used underground in (coal?) mines... the reference was short and was phrased as something like this "... it's like those horses used in the (coal?) mines, they are underground in the dark for so long (years?) that when they are brought up from the mines and get to see far away into the horizon they die of shock." [more inside]
posted by MrBCID on Apr 7, 2007 - 12 answers

Talk to me about horse trailers. I need to buy a horse trailer before horse show season starts in the spring. I'm interested in advice / recommendations from anybody that has a horse and/or trailer. [more inside]
posted by COD on Dec 28, 2006 - 4 answers

How do I learn to ride horses as an adult? What to look for in an instructor, school, and horse? I am in the DC area. [more inside]
posted by procrastination on Dec 27, 2006 - 12 answers

Does "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" mean "I'm so hungry I could eat at much meat as is on a horse's bones (without getting full)" or "I'm so hungry I'd be willing to eat something as (presumably) unappetizing as horse meat"? [more inside]
posted by 23skidoo on Nov 19, 2006 - 26 answers

Where can I play polo within a four hour drive of Lawrence, KS?
posted by mustcatchmooseandsquirrel on Jul 8, 2006 - 2 answers

What do you know about the economics of the Grand Prix horse jumping circuit? [more inside]
posted by OmieWise on Jun 12, 2006 - 5 answers

Where can I find info on urban horse care during the late 1800s and early 1900s? [more inside]
posted by FauxScot on Apr 22, 2006 - 5 answers

Help me use the Off Track Betting facility. [more inside]
posted by miniape on Apr 19, 2006 - 3 answers

What is a pacing horse, and why is it considered a bad thing? [more inside]
posted by footnote on Oct 18, 2005 - 9 answers

Why would a race-horse be buried standing up, other than the symbolic reasons ?
posted by oliyoung on Oct 16, 2005 - 8 answers

Could you give me any ideas for ridding my horse barn of English Sparrows. Their population has reached plague proportion. They have driven away the barn swallows, phoebes and robins that used to nest in the barn. we would prefer a live trap as we would like to keep our native birds and bats, but we are frustrated enough with the sparrows’ mess, that we wouldn't be fussy about what traps we set during the winter.
posted by Daddest on Mar 8, 2005 - 7 answers

What's the flaw in this horse racing betting system? [MI] [more inside]
posted by Dreamghost on Dec 16, 2004 - 41 answers

Why are elephant and whale brains so large (much bigger than yours)? Their twice as big brains don't seem twice as smart as horses or dolphins, let alone humans. What is that extra gray matter doing? Pointers to scientific papers or experts appreciated.
posted by kk on Nov 10, 2004 - 12 answers

An ex-girlfriend of mine was telling me that she recently went off of birth control for the first time in years because she found out it was made through some form dehydrating female horses and then processing thier piss. Sounds like an urban legend to me, but I can't find anything on google in either direction. Any clues?
posted by woil on Aug 27, 2004 - 22 answers

Any horse handicappers here? What are your favorite techniques? Which race
factors do you tend to zero in on? What sort of betting strategy or angles do you employ? Do you parlay? hedge? do straight tickets? dabble in the exotics? play it ultra-conservative? do birthdates? [more inside]
posted by RavinDave on Jul 6, 2004 - 1 answer

Lewis and Clark traveled up the Missouri River from the Mississippi to the Rockies, over 2,000 miles. UPSTREAM. What the hell? If you have to explore the river, why not just get some horses and wagons and walk alongside it? Why kill yourself paddling against the current for 2,000 miles?
posted by luser on May 11, 2004 - 10 answers

I just rented The Last Samurai last night and really loved it. But it reminded me of a question I have every time I see a movie with battle scenes with horses (a la Braveheart). How do they get those horses to do all those horse "stunts"? They must inevitably break dozens if not hundreds of legs. Can horses be trained to fall as if shot? And doesn't the cacophony of all the explosions on the set freak them out?
posted by vito90 on May 6, 2004 - 19 answers

My boss has asked me to find out how one goes about buying a race horse. I've suggested she perhaps considers a share through a syndicate and have found a few books through amazon, but does anyone have any practical advice as to reliable sources of information, reliable potential trainers or anything else she might need to consider? We're in the UK and she'd be looking to purchase here - I suspect this will make a difference to advice.
posted by biffa on Dec 17, 2003 - 4 answers