Horse fact

"The one great precept and practice in using a horse is this, never deal with him when you are in a fit of passion."
Xenophon, The Art of Horsemanship

Horses today

To a greater extent nowadays, horses and ponies are used primarily in recreational pursuits. They provide pleasure to people of all riding abilities and levels, and from all walks of life, from simple pony trekking holidays to international level competitions. It is interesting to note, as just one example of how the horse's role in society has changed, how the Oldenburgh and Hanoverian breeds, which were once most sought after as carriage horses, are now highly popular as competition and riding horses. A large amount of time and money goes into breeding top-rate competition and race horses, and it is every breeder's dream to produce the ultimate equine winner.

"God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses."

Wrote Robert Bontine Cunningham-Graham in 1917, and this is, I am sure, a true sentiment that is shared by all horse lovers. There is perhaps nothing as beautiful as the spectacle of man and horse performing together in unity through mutual understanding.
The horse has, since the virtual beginnings of time, been of enormous importance to man, whether for food, for travel, or working on farmland.
They are highly adaptable, and can live in a wide variety of different climates and terrains.