Top 5 Songs About Horses

Riding, and caring for your horses can provide one of life's greatest joys, but it's not just the simple interaction with horses and ponies themselves that can bring great happiness, fun and entertainment to horses owners and equine enthusiasts alike.

It's the culture surrounding horses that also lends a greater meaning and an enormous sense of wonder and awe, particularly through movies, art and music. Horses, and horse riding have been an important part of human culture for centuries and their importance is not lost today. This can be seen in many ways, particularly in contemporary music over the last few decades, with many artists looking to these powerful four-legged icons for inspiration. 

It doesn't take much more than a few clicks to see the horsey influence in various songs and albums, but we've decided to make it a little easier for you and have compiled some of our favourite horse-themed songs from over the years!

Enjoy!

1. Johnny Cash - Tenessee Stud

2. KT Tunstall - Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

3. America - A Horse with No Name

4. The Osmonds - Crazy Horses

5. And Last but not least, this stone cold classic from The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses!! 

Miniature Horses

What's the science that makes smaller things more adorable? Who knows, but whether it's puppies, kittens, foals, or even babies, even the most serious among us would surely melt at the sight of these tiny critters.

But it's not just infants that get all of the attention. There are in fact several breeds of naturally tiny miniature horses. 

Miniature horses are found in many nations, particularly in Europe and the Americas. The designation of what qualifies as a miniature horse is determined by the height of the animal, which, depending on the particular breed involved, is usually less than 34–38 inches (86–97 cm). While miniature horses are the size of a very small pony, many retain horse characteristics and are considered "horses" by their respective registries. Like regular, full-sized horses, they have various colours and coat patterns.

Miniature horses are friendly and interact well with people. For this reason they are often kept as family pets, though they still retain natural horse behaviours, including a natural fight or flight instinct, and must be treated like an equine, even if they being kept as a companion animal or domestic pet. They are also trained as service animals, similar to assistance dogs for people with disabilities.

While miniature horses can be trained to work indoors, they are still real horses and are healthier when allowed to live outdoors (with proper shelter and room to run). They are generally quite hardy, often living longer on average than some full-sized horse breeds; the average life span of miniature horses is from 25 to 35 years.

In popular culture they are also adored, as shown by this great clip from popular US comedy show, Parks and Recreation, which shows the employees of the local government of a small city in Indiana getting a little too excited over their city's official mascot, 'Lil Sebastian'!

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