Some breeds have been developed through centuries of crossings with other breeds, while others, such as Tennessee Walking Horses and Morgans, developed from a single sire from which all current breed members descend.

Horses can crossbreed with other equine species to produce hybrids.

Horses ( and other large mammals as reindeers ) were hunted during the Late Paleolithic in western Europe.

Horses are not permitted to have bangles, ribbons, or other decorations in their mane or tail.

It made some moneymaking films like Bob Fosse's Cabaret, Woody Allen's Take the Money and Run, and Sydney Pollack's They Shoot Horses, Don't They ?, while other films like Song of Norway and Candy, were critical and box-office disasters upon release despite them both being heavily promoted while still in production.

Horses are obligate nasal breathers which means that they are different from many other mammals because they do not have the option of breathing through their mouths and must take in oxygen through their noses.

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They nevertheless commissioned a ninety minute film named " Getting Sam Home ", which was broadcast on 27 December 1983, and started a trend which would continue with other British sitcoms, including Only Fools and Horses.

Horses are also driven in harness racing, at horse shows and in other types of exhibition, historical reenactment or ceremony, often pulling carriages.

* Arabian horses, Akhal-Teke, Appaloosas, American Paint Horses and other light breeds are also raced worldwide.

An appendixed Quarter Horse is a horse who has either one Quarter Horse parent and one parent of any other eligible breed ( such as Thoroughbred, the most common Appendixed cross ), or both parents are registered Appendixed Quarter Horses, or one parent is a Quarter Horse and one parent is an Appendixed Quarter Horse.

Most warmblood registries recognize breeding stock from any other registry that is a member of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses, which is affiliated with the IOC-recognized International Federation for Equestrian Sports.

Still, Gwalchmei was clearly a traditional figure ; other early references to him include the Welsh Triads ; the Englynion y Beddau ( Stanzas of the Graves ), which lists the site of his grave ; the Trioedd y Meirch ( Triads of the Horses ), which praises his horse Keincaled ( known as Gringolet to later French authors ); and Cynddelw's elegy for Owain Gwynedd, which compares Owain's boldness to that of Gwalchmei.

Although bandmembers would work with each other again on various individual projects ( including Sylvian and Jansen's Nine Horses project ), no further full Japan reunions were planned in any form.

Superchunk appeared at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California on Saturday April 18, 2009 along with other leading acts like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers, M. I. A., TV On The Radio, Band Of Horses.

Horses thrive very well on Common Vetch, even better than on clover and rye grass ; the same applies to fattening cattle, which feed faster on vetch than on most grasses or other edible plants.

The Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 prevents the capture of mustangs from the wild for commercial use, and though the law has been weakened in recent years, " wild " mustangs and other completely untamed horses are still no longer used on the rodeo circuit, as bigger, more powerful animals that are sufficiently domesticated to be handled from the ground for veterinary care, travel, and stabling in small pens are more desirable as rodeo stock.

Horses are different in anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and husbandry to other domestic species.

Many horse breeds, such as American Quarter Horses, Tennessee Walking Horses and American Saddlebreds include individuals of the palomino color, as well as a wide variety of other colors.

Reitel was the first choice to play Del Boy Trotter in Only Fools and Horses, but was busy with other projects ( the role ultimately went to David Jason ).

In Christmas 1985, specials of Only Fools and Horses and Minder were scheduled against each other, angering many viewers ( in the days before video recorders were commonplace in many UK homes ).

When folk and hippie culture finally hit a chord around the world the groups The Pebbles (" Seven Horses in the Sky ", " I Get Around ") and The Wallace Collection (" Daydream ") had considerable success in other countries.

Links to shock sites are generally looked down on at b3ta, so quite often people post links that lead to the site of I Love Horses Magazine, as it automatically loads the girly theme song, often leading to embarrassment for the reader if they have the volume turned up and other people are in the vicinity.

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In Britain rhyming slang had a resurgence of popular interest beginning in the 1970s resulting from its use in a number of London-based television programmes such as Steptoe and Son, Mind Your Language, The Sweeney ( the title of which is itself rhyming slang —" Sweeney Todd " for " Flying Squad ", a rapid response unit of London ’ s Metropolitan Police ), Minder, Citizen Smith, Only Fools and Horses, and EastEnders.

Horses guiding vehicles by means of a pole, such as two-horse teams pulling a wagon, a hay-mower, or a dray, will have pole-straps attached to the lower part of the horse collar.

* Horses are commonly eaten in countries such as France or Japan.

Horses such as the Trakehner were used in World War II which, at the end, nearly destroyed the breed as Soviet troops advanced from the East, causing flight and expulsion of Germans during and after WWII.

Horses are generally unsuitable, though breeds such as the scyne could work.

Its letters around the outside edge, starting from the point of entry and moving clockwise, are A-K-E-H-C-M-B-F. A number of mnemonic devices are used to remember this sequence, such as the phrase " All King Edward's Horses Can Make Big Fences.

Horses and animal products were traded mainly for agricultural tools, such as the harrow and the plough, and clothing of which silk was most popular.

Horses can usually negotiate much the same grades as hikers, but not always, although they can more easily clear obstacles in the path such as logs.

Composer and conductor Ronnie Hazlehurst, who had also produced themes for such series as Are You Being Served ?, Yes Minister and Only Fools and Horses created the theme for the show.

Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes such as in police work or for controlling herd animals on a ranch.

Traditionally, this has meant a sizeable tobacco base and cattle ranching, but in recent years, as traditional agriculture products have come under the dominance of agri-corporations, growth has been seen in non-traditional products such as American Quarter Horses, ostriches, and marijuana.

Blows soundtrack is a compilation of songs and artists from the 1970s, such as: " Can't You Hear Me Knocking " by The Rolling Stones, " All the Tired Horses " by Bob Dylan, " Rumble " by Link Wray, " Glad and Sorry " by Faces, " Strange Brew " by Cream, " Black Betty " by Ram Jam, " Blinded By the Light " by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, " Let's Boogaloo " by Willie Rosario, " Keep It Comin ' Love " by KC & the Sunshine Band, " That Smell " by Lynyrd Skynyrd, " Can't You See " by The Marshall Tucker Band, and " Push & Pull " by Nikka Costa.

He practises banter on the people he meets, such as the locals in the Coach and Horses inn near Taunton, but is unsuccessful.

Many items are not allowed in the dungeon, such as Horses and any Warhorses.

This area displays animals such as Przewalski's Horses, Takin, Emu, Bactrian Camels, Red River Hogs and Sumatran Rhinoceros.

Additionally, alternative rock groups such as Drive-By Truckers, Bottle Rockets, Black Crowes, Band of Horses, My Morning Jacket, State Line Mob, The Steepwater Band, Zach Williams & The Reformation, Hester and Kings of Leon combine Southern rock with rawer genres, such as garage rock, alt-country, and blues rock.

Horses are usually owned by landlords and highly rich people wealthy enough to look after and provide for training facilities for such horses.

Animals — the embodiment of romantic passion — were incorporated into paintings such as Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable ( 1860 ), The Lion Hunt ( of which there exist many versions, painted between 1856 and 1861 ), and Arab Saddling his Horse ( 1855 ).

In his role running Bella Union and signing bands to the label, he has discovered such artists as Laura Veirs, Fleet Foxes, Midlake, Lift to Experience, The Low Anthem, I Break Horses, The Czars, John Grant, and the label is renowned for its long-term relationships with its artists, like Beach House who have released all four of their albums with Bella Union, as have Dirty Three, Midlake etc.

Light cold-blooded horses ( such as Dole Gudbrandsdal horses, North Swedish Horses and Finnhorses ) race separately in Scandinavia.