Can you answer?
Posts about enquiries I have. These questions are not rhetoric, so if you could answer using the comments area, that would be helpful for me and other visitors! Thanks in advance!
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Logo quiz
Marketing specialists enjoy playing with people’s brains -and make the latter remember the organizations that the former promote. The logos of many organizations are designed in such a way, that a “hidden” object from the same context is included in the image. FEI’s logo is one of those images. Can you spot the “hidden object”?
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Horse surfing?
Having learned about equestrian vaulting, I started trying keywords on search machines to see what other crazy activities people do with horses. So, here we go! Horse surfing! I can’t say that I would do it, but, others seem to have fun. And because I’m confused, what is horse surfing? Ride a horse in the sea, or surfing behind a horse? Please help!
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Riding a zebra
While I was searching for nice horsey videos (again), I stumbled upon this video, which shows a lady training with a zebra. Now, I know that, without the stripes, zebra looks like a donkey. Is it possible to ride a zebra and even jump with it? Or is this just a painted donkey? Have you seen anything like that in real life?
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Equine elegance: challenging the established dressage outfit
A recently published article on the website of Horse and Hound made me reflect about the clothing riders wear at dressage shows. So, as far as I understand, there are specific clothes and colours that you have to wear when you participate in a dressage event, with black and white dominating. And, of course, ladies are expected to do something about their hair on the day. And spurs are compulsory on the top levels. And shirts must be white. And gloves as well. I also see that there are specific norms about the appearance of dressage horses as well. I haven’t watched any dressage performance where the horse’s mane is…
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Are you a self-confessed equestrian geek? Quiz from Horse and Hound
Do you know the answer of any question in the equestrian world? Do you remember all details of equestrian events? Take this fun quiz on Horse & Hound magazine’s website to find out!
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Enquiry: Why do ladies wear huge hats with flora at racing events?
Here is one more enquiry. I do not understand why most women wear huge hats with flowers and fruit on the top. I understand that it gets sunny etc. But what are fruit and flowers for? Horsey snacks? How has this trend been established? Here is a small gallery: