By looking at whorls we can have a clue about temperament from the time of birth. There are limitations. One of those is the distortion of the whorl caused by the foal hair coat. Foal coats do all sorts of interesting things. From colors no where near what the adult color will actually be, to …
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The Baby Bump
Horses are born with the whorls that they will have for life. That can give us a good clue about temperament from birth. Head shape can get a little more complicated. Foals are born with a bump over the forehead. This is the horse equivalent of the soft spot in a human babies skull. As …
The Shredded Collar
According to superstition large wheat whorls, sometimes called a shredded collar, down the base of the neck are bad luck. Especially when combined with double whorls. The ultimate bad luck whorls. There is seldom any more description of the whorls than that. A whorl like a wheat sheaf down the base of the neck. Although …
Horse Pain Face
Horse’s faces are far more expressive than we often give them credit for. Capable of 17 separate facial expressions they fall a little short of the 27 expressions humans can manage. 17 is still a good amount and perfectly adequate to show us how they feel. A happy relaxed horse will have a soft muzzle, …
Thick vs Thin
Some people like ’em thic. Others prefer long and lean.. Maybe our preference for body type is subconsciously based more in a preference for temperament type than build. More than we realize at least. Studies in cattle have long since shown that the size of bone directly correlates to temperament. The smaller the bone the …
A Science And An Art
Science is beginning to prove that whorls really are connected deeply to temperament. Which we have known all along. Between finding the genes behind the whorls and temperament, and clinical studies showing strong similarities between reactions of animals with matching whorl types they have covered correlation and causation. We can be sure that whorls are …
Equestrian Author Podcast
I have some rather exciting news and something a bit unusual to announce. I had the pleasure of interviewing with Carly Kade a while back for her wonderful podacst, Equestrian Author Spotlight. It’s such a fun podcast to listen, all sorts of great authors to hear about and a fun place to find new book …
Side Whorls
Horses can have whorls on the sides of their heads as well as the front. These whorls have plenty of information to share. Whether they are on one side or both, the meanings stay the same. A whorl on the temple shows a horse who is intelligent to the point of it being a problem …
Introverts
Have you ever found yourself hiding from children? Wishing they would be still and leave you just a moments peace and quiet? Not that you don’t love them. Do you feel drained and exhausted after time spent at parties or with groups of people? Not that you don’t like them. Is time alone necessary to …
Horse Heads, It’s In The Breed
Are there certain whorls that are more common in certain breeds? Perhaps. In one study just over 50 percent of Thoroughbreds were found to have high whorls. It’s a majority but leaves plenty of room in there for other whorls. The thing that is more common in breeds is head shape. We can tell just …