The known history of the horse in Britain starts with horse remains found in Pakefield, Suffolk, dating from 700,000 BC, and in Boxgrove, West Sussex... 67 KB (8,043 words) - 00:30, 29 February 2024 |
has resulted in the preservation of skills that would otherwise have vanished once horses were no longer used in combat. In Britain, horse racing became... 94 KB (10,636 words) - 07:02, 25 April 2024 |
"Old War Horse" Horses in the Middle Ages Horses in East Asian warfare History of the horse in South Asia Horses in the Napoleonic Wars Horses in World War... 2 KB (249 words) - 15:56, 26 June 2022 |
The railway system of Great Britain started with the building of local isolated wooden wagonways starting in the 1560s. A patchwork of local rail links... 61 KB (6,261 words) - 07:13, 12 April 2024 |
Aesculus hippocastanum (redirect from Common horse-chestnut) Aesculus hippocastanum, the horse chestnut, is a species of flowering plant in the maple, soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is a large, deciduous... 24 KB (2,306 words) - 22:02, 4 March 2024 |
The history of the United Kingdom began in the early eighteenth century with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as... 240 KB (29,705 words) - 12:28, 25 April 2024 |
Horse racing in Ireland is intricately linked with Irish culture and society. The racing of horses has a long history on the island, being mentioned in... 49 KB (4,296 words) - 17:46, 15 April 2023 |
"A Horse with No Name" is a song by American folk rock trio America. Written by Dewey Bunnell, it was released on the Warner Bros. label, in late 1971... 20 KB (1,935 words) - 17:10, 28 April 2024 |
The Icelandic horse (Icelandic: íslenski hesturinn [ˈistlɛnscɪ ˈhɛstʏrɪn]) is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Although the horses are small, at... 32 KB (3,549 words) - 08:21, 21 April 2024 |
Percheron (redirect from Percheron horse) The Percheron is a breed of draft horse that originated in the Huisne river valley in western France, part of the former Perche province, from which the... 38 KB (4,593 words) - 02:46, 14 April 2024 |
Flat racing and British society, 1790-1914: A social and economic history (Routledge, 2014). Anne Holland, Horse racing in Britain and Ireland (2014... 28 KB (3,745 words) - 13:59, 6 March 2024 |
This is a list of some of the breeds of horse originating in the British Isles. Twelve of the native breeds are considered rare and are marked with a "†"... 3 KB (204 words) - 21:51, 4 November 2023 |
Ellen Whitaker (category British show jumping riders) selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to lameness in horse Locarno 62. In 2010, Whitaker spoke to the press after refusing to jump for the British team due... 9 KB (850 words) - 10:01, 3 April 2024 |
This List of British racecourses gives details of both current and former horse racing venues in Great Britain. As of 18 April 2024, there are 59 racecourses... 65 KB (1,324 words) - 00:25, 18 April 2024 |
A draft horse (US) or draught horse (UK), also known as dray horse, carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal... 13 KB (1,468 words) - 00:21, 2 April 2024 |
The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies... 113 KB (10,896 words) - 04:49, 14 April 2024 |
on horse racing or horse betting commonly occurs at many horse races. Modern horse betting started in Great Britain in the early 1600s during the reign... 15 KB (2,043 words) - 09:56, 4 November 2023 |
Lee Min-ho in the TV series The King: Eternal Monarch Brooklyn Supreme, said to be the largest horse in history Burmese, favourite mount of Queen Elizabeth... 10 KB (1,212 words) - 13:53, 28 April 2024 |