Found at The Similepedia Blog; I believe the photo was taken in Romania. (Multumesc = thank you) Related posts: Brigadier The amazing Horse-o-Phonic! …and could you pick some carrots out of a salad? What can I say?!...

Check out these adorable notecards from Etsy seller EnfinLaVoila: "This is a Photoshop montage I made with antique baroque prints. Can you resist?" You know you can't. Get 'em here. ("But Defrost, what's a quagga?") Related posts: Embroidered prints and cards Things you can buy, part two Things you can buy, part one Promise? Gucci's 85th anniversary horse [...]...

Ma préférée, originally uploaded by freddou_lutra. Dun factor genetic testing is now available. Sort of. According to UC Davis, "The specific mutation that causes Dun has not yet been identified, and there is no direct test for the gene. VGL has identified DNA markers associated with Dun that can be used to determine if a horse [...]...

Prometea, a cloned Haflinger mare, gave birth to Pegaso on March 17; full story here. Interesting that her creator, Professor Cesare Galli, has faced criminal and religious sanctions for his reproductive research. Anyone know what legal grounds Italian authorities would have for seizing a cloned bull? Related posts: Five memorable mares They did it again Cloned mule trains for [...]...

Isn't that one of the most arresting horse photos you've ever seen? It was taken by Wojtek Kwiatkowski; see a bigger version here along with more of his fantastic work. And, er, um, hi again. Yeah, I'm back, and I do plan and sticking around for a bit this time; I've got several articles I'm [...]...