When we are looking at horses, to buy, to choose for a particular discipline, looking at the whorls first can save a lot of heartbreak in the long run. There…
Read moreDouble Whorl Club, HorseWhorls
They have a bad reputation. Watch out for those double whorls. Nothing but trouble. Said to have double personalities, wildly swinging mood changes. Jekyll and Hyde temperament. Avoid them when…
Read moreHow Do We Know Whorls Work? HorseWhorls
Why would looking at whorls on a horses head or body be able to give us any information about the horse? It seems silly doesn’t it. Why do we bother…
Read moreAccident Prone, HorseWhorls
Some whorls come with very specific ‘meanings’. The S shaped feathering is one of those. When a horse has feathering on their forehead that twists and turns, sometimes in the…
Read moreRight or Left Brain?, horsewhorls
This horse has a high center whorl. That shows an extrovert. Extroverts are very invested in the external world, everything going on around them. They want to go, to be…
Read moreCause Or Effect? Horsewhorls
There are so many parts of the horses head that give us clues to their temperaments. The chin and lips are some of these. They are unique from things like…
Read moreUsing Whorls To Choose Cattle, Horse Whorls
Whether choosing a steer to train or picking out a heifer or bull, we can gain clues to what they will be like by looking at the whorls on cattle’s…
Read morePectoral Whorls, Horsewhorls
All horses have them. A feathered whorl down each side of the chest above the front legs. Usually the pectoral whorls are even. either both reaching high into the chest…
Read moreNeck Whorls, HorseWhorls
Lots of horses have whorls down the underside of their necks. Most of them are small enough that they don’t make a lot of difference. A small whorl will be…
Read moreMule Whorls, Horsewhorls
Looking at the forehead whorls on horses is understood and there are fairly basic rules. High shows an extrovert. Low shows and introvert. That much is simple. What happens when…
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