News
Buckskin Filly
As our store mascot Elton is a gorgeous buckskin we often get asked if we know of any buckskin horses, especially buckskin filly's for sale. A buckskin filly is a young mare with a golden/yellowish colour refered to as a buckskin. There are a range of different types of buckskins such as cream buckskin, burnt buckskin, standard buckskin and golden buckskin. The buckskin filly in the video below is a cream buckskin because she is a lighter yellow colour with dark mane and tail. If you are after a buckskin filly for sale, we recommend the following 3 sources: 1) Gumtree There are a few different buckskin filly's for sale on gumtree Australia wide. The 'good' ones are usually snapped up pretty quickly. Did you know that you can put notifications on for you to be notified every time a new buckskin filly ad comes up? Just tick 'search alert, get notified when new items are posted'. 2) Facebook Buy & Sell Groups Facebook have recently changed their terms & conditions and animals are no longer allowed to be advertised. However people still do post ads in for sale groups, and you can usually find some really good deals if you are quick. You can also search 'buckskin filly for sale' in the search area of your local for sale group. 3) Horse Deals Horse deals is the leading online for sale website for horse sales. So this is the most obvious place to look for your little dream buckskin first!
Learn more
Akhal Teke Buckskin
What is an Akhal Teke? An akhal teke is a breed of a horse. It originates from Turkmenistan, and is commonly referred to as 'the most beautiful horse breed in the world'. It is one of the worlds oldest horse breeds. The breed has grown in popularity by more than 1000% in 2018 because of a recent viral picture of a palomino akhal teke. Despite their popularity, there are only about 3000 akhal teke horses around the world. They are fine boned and not as 'chunky' as western horse breeds. What is a buckskin? A buckskin horse is refered to the golden/yellow colour of the horse, it is not a breed. The horse is the picture below is a cream buckskin horse. The colour has got dark or black tail and mane and a yellowish body colour. Origins of the Akhal Teke Buckskin Horse The buckskin colour is common amongst the akhal teke breed. The below video is showing an akhal teke buckskin and akhal teke cremello horse playing in the paddock. Where to find them As mentioned above, akhal teke horses originates from Turkmenistan. However because of the increasing popularity worldwide, more and more people are choosing to start breeding studs for the breed. There are currently around 700 Akhal teke horses in North America. if you are looking to buy one, your best bet is to contact one of the biggest akhal teke breeding studs worldwide to see if they have any available, or put you in contact with anyone who do.
Learn more
Buckskin Registry
The buckskin registry in Australia is managed by the Dilutes Australia organisation. Dilutes is a studbook and non-studbook for both buckskin horses and smoky black horses. To register a buckskin horse with dilutes, you need to be a member of the association. What is a buckskin horse? Buckskin is a colour of a horse, not a breed which people tend to misunderstand. A buckskin horse is a yellowish golden looking horse with a dark mane. Not to be mixed up with a palomino horse, which is yellow looking with a light mane. It is seen as a very attractive colour of a horse as it is quite unusual and striking looking. The below horse is our mascot Elton. He is a mix between quarter horse, arabian and stock horse. He is more of a cream buckskin horse as he is very light. You can checkout his instagram here. Acceptable colours for the buckskin registry Brown Buckskin A brown buckskin can sometimes be mistaken for a bay horse by the untrained eye. It is the darkest shade in the buckskin family, and the colour almost looks a bit dirty and sooty. Burnt Buckskin A burnt buckskin is slightly lighter than a brown buckskin. Their legs are darker than their body which is not the case for the brown buckskins. It can sometimes be difficult to determine if a colour is a burnt buckskin as it is often mistaken for other recognised horse colours. Standard Buckskin A standard buckskin has got a more 'burnt' yellow look than the cream buckskin. Also with dark mane, tails and legs. Golden Buckskin As its name suggests, this is a golden coated horse. It is slightly darker than the standard and cream buckskin and can sometimes look a bit bay to people. However it doesn't carry the red undertone that bays do which separates it from it. Smoky Black Also known as a black buckskin. This is the darkest of all buckskins and it has more redness than the lighter shades of buckskin. It is very similar to a dark roan horse. The mane tail and legs can be the same colour or sometimes a bit red-ish looking. Cream Buckskin This is a very pale cream like colour with dark legs and mane/tail as seen in the picture below.
Learn more
Agistment Agreement
Agistment agreement This is the agreement between a horse owner and the owner of the piece of land where they intend to keep their horse. This is a legally binding agreement that includes elements such as what will be fed to the horse, the pasture or cattle land used, the rates charged during a certain period of time, the profits accrued from owning such a property and other extra expenses that will be incurred during the animals stay at that land. The owner of the property who is commonly referred to as the bailee is responsible for looking after the animals that are entrusted to them. Any damages or injury that might occur on the animal as a result of minor accidents that show they could have been avoided all together if the bailee was keener will also be charged on the bailee. Examples of Agistment Agreements Agistment agreements are mainly found in two forms, the written type of agreements and the verbal type of agreements. This is a legally binding agreement that includes elements such as what will be fed to the horse, the pasture or cattle land used, the rates charged during a certain period of time, the profits accrued from owning such a property and other extra expenses that will be incurred during the animals stay at that land. The written forms are the most ideal since they can be used in a court of law as evidence. Their only disadvantage is that the bailee cannot claim lien on the horses as they do not have a valid reason or right in situations where the agreement has been written down including what happens if a payment is default. Where to Find Agistment Agreements online There are so many templates of agistment contracts that can be easily accessed online. The only thing that the two parties need to do is alter some of the information to suit their required needs to strike them out if they are not necessary in their agreement. There are numerous websites on the site engines that provide these templates at absolutely no price. Alternatively the parties can draft their own agistment contract from scratch. The department of ministry has also come up with sample agistment agreements that they consider be standard and individuals can easily access them from their website or in their offices. It is therefore impossible not to get hold of an agistment contract if you are in need of one. Alternatively you can have your lawyer draft one that is custom made.
Learn more
What Is Horse Agistment?
What is horse agistment? Finding a suitable accommodation for your horse is an essential task that every horse owner needs to thoroughly evaluate. If you own or want to own a horse the first thing that you need to consider is where you will keep it since it is not every individual who can afford to have a homestead or facility that is appropriate. There are two main methods through which horse owners can use to provide suitable lodging for their horses - spelling or agistment. Definition horse agistment Agistment can be defined as when another individual rather than the horse owner takes in the horse and takes care of it and the horse owner is supposed to pay a certain set amount. The amount paid by the horse owner should cater for the accommodation and other extra services that will be given to the horse such as feeding, washing and training. The horse will be kept at a certain area which will be selected by the horse owner known as a paddock or stall. There are two main types of paddocks available; the large shared paddocks or the smaller individual paddocks. In the large shared paddocks several horses are kept in one stall while in the individual paddock only a single horse stays there. The prices for the two types of paddocks vary. Both the private and the shared paddocks in agistment have access to constant flow of fresh water and areas that have shades to protect them when the sun is too hot. To keep the horses safe and secure the paddocks should have well established perimeter fences electric ones if possible are the safest. It is also the responsibility of the care givers at the agistment facility to ensure that the horses are thoroughly exercise and in case of a medical condition or situation the veterinarian is contacted immediately. The individual in charge of the facility where horses are kept in agistment is known as a bailee. The bailee is required to have accommodation facilities within the agistment facility from where they can be able to keep track of the horses 24/7. Sanitary facilities such as bathrooms should also be available within the facility. Them being on the property makes it easy to perform tasks such as the regular feeding and surveillance of the animals at all times. Some of the standard agistment facilities contain extra facilities such as outdoor arenas, indoor arenas, round yards, jumping areas, tack rooms, training courses and horse washes.
Learn more
Horse Supplies Direct To Your Door
We are now offering free shipping across Australia on all of our horse supplies direct to your door. We are one of the leading one stop horse supplies shops in australia with a range of payment options such a Afterpay, paypal, credit card, google pay etc. We do offer free returns on all products provided they have not been used and tags are still on. Enjoy shopping, all new customers get 10% off with discount code BLOG10. Click on our logo above to return to our homepage.
Learn more