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10 Smiling Horses Guaranteed To Make You Smile, Too

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:25:01 +0000

Horses are funny creatures. Tthey’re totally into Skrillex hair and crazy hats. And don't even get us started on Mr. Ed. Even without talking, horses still crack us up, which is good, because horses can't actually talk. They can wear a ridiculous horse grin though.

10 Horses Wearing Kentucky Derby Hats

Emerald Catron — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:41:31 +0000

What’s the best part of the Kentucky Derby? The hats? The horse racing? The glasses filled with cold, cold whiskey? We couldn’t decide, so we put some hats on some horses to help us figure it out. It didn’t help. We’ll make up our mind tomorrow when the race is over. She stole this hat [...]

Will Frac Daddy Kick Ass?

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:04:36 +0000

A 3-year-old gray colt owned by two Billings men has qualified to compete in the 139th Kentucky Derby on May 4. The horse is owned by Carter Stewart and Ken Schlenker. Stewart is a petroleum geologist and Schlenker is an independent petroleum land man, which would explain why the horse is named Frac Daddy. Some [...]

Wild Horses!

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:20:27 +0000

In response to the Bureau of Land Management’s recent relocation of 700 wild horses to a ranch outside of Ennis, a bill regulating the movement of wild horses is making its way through the Montana Senate. The bill could reach the House by next week. Senate Bill 402, sponsored by Senator Kendall Van Dyke of [...]

Ikea's Swedish Meatballs Found to Contain Horsemeat

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:19:46 +0000

So far America has been spared in the horsemeat scandal that began in Ireland last month. Which is good news for all of us who never developed a taste for Mr. Ed. But the problem of ground “beef” that turns out to be part horse is popping up in more and more European countries. The latest being [...]

The 11 Funniest Horses on the Web

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:26:06 +0000

We already know horses are prone to some pretty funny stuff, like Skrillex hair and semi embarrassing Halloween costumes. As our luck would have it, this is only one part of their entertaining shenanigans.

Budweiser's 2013 Super Bowl Commercial Tugs at the Heartstrings With Baby Clydesdale

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:06:51 +0000

Like they typically do, Budweiser will be featuring their famous Clydesdales in one of their 2013 Super Bowl commercials. We’re still not quite sure what they signify. (Budweiser: so good even a giant horse will drink it?) When the spot begins we meet a seven-day-old Clydesdale foal. We see the adorable little horse being raised by its [...]

The 12 Most Adorable Miniature Horses on the Web

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:27:12 +0000

Miniature horses are probably one of the funniest animals, hands down. There’s just something about seeing the things in a shrunken down version that gets us every darn time. Honestly– can you look at a tiny foal without cracking a smile? No way! We’re sort of jealous though, because they’re ridiculously cute in basically any [...]

15 Horses Who Are So Ready For Christmas

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:45:20 +0000

If there’s one thing you need to know about us here at TheFW, it’s that we love to find any excuse to dress up animals. This is especially true during the holiday season, because festive puppies and cats are like, the best things ever. So far this year, we’ve been huge fans of reindeer cats and Santa [...]

Colorado Nonprofit Writes Big Check for Horse Welfare

BrettMcCrummen — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:08:09 +0000

More help rolls in for the Home Place horses. A nonprofit organization based in Colorado, the American Humane Association, donated $20,000 on Monday toward caring for as many as 700 of the James Leachman horses on private and Crow Reservation land east of Billings. And the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs is getting involved now to help find a solution, [...]