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Oakham Castle – Rutland, Lincolnshire There is a tradition in Rutland that any reigning monarch or peer of the realm who visits the county for the...

When we think of houses, we generally think bricks and mortar, and for most of us our homes are built from these traditional materials.  Many of u...

There are so many phrases that we use, in everyday language that relate to horses, and I often wonder how and when did they originate?

Hold your horses!

When It Originated: 800 BCE

"Hold your horses", sometimes said as "Hold the horses", is a common idiom meaning

There’s a big difference between living in a house that simply supplies the provisions of necessity like a bed and a bathroom and living in a plac...

As we make items to be treasured in homes, we love to discover unusual things about homes and the way people live, or used to live in them.  We th...

There are over 60,000 different species of trees in the world, these are different shapes, and sizes and there is so much to learn about them.  Here are a few facts:

Trees come in all shapes, sizes and varieties, and whilst we think all trees are beautiful, there are some that are famous, and have become visit a...

Five of The Most Expensive Horse Items Ever Sold

Keeping horses or simply riding horses can be an expensive business nowadays although the prices paid for the following horse related items will make you sit up in your saddle

There is an old saying among horsemen, “No foot, no horse.” Despite their size and strength, horses are notoriously fragile animals. Four slender legs and small hooves bear the horse’s full weight of eight hundred to two thousand pounds.

Here are some interesting facts and fun trivia about horseshoes for anyone like me who is fascinated by all things equestrian.