Horses 101 - Horse Colors, Breeds & Disciplines

Welcome to LaLa Horse's "Horse Basics 101" Intro to Horses series. This collection of videos is meant to give you an easy-to-understand guide to important horse-related concepts and terms, including horse colors, horse breeds, riding and driving disciplines, as well as parts of the horse.

Please review this content and take the quizzes that we included with it, so that you may gather basic information about horses. Together, they have well over 150 years of experience in the equestrian industry, and so will surely be able to help you with just about any horse-related question you may have!

Before we jump into this course we wanted to give you a little more information about your instructors.

First, we'll start with David Mikosz. David’s involvement with Arabians began when he was sixteen, at a neighbor's farm in the small town of Wallingford, Connecticut. From there, his passion for the Arabian, its beauty, talent and spirit has been the inspiration and key to his long standing loyalty to the breed and the people that support it. David has been training and showing Arabians for over forty years. He has worked for some of the best farms in the country and is currently the trainer for Cortese Arabians of Middleville, Michigan. David is totally dedicated to the Arabian horse and considers himself blessed to work in a field in which he derives so much enjoyment. A licensed judge since 1990, David has judged many shows across the United States, including the Canadian and U.S. National Championships.

Our next instructor is David's wife, Lorrie. Starting as a little girl with her pony, "Patches," on her dad's dairy farm in Connecticut, Lorrie has risen to compete and win at the national level  with both Arabians and National Show Horses. Her passion for helping others enjoy their horses, coupled with her expertise in working with junior and amateur riders, has allowed Lorrie to guide her students to dozens of National wins over the past several decades. Like her husband, David, Lorrie is also a USEF rated large "R" judge in the Arabian division.

Your third and final instructor for this course is me, Tina Derby. I have been involved in the horse industry for over five decades, having ridden a variety of types of horses in a variety of situations, from local 4-H horse shows to major international competitions. While I did spend a few years as a professional horse trainer, back in the 1980's, I soon realized that my bigger interest was in the business side of the horse business, and so focused more on media and marketing. Over the years I've worked as an editor and writer for major equestrian and children's publications, produced a horse-themed radio show at WKXL in New Hampshire, and published a monthly Arabian horse newspaper.

So, I hope that gives you a good idea of the brains behind the information you're about to receive :)