Chapter 180: Hot-Blooded Horses and Warmbloods
Wu Zheng mixed a meal here in Gaoxi, and then said that he would go to Okocha to ask if the matter of horses and equestrians could be settled first.
Gao Xi thought about it, and was idle anyway, so he didn't shirk it, and simply drove to the pasture of Okocha.
According to Okocha, most of the horses on his ranch are hot-blooded horses, and they are not suitable for racetracks, and he suggested that Wu Zheng had better choose to buy a Quarter horse, because this kind of horse is not bad, not only cheap, but also belongs to the warm-blooded horse, generally speaking, most of the Chinese tourists do not ride a horse for the first time, even if they have ridden several times, the technique is not very good, it will be more suitable to choose a warm-blooded horse, this kind of horse has a relatively good temper, and it is very suitable for riding.
Of course, in addition to these, he also introduced several private horse farms to Wu Zheng, and there are some other brands of warm-blooded horses on those horse farms, which can also be visited, because everyone raises horses, so they all know each other, and this price is negotiable.
Wu Zheng listened to Okocha's suggestion, decided to buy a quarter horse, of course, the number has been reduced a lot, originally planned to ask for all ten horses, but now it is changed to only three, after all, the horses on the horse farm cannot all be warm-blooded horses, otherwise those old customers who often come may not find it exciting enough, their riding skills have reached a certain level, and they naturally hope to have better horses.
So Okocha introduced him to the Arabian horse on his pasture, which is a hot-blooded horse, full of high emotions, and is also good at running, and is a world-class famous horse.
A valuable breed of horse bred in the desert climate of the Arabian Peninsula, it has a unique head characteristic, noble and sensitive, growing up in the desert makes it endurance and speed, the Arabian horse has been spread from the Middle East to the world due to war and trade throughout history, and is used for crossbreeding, almost all today's riding horses have Arabian horse blood, such as the British thoroughbred.
There are also crossbreeds of Arabian horses and thoroughbreds.
"Wouldn't it be the Dio in Araki's works, that is, the horse that Diao Ye was riding?" Takanishi likes to read Japanese manga on weekdays, and he has basically read Araki's "JOJO" series. Among them, "SBR" has a lot of information about horses.
"Ahh I've read that comic, too, and it's really good. "What I didn't expect was that Okocha had actually read this cartoon too. After hearing Gossi's words, he excitedly said: "The offspring of thoroughbreds and Arabian horses." It was first bred on a stud farm in England and then refined in France. Physically, it is relatively close to a thoroughbred, with the size of a thoroughbred horse and the endurance of an Arabian horse. Fast running ability, suitable for middle distance races. ”
Wu Zheng was a little dazzled. It was not easy to make a decision for a while, so Okocha said that there were still a few days to go anyway. Just think about it slowly, if you want. It's easy to talk here, and it's easy to settle down.
Of course, the better the horse. The more expensive the price is, it depends on Wu Zheng's own ideas.
As for the equestrian master, Okocha said that he knows a lot of people in this area, and because he is an illegal immigrant, he may face the danger of being repatriated at any time, what they will do is to ride a horse and teach people to ride a horse, in addition to the skills of taming horses, nothing else at all, if you can't find a job when you go back, it will be difficult to do, so such a person, he can help introduce one or two, of course, only one or two are enough, in fact, what Wu Zheng's horse farm needs is a real master to sit in charge, there is no need to invite so much, Spending money in vain.
On the way home in the evening, Gao Xi was a little embarrassed to ask a lot about horses, not to mention that he had been running a ranch for a long time, but he knew too little about livestock, that is, sheep and dogs knew a little more, and horses were limited to riding.
For example, he asked a question that made Wu Zheng find funny.
"Is the hot-blooded horse and warm-blooded horse that Okocha just mentioned related to the blood temperature of the horse?"
"Isn't it, Brother Gao, you really don't know this?" Wu Zheng felt a little surprised, after all, Gao Xi is also a person with a ranch, and he also raises so many horses, I don't know this, it seems a little unreasonable.
"You don't know much about me, I'm lazy, and I'm not too nosy, so I really don't know much about those things." Gao Xi is not ashamed, he doesn't know, he doesn't know, there is no need to pretend, he has to slap his swollen face and pretend to be fat.
"Let me tell you this, the horse is a noble and spiritual animal, it is a faithful companion of mankind, it has constantly changed its role in human history, from horse pulling to war horse, to horse racing, and has never left the sight of man. Therefore, according to the personality and use of horses, we are divided into three categories: hot-blooded horses, cold-blooded horses and warm-blooded horses. This classification has nothing to do with the temperature or body temperature of the horse's blood. Wu Zheng confirmed that Gao Xi really didn't know this, and was not investigating him, so he answered Gao Xi's question very seriously.
"What the hell is that? There are even cold-blooded horses! Gao Xi still didn't quite understand.
"Well, let's put it this way, the hot-blooded horse is the most energetic horse and the fastest horse, and is usually used as a racing horse. Cold-blooded horses have a large body and skeleton, are quiet and calm, and are often used as working horses. Regardless of size, personality and temperament, warm-blooded horses are between hot-blooded horses and cold-blooded horses, and are cross-bred breeds of hot-blooded horses and cold-blooded horses, usually used as riding and equestrian sports. That's why Okocha would recommend that I buy a Quarter horse, because a Quarter horse is a type of warmblood. Wu Zheng replied.
"So that's the case, I seem to understand a little, but I didn't expect horses to have so much knowledge, it seems that I am really a little lonely."
"I still have a question, what exactly does a thoroughbred mean, a kind of horse? Or is it a purebred horse? Gao Xi felt that he had to get this issue to the letter, otherwise he would definitely make a joke when he said it in the future.
"The fastest and best constructed horse in the world, brave, sensitive, with a stubborn personality and a hot-blooded pedigree. The best racehorses, delicate, not suitable for other uses. It dominates the world with short and medium distance speed, creating and maintaining world records for speed at various distances within 5,000 meters, and no other breed of horse speed has surpassed it in the past thousand years. You can think of it as a horse if you like speed racing, then such a horse is the best, but I don't need it much in my horse farm, after all, I still have to be safe. Wu Zheng explained.
"It looks like you're really an expert at raising horses, better than me." Gao Xi smiled bitterly and shook his head, it seems that he really has to make up for this knowledge, this is the best information to brag about.
When he went home that night, Wu Zheng was obviously very tired, and Gao Xi had some questions to ask him, but in the end he gave up and arranged for Wu Zheng to go to bed, while he watched TV for a while before going to sleep.
He also went to bed early that night, because he wanted to go out to play the next day, and he also wanted to know what kind of activities the tourists would have this time, and he was not satisfied, maybe he could learn from it, and if he had friends in the future, he could also let his friends play on his own ranch.
It was precisely because of this thought that he got up early the next morning, and then took Liu Xiaogang, who was not yet awake, and Wu Zheng, who had not yet recovered from the jet lag, to Andrew's ranch with two cousins who were talking and laughing.
Today's event will take place at Andrew's Ranch and will focus on the sheep topping.
Top sheep, as the name suggests, is to compare strength with sheep.
This is a very interesting activity, which was formulated by Xi Haiyan after investigating the information of these people. Except for Liu Xiaogang and Qiao Ni, these people have never seen what real sheep look like since they were young, especially horned goats, which are even rarer, let alone playing with them.
But this activity, Gao Xi often plays, when he was a child, he went out to herd sheep, and he loved to race with the sheep, the top corner, and he had a lot of fun, not that he had to have video games to make people feel happy.
They have come early enough, but I didn't expect other tourists to be late, although the jet lag has not been reversed for the time being, but the night sleep is also good, mainly because the climate here is relatively cool, and you can sleep beautifully under the quilt at night, unlike the mainland at this time, most places are too hot.
Andrew's ranch is next to Okocha's ranch, and even the entrance to the ranch is only less than a hundred steps away, so the two of them actually visit the house often, and many things are discussed and done together.
His ranch is probably the most beautiful of the three ranches, because it has hills, lakes, rivers and forests, which is why he can hunt, fish and climb mountains.
Of course, this is still inferior to the pastures in Gaoxi, which is basically equivalent to a miniature version of the Yellowstone ranch.
"Hey, Lord West, you're here." After Gao Xi stopped the bus, he saw that the tourists on the bus were also preparing to get off.
"Yes, I heard that I was going to play the game of top sheep today, and I wanted to come and see it too." Gao Xi said with a smile.
"Wait a minute, I'll go over and say hello." Andrew said hello to Gosse, and then went under the bus, and shouted at Jinsen, who was driving: "Don't let them get off the bus, just drive over, there is still some distance from the sheep farm, the road is still relatively easy to walk, just drive, there are drinks in the car, and you can save going back and forth later." ”
"Okay." Kaneson stopped the tourists who were about to get off the bus and drove away, he often came here and naturally knew the situation here.
"I'm going with the bus, right?" Gaussey asked Andrew Dao.
"Yes, there are already people waiting there, and you can also play the game of milking the sheep after topping the sheep, anyway, our idea is not to deliberately prepare any activities, so that tourists can really treat this tour as life." (To be continued.) Enable the new URL.tw