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Horse skull necklace | 18K gold vermeil
Some people grow up around horses and never stop looking at them closely. This horse skull necklace in 18K gold vermeil is for the equine vet, or for the rider who knows her horse's teeth as well as its temper.
Who It's For
- an equine vet, on the day she qualifies or opens her own practice
- a rider or trainer, for a birthday or after a big season
- an archaeologist or palaeontologist, when she finishes her PhD
- a friend who wears gold and has loved horses since she was small
- yourself, if horses have been part of your life for as long as you remember
“I am absolutely delighted with this pendant. It is a perfect size and nice and heavy!” (Shirley S., from a review of the silver version)
Why the Bit Fits
Look along a horse's lower jaw. Behind the front teeth (and, in most males, the canines) there is a long stretch of bare gum before the cheek teeth start. Riders call it the bars. That is where the bit goes. It rests on the tongue, which cushions the bars beneath it, and there are no teeth in the way for the horse to bite down on. The gap was not made for riding. Many grazing animals have one, and it gives the tongue room to move grass back to the grinding teeth. People found a use for it.
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FAQ
How big is the pendant, and what chain comes with it?
The pendant is 26 mm (about 1 inch), about the size of a 2-euro coin and a little larger than a US quarter. It comes on a 45 cm (17.7 inch) gold vermeil chain with a lobster clasp and a 5 cm (2 inch) extender, and sits just below the collarbone. 18K gold vermeil means 2.5 microns of 18K gold over solid sterling silver, nickel-free and hypoallergenic. To keep the gold bright, wipe it with a soft cloth and store it dry in its box.
Is there a silver version?
Yes. The horse skull necklace also comes in sterling silver, at the same 26 mm. Choose the finish the recipient already wears: the design is the same in both. The dog, raven, T-Rex and Gila monster skull necklaces also come in gold vermeil.
Is delivery free, and what if it isn't right?
Yes. DHL Express delivers free in 1-5 business days worldwide, and we pay the import duties and taxes, so nothing is due at the door. It arrives in a ready-to-gift jewelry box and festive envelope. If it isn't right, our 30-day “Love It or Return It” policy applies.
Where do today's horses come from?
For a long time the answer was Botai, in northern Kazakhstan, where people kept horses around 3500 BC. Ancient DNA changed that. A 2018 study linked the Botai horses to Przewalski's horses, not to the horses we ride. In 2021 Ludovic Orlando's team compared 273 ancient genomes and traced modern horses to the lower Volga and Don steppes. From about 2000 BC that lineage spread across Eurasia with the first spoke-wheeled chariots and replaced almost every other population.
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