Category: History of Horses
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“What if you knew her….”
“What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground. How can you run when you know?” Are you old enough to remember the song Ohio by Neil Young? I never thought those words would be apt for a death in 2017. RIP Heather Heyer. This week the news really got me down.…
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Sing a Song of Horses
” Chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance.”
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Monday Minstrel: Quote
“The history of Mankind is carried on the back of a horse.” Author Unknown Once the horse was domesticated and humans learned to ride a new world opened up. No longer limited to transporting ourselves on our two legs we could traverse continents on horses. Battles were not longer scrapping about on the ground…
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Monday Minstrel: Out of the Office!
We will not bow to fear or intimidation. London has always been resilient.
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Monday Minstrel: The Prancing Horse of China
All the riders are women and all have perfect, almost mask like, makeup.
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Who is the “Favorite” Horse?
I had previously written a post about the “Greatest” horse.
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Heritage and History
But then my Aunt pointed out my Uncle Tim riding, in full regalia, behind the Queen!
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Monday Minstrel: The Miniature Horse
In 1765 they were pets to the nobility.
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Monday Minstrel: Blank’s success at the Stud.
This is the stallion Blank!
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A Matched Pair
They have stood on guard at the Horse Guards since 1660.
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Monday Minstrel: How many hooves are in the air?
“Three legs in the air indicates that the rider got lost on the way to battle”
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Part Two of the “Greatest” Horse
One of the “greatest”.In 1913 there were 70,000 pit ponies down the mines in Britain.