When you enter the National Gallery in London England,walk up the first flight of steps,turn to the right and there he is at the end of the hallway. He is looking right at you. It is Whistlejacket. George Stubbs was commissioned by the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham to paint the stallion Whistlejacket in 1762. Stubbs…
Category: The Monday Minstrel
A 42,000-year-old Mummified Foal!
A small foal who died some 42,000 years ago has been found in the Batagaika crater in Yukutia , Northern Russia. The perfectly preserved remains of the foal are thought to be the long extinct Lenskaya horse. The foal is perfectly preserved due to having been buried in mud which then froze and has remained…
Monday Minstrel: The Judge’s POV
Their POV may not be ideal for some movements but….
Monday Minstrel: Celebration
“Being alive everyday is blessing enough to celebrate everyday.”-—Terry Mark Celebration! This week iScriblr has given us the word Celebration as her Freedom of Expression challenge and asks us to write a blog post about what it means to us. Well, for me celebration is being able to ride my horse; to ride, to train…
Monday Minstrel: Horses and Generals
Abraham Lincoln speaks of horses.
Monday Minstrel: Clever Hans, the Counting Horse
We usually underestimate animal cognition.
Monday Minstrel: Quote; Sonke Rothenberger
As finely tuned as a Ferrari but they are not machines.
Monday Minstrel: Warrior Queen Rani
“We fight for independence!”
Monday Minstrel: Winston Churchill speaks of horses.
Winston Churchill was an avid rider of horses.
Monday Minstrel: A Quote for the New Year.
“Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.”——- Michelle Obama A new year starts tomorrow. 365 opportunities. Your story is waiting to be written. By you!
Monday Minstrel: Quotes!
Life is what happens while…..
