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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 26. How it Ended

Black horse in a green field

Chapter 26. How it Ended

It must have been nearly midnight when I heard at a great distance the sound of a horse’s feet. Sometimes the sound died away, then it grew clearer again and nearer. The road to Earlshall led through woods that belonged to the earl; the sound came in that direction, and I hoped it might be some one coming in search of us. As the sound came nearer and nearer I was almost sure I could distinguish Ginger’s step; a little nearer still, and I could tell she was in the dog-cart. I neighed loudly, and was overjoyed to hear an answering neigh from Ginger, and men’s voices. They came slowly over the stones, and stopped at the dark figure that lay upon the ground.
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The Horse Show with Rick Lamb Episode 385 – Arabian Costumes & Herding Dogs

Click to see VideoRecently we’ve been posting episodes of The Horse Show with Rick Lamb & are delighted to find such a huge selection of unique horse topics we can share. We don’t post every episode, but do share the ones we find the most interesting, unique & fun.

Arabian Costumes & Herding Dogs

Seem like a strange mix? We thought so too – but nothing is strange when it comes to Rick Lamb’s show about horses. In today’s episode Rick takes a look at some pretty amazing native Arabian horse & rider costumes. He also visits with Scottish dog trainer Jack Knox about his methodology behind training herding dogs (we simply adore Border Collies!).
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Artist – Horse Jobs

Man painting a horse

Along with professional rider, this is probably one of the most dreamy horse jobs out there. The nature of the job requires that horse artists have a great deal of flexibility and independence. While a love of horses is a strong element in this type of work, it isn’t all you need to be successful.

What You Need

Obviously to be a great horse artist you need to have some artistic skill (or at least be able to convince people that you do). Such a beautiful and noble animal is incredibly difficult to draw or paint convincingly and as such requires a great deal of practice work. More than anything budding horse artists need time to practice and an endless stream of paints or pencils with which to pursue their passion. While it doesn’t always directly involve a lot of contact with the animal itself, it should.
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 25. Reuben Smith

Black horse in a green field

Chapter 25. Reuben Smith

Now I must say a little about Reuben Smith, who was left in charge of the stables when York went to London. No one more thoroughly understood his business than he did, and when he was all right there could not be a more faithful or valuable man. He was gentle and very clever in his management of horses, and could doctor them almost as well as a farrier, for he had lived two years with a veterinary surgeon. He was a first-rate driver; he could take a four-in-hand or a tandem as easily as a pair. He was a handsome man, a good scholar, and had very pleasant manners. I believe everybody liked him; certainly the horses did. The only wonder was that he should be in an under situation and not in the place of a head coachman like York; but he had one great fault and that was the love of drink.
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