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George and the Dragon
The story of St. George has been celebrated by a number of different cultures and places over the years. In fact, there is centuries and centuries of artwork dedicated to the brave St. George.
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Uffington White Horse
Image from dionc The Wiltshire White Horses are some of my favorite parts of historical Britain. It’s not just me who is captured by them, they are so unique that several other cultures have created their own white horses as well.
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Eohippus or Hyracotherium – Extinct Equidae
The Eohippus is one of the earliest equidae species and roamed North America & western Europe during the early to middle Eocene era (about 55 – 45 million years ago). They were about 2 feet long and weighed around 50 pounds.
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How To Groom A Horse
Perhaps one of the most important elements of your horse ritual is grooming. From picking hooves to the curry combing each part is essential to your horse’s health & well-being. This video provides a beautiful setting (all barns should look like that) for a great how-to video. Step by step instructions are peppered with advice […]
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Breathtaking Horse Images
Image from vhhammer In my many searches for specific horse images, I often run across photographs that simply take my breath away. As I go along I stash them for later until my collection grows enough to publish.
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Litang Horse Festival
Image from Wen-Yan King The Litang Horse Festival is a summertime festival held in the village of Letang in the Sichuan province of China. This celebration is generally held during the first week of August & people come from all around southern China & Tibet to trade, celebrate and ride.
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Horse Breeds Beginning With P
It’s horse breed Thursday again and time to meet another letter of the equine world. The breeds section has hundreds of different animals & I hope you’ll meet them all. If you haven’t met the rest of the alphabet, be sure to do so A | B | C | D | E | F […]
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Bay Horse Art 2
Last week I featured some amazing art featuring bay horses and this week I’ve got more to share. The final installment (for now) of my horses in art by color collection. The Art of Color This has been a fun series of posts and has quickly put itself in my top ten favorites. I’ll be […]
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Westbury White Horse
The Wiltshire White Horses are some of my favorite elements of history in Britain. It’s not just me who is captured by them, they are so unique that other cultures have created their own white horses.
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A Little About Bend Or Spots
Bend Or Spots (also called Ben D’or, smuts and grease spots) are dark spots found randomly on a horse’s coat. This type of marking was named after a Thoroughbred stallion (a chestnut) called Bend Or. Mysterious Spots Their cause is unknown and they do not appear to be genetically linked to other spotting patterns, although […]
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What is An Andalusian?
The Andalusian horse is really one of the granddaddy’s of the horse breeds & their blood flows through the veins of most western breeds today. Prized for their fluid movement and noble manner, this breed is recognized the world over. This video provides some interesting information about the breed, including mannerisms, temperament and colors. Click […]
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Fantastic Old Horse Photographs 4
Image from Bundesarchiv Over the past few months I’ve been featuring collections of old horse photography. It’s so interesting to see how horse life has changed over the years and to see how it was in times past.