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A horse can lend its' rider the speed and strength he or she lacks - but the rider who is wise remembers it is no more than a loan. Pam Brown
Click the following links for more horse quotes:
Horse Quotes, Favourite Horse Quotes,
Monica Dickens - You and your horse,
Sherlock Holmes - Game of Shadows
Black Elk - A Sky Full of Horses
Seabiscuit - Quotation from the film
Elizabeth Taylor - on horses
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Wonderful acceptance speech by American show jumping Olympic Gold Medalist Joe Fargis
for his Lifetime Achievement Award from the US Equestrian Federation at
the 2013 Pegasus Awards gala on January 19, in Louisville, Kentucky.
“The horse has come to us by chance, not by choice. Of all the animals that have naturally come from the wild, there are very few that have shown any disposition to tolerate man and live with him on the terms we impose.
In the mental make-up of the horse there is a quality of submission that has benefited man to no end. The horse will carry out duties without reward. He is a giving creature who asks for nothing. Horses have served as man’s partner throughout the history of civilization, through the centuries without complaint they have served in war, commerce, agriculture and entertainment. They have born men and munitions into battle, pulled wagons and carriages, plowed fields, provided endless sport; polo, racing, dressage, fox hunting, three-day eventing, show jumping, reining… just to name but a few. Horses are embedded in our culture and our memories.
The horse has an athleticism, grace and power. Beyond the horse’s physical attributes and his contributions to human well-being I am astounded, above all else, by his inner self, his spirit and his sweet and generous nature. The horse’s adaptability and willingness to serve us has earned them a special place in our hearts. He is not a conquest of man. It is his nature to accept ‘what is’ with nobility. I think horses have helped give all of us in this room a wonderful life. Thanks to them I have received great personal satisfaction and felt closer to nature. Countless people experience the fulfillment of spending their days around horses. This is one of the best ways to use one’s time on earth.
We are together tonight because of our bond with horses, let us protect and guard these wonderful creatures to the best of our ability.”
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Okay so did you make any of the above resolutions for 2013 and have you broken them yet?
Via: Morgane Schmidt at The Idea of Order licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License
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We Three Kings of Orient Are... Shetland ponies dressed as kings, so cute and a costume that is so adaptable to equine fancy dress, King Alfred anyone?
Other Equine Fancy Dress Friday posts include:
Little Bo Peep has lost her Sheep
Night mare costume for horse & children
Horse dressed for diving / swimming horse costume
Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf
Horses and Ponies dressed as Unicorns
How to paint your horse's skeleton
Sunflower Horse and Bumble Bee Handler
If Wishes Were Ponies - Franga Designs
Miniature Horses in Fancy Dress
Instructions for making an equine poodle costume here
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Congratulations to David Broome on his appointment as President of British Showjumping, the announcement can be read here. David pictured above in his younger days riding Mr Softee.
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The Four Riders [Excerpt] from Chaja Hertog & Nir Nadler on Vimeo.
The Four Riders is a study of equine anatomy in movement. Projected onto four life-size screens, the horse ' s body is deconstructed into massive landscapes of moving flesh.
The video is filmed close to the skin; hooves shine; chest-muscles quiver; veins expand and nostrils flare impatiently as if these horses are about to burst out of the screens and into the audience. (http://www.hertognadler.com/)
Be sure to watch it in full screen.
'The Four Riders' is a four channel video installation that deconstructs the horse’s anatomy into massive landscapes of moving flesh. The video is filmed close to the skin; hoofs shine, chest-muscles quiver, veins expand, and nostrils flare impatiently as if these horses are about to burst out of the screens and into the audience.
Inspired by the apocalyptic atmosphere in Durer’s woodcut as well as by Eadweard Muybridge’s study of animal movement, this work places the horse in a contemporary context by staging the wild and grotesque next to the restrained and elegant, within a hypnotizing composition.
Excerpt Duration: 2:53
Full duration: 7:52min
Project by Chaja Hertog & Nir Nadler
4-channel HD video installation
Belgium, Germany 2010
Camera & Light: Diderik Evers
Sound Design: jeroen Loohuys
Postproduction Przemek Siemion
With the help and support of:
Centre Européen du Cheval de Mont-le-Soie, Tierklinik Hochmoor, T'raam - Digital Cinema, Lichtmacht
Special thanks:
Nicole & Sander van der Hoeff, Esther Hertog, Paul King, Yehudit Mizrahi, Dave Sinai, Tom Wolodarsky
Here's another amazing video for you to watch - How does energy effect hoof balance?
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Is free-roaming, 15-20 miles per
day
Has a herd life
Has a vast nutritional variety allowing him to eat what he needs
when he needs it and in the amount he needs
Seeks out certain minerals when the body needs supplimentation to
the diet
Eats and drinks in a natural, head-lowered position
exposes his feet to water each day as he drinks from rivers, streams,
or lakes
Experiences gradual temperature changes, naturally out in the open
Does not wear blankets, hoods, or wraps
Has bare hooves with direct ground contact
Sleeps on the ground
Moves over a varied, often rugged terrain
Average lifespan is 30-40 years
It has been so for millennia.
Is often stalled or paddock bound
with little movement
Is often confined in solitude
Is fed highly concentrated rations at infrequent intervls each day,
may go hours with nothing in his stomach
Is habitually fed fortified rations and supplements in varied amounts
that the body may not need
Eats and drinks from buckets and feeders with head in an unnaturally
high position
Has little or no daily opportunity to wet his feet, has oil/grease
preparations applied to his feet instead
Wears blankets, hoods, and wraps
Experiences sudden temperature changes moving from barn to paddock,
or when blankets removed
Has shod hooves with little to no direct ground contact
Sleeps on soft bedding
Moves on prepared often very soft terrain
Average lifespan 15-20 years
It has been so for less than 1000 years.
Image: Evelyn Simak
The above text, we added the photographs, is taken from http://www.horsecare.org.uk/ a website that hopes to help people question how we care, train and ride our horse and hopes to help people find a more natural way forward, here they ask that we re-think the way we relate to our horses, what do you think?
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Benjamin Aillaud, Equestrian Director and Choreographer of the touring equestrian show Cavalia, talks about how he trains a horse to perform so freely and willingly. Aillaud emphasizes relationship building as the key to successful communication rather than just teaching techniques. His philosophy of horse training is summed up in his introductory statement: "The idea is to share a life with horses, and to find a way to make your communication with them the best possible." Training success becomes possible when we love, understand and respect the horse. Cavalia's healthy, relaxed horses exemplify this philosophy, and best of all, it's something we can all aspire to.
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Osessive Compulsive Equine Attachment Neurosis Syndrome
Symptoms vary in number and severity but the afficted individual can :
1. Smell moldy hay at ten paces but can't tell whether milk has gone bad until it is chunky.
2. Will spend hours cleaning tack but eats on paper plates to save dishes.
3. Will sit through 4HR ground work clinic but is unable to sit through a half hr episode of "Cops".
4. Spends hours combing an equine mane but wears a baseball cap to save brushing her own.
5. Can mix 8 different equine supplements by memory but can't make macaroni and cheese.
6. Will dig through manure piles looking for worms but does not fish.
7. Will spend hours scrubbing water troughs but has a problem scrubbing dishes.
There is no cure.
Denial is common.
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