1001 Best Things Ever Said About HorsesSteven D. Price Rowman & Littlefield, 2006 M10 1 - 400 pages From the dawn of time, horses have been at once our idols and our companions, awakening in us feelings of awe and inspiration while serving as our partners in almost all human endeavors. Philosophers, artists, and writers have sought to describe their--and our--attraction to these magnificent creatures that have become all things to all people. This book will reflect the variety of our fascination with and love of horses, from classic texts of Greek and Roman philosophers, the Bible, and the Koran through Shakespeare, Cervantes, and Dickens to such contemporaries as Clint Eastwood, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Mr. Ed. |
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... saddle. Young men have often been ruined through owning horses, or through backing horses, but never through riding them,- unless of course they break their necks, which, taken at a gallop, is a very good death to die. —Winston ...
... saddle. Young men have often been ruined through owning horses, or through backing horses, but never through riding them,- unless of course they break their necks, which, taken at a gallop, is a very good death to die. —Winston ...
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... saddle shall be the seat of prayers to me. And thou fly without wings, and conquer without any sword. —Tl9e Koran The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action, in man. —D. H. Lawrence It makes men ...
... saddle shall be the seat of prayers to me. And thou fly without wings, and conquer without any sword. —Tl9e Koran The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action, in man. —D. H. Lawrence It makes men ...
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... saddle is heaven on earth. —Source unknown We are, in fact, a small army composed of slave masters who are in turn enslaved by our slaves. . . . We bathe, curry, brush, mane-pull, tail-detangle, hoof-pick, daub with salve, apply spray ...
... saddle is heaven on earth. —Source unknown We are, in fact, a small army composed of slave masters who are in turn enslaved by our slaves. . . . We bathe, curry, brush, mane-pull, tail-detangle, hoof-pick, daub with salve, apply spray ...
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Steven D. Price . . . When I looked at life from the saddle and was as near to heaven as it was possible to be. —Frances, Countess of Warwick, Discretions C/\ The blood runs hot in the Thoroughbred and the courage runs deep. In the best ...
Steven D. Price . . . When I looked at life from the saddle and was as near to heaven as it was possible to be. —Frances, Countess of Warwick, Discretions C/\ The blood runs hot in the Thoroughbred and the courage runs deep. In the best ...
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