Archive for ‘Horseology’
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
When it comes down to it we are all animals, even the celebrities. Here is a selection of famous people whose totem animal must be the horse…
Christopher Walken You want to look away, but you can’t.
Image from jesman
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Friday, November 28th, 2008
The horse is part of a working society in Guatemala, used for agricultural farming, transportation and pleasure riding and tourism. The people share a strong history of horsemanship and utilitarian love of the equine animal.
The horse is also used to celebrate fiestas which feature drunken horse races. Riders navigate a track as they continue [...]
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
Sarah Jessica Parker isn’t the only famous person who looks like a horse, all of them can. Here is my creative look at celebrities and horses who are strikingly similar.
These boots are made for riding…
Image from Reinhard.Pantke
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
Canada is a land of rugged landscapes and true wilderness. Much like the north of Europe, the horses in the northern part of the continent tend to be strong, stocky, solid animals. Built to withstand harsh weather conditions and heavy workloads.
Work aside, the Canadians are fond of their sport horses and play with avid [...]
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
It seems there are all sorts of creatures out there with a single horn centered on their head.
So Many Unicorns
In fact, as I started searching I realized just how many exotic one-horned creatures there are out there. Some of them are named after the unicorn, some are deformities, and some are just plain freaky. [...]
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Another of the countries where horses are more than just pampered pets, in Nicaragua most horses earn their (and their owners) dinner every day.
An integral part of daily life, agriculture and transportation, the horse is utilized in much the same fashion today as it has been for hundreds of years.
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Is it possible, that the mighty white horse we think of today as a unicorn is actually a case of mistaken identity?
The unicorn myth could have come from a number of different animal sightings and through years of oral tradition and mythology morphed into the horned horse we think of today.
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
There is a lot of debate about the reality of the elusive unicorn. A creature said to possess great powers and pureness, the unicorn has a presence in the mythology of many places around the world.
Image from: Galerie de Gabbabast
Different theories circulate as to how the animal came to captivate people and create its [...]
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