Trojan horse

Making it illegal to pass a horse too close and fast should be put in place… Do you agree? We all hear about horse accidents on the road due to drivers being inconsiderate when passing by. This could be stopped by putting a law in place so that drivers have to take consideration and pass slowly and widely which could reduce the amount of injuries happening to horses and riders when riding on the road. Many riders have no choice whether to cross the road or not, some may have to cross the road to…

Lunging a horse is the basis of all your training. It helps with many things such as relaxing their body, getting their freshness out and having them focus their attention on you. When done correctly, lunging is an incredibly beneficial tool when it comes to starting a colt and getting them to truly understand what you are asking them to do. Lunging is even beneficial to people who own broke horses because it is great for warming up and cooling down a horse. It is especially useful to people…

All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, shows the importance of horses in modern day America. The social foundation of Western American cultures were built on horses until the mid-20th century. Horses played a large role in determining the social class of a man, A man’s horse reflects a lot about who they are . Pam Brown says, “A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence”…

Had won the elusive Triple Crown. The age of this champion, only 3 years old, that is below the proven age of a horse reaching full maturity. The age limit for the prestigious race should be raised from 3 to 4-6 years of age. This low age of raced can cause behavioral problems, shortened career, and it goes against the scientifically proven age of a fully developed horse. The horses being started and raced at a young age creates major behavioral problems. When the foals begin their training…

In today’s society, many people see horses as these beautiful and majestic creatures, but what they don’t really see is the different purposes that these animals have to do on a daily basis. Some are used as either studs or broodmares, some are used to race, some are used to work in the fields, some are used to show, and many are used just for pleasure. Thoroughbreds and Clydesdales are the perfect examples to show the different tasks that horses are bred to do. Thoroughbreds originated in…

Title: “Taming The Star Runner” The title makes me wonder what kind of horse The Star Runner was. It sparks my interest and makes me also wonder how he tamed the Star Runner. The title fits well with the book because in the book the main character was untamable like the Star Runner. I was excited to read another S.E. Hinton book. There were no pictures in this book. Author: The author of Taming The Star Runner is S.E. Hinton. I have read two other books that she wrote, the first being the…

his people as best as he could. He shows the lives of the people are more important than his. The first characteristic that he shows is that he risks his life. He did this when he fought his last battle against Achilles. Hector said “I led the Trojans. Their defeat is my fault.’ He said that as he went up too fight Achilles, Hector was having second thoughts about fighting Achilles or not but then remembered he would let his soldiers down. He was the leader…

essay, we're going to talk about if Odysseus is a hero or not. But in my opinion, Odysseus is a hero and here is why I think he is a hero. Odysseus is a hero because he saved the greek in the Trojan War and help them win the war and they fought for almost ten years. Odysseus also came up with the "Giant Horse". Odysseus went through a lot of creatures or people who tried to stop him from getting home. He's also been faithful to his wife from the 20 years he has been gone. When he got back, He…

The Odyssey, an epic poem written by the blind poet Homer, is the story of the resourceful Odysseus, king of Ithaca. The Odyssey tells the tale of Odysseus’ years of hardship in trying to return home to his wife and son after victory over the Trojan war, with the interference of gods and goddesses. The epic poem was then adapted into a film, also named The Odyssey, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky in 1997. This essay is the discussion of the differences and similarities between the epic poem and…

Task 9 and 10 The greater hero is Theseus instead of Perseus for many reasons. For example, Perseus has no idea that he is a hero, he never really helps anyone so should not be considered a hero. He just goes through some challenges that only benefit him and no one else. He actually gets a lot of help from some gods along the way and does not really do anything that helps. The only reason he actually defeats Acrisius is luck, he accidently kills him. His quest is also very fictional, it does…