Water Horse

pleased sigh. Opening his eyes he saw enormous mountain ranges stretching beneath him. He was about 5 feet away from a sharp cliff face that lead to a gruesome demise. The sigh gained the attention of his horse behind him that refused to approach the cliff. Occasionally neighing at the biting cold. The horse was well dressed for the cold, as was his rider, but the conditions were far from nice. Although it was a sunny cloudless day, on the top of the mountain it was absolutely freezing, and the…

want to own a horse, follow these tips when you go out looking! By now, you realize the financial commitment necessary to continue in the sport. It only begins with horseback lessons! By the time you have decided to buy your first horse, you hopefully understand the financial commitment and time management factors involved. 1. Do not be influenced by the seller when he says that you ought to go ahead and make an offer because someone else is coming that afternoon to see the same horse and he…

have owned animals for as long as I can remember. I can still remember my first animal, a bearded dragon. Animals are my passion, and I have been caring, raising, and breeding animals for as long as I can remember. My family has owned animals from horses to a 6.5 foot Red tail boa. I can already clean and dress wounds and do many other things required of veterinarians. My mother is a veterinarian technician, based on my experience and the fact that I was born with the love of animals I believe I…

In the movie Toy Story Three and the short story The Rocking Horse Winner the main characters both just want to be loved. In the Rocking Horse winner the boy Paul was born into a situation where his mother an educated woman wasn't very happy with her marriage to her husband a coal miner. This rubbed off on Paul and when he found out that he could predict horse races he thought he could make his family happy again. Same thing happened in Toy Story three the main characters who are the toys…

The gift and the giver is an African folk tale written by Russell G. Davis and Brent K. Ashabranner. This story is about a poor farmer who found the most beautiful apple he had seen growing in his apple tree. A lot of farmers came to see this apple and all of them agreed that this apple was created straight from the hands of god himself. When the farmer thought about what will he do with the apple, he decided he would give it to his daughter, but the daughter just wouldn't accept such a…

that utilize horses (namely mustangs and retired racehorses) as a part of their program. Some of them viewed the animals as a “prison industry” type program, while others saw it as a highly rehabilitative kind of work that was built on trust. The programs not only taught the inmates to do constructive work that they could continue after they were outside the walls, but also taught them a lot about themselves and how to manage and regulate their emotions. You see, horses are just like mirrors…

Teaching Your Horse to Bow First thing’s first. Other than it being an impressive trick, what are the benefits to teaching your horse to do something like this? “The horse is a prey animal. His first instinct is to run from danger. Horses run first and then think later” (Lisa Rask). By teaching your horse to bow, among other tricks, it can allow him to think first, then act. Doing this will also build on to the trust your horse already has for you. Teaching a horse to bow takes a lot of time…

August 1914, World War One, horses were introduced to one of most traumatic events in history. Just the same as the deployment of men, almost the same amount of horses were taken from there homes to help fight for there country. Horses in World War One were used to carry men into battle, as well as carry extremely heavy artillery for miles and miles with no brakes or through mud that could be so deep it was up to there shoulders. More then 8 million horses, not to count the donkeys and mules,…

One of the more hidden motifs in the novella The Awakening by Kate Chopin is horses. Horses are specifically mentioned in only two chapters, but they are a part of one of the bigger themes. The Awakening is about Edna moving away from society and galloping in her own track. Being from Kentucky she knows the ups and downs of the races, her expertise is even more than some men. At the races she is brought to the same level as men, who have the freedom to do what they like without society…

Fynta’s ribs ached when she leaned over the holotable. Jorgan had done his best to clean the wounds that Verin had given her before they returned to command. Still, Theron’s jaw dropped as soon as she entered the alcove, and Elara began digging through her medical kit. For some reason, they all looked to her to make the final decision on when and how to infiltrate the Revanite Compound. Fynta’s instinct was to charge straight in. They had killed Cinlat, her sister, and broken her brother. She…