My Kingdom for a Hoss

[geekzilla]

I’m not a bible basher but I always like this poem.

Nor am I but I like to remember these for the sake of balance:

And Allah took a handful of southerly wind, blew His breath over it, and created the horse.... Thou shall fly without wings, and conquer without any sword. Oh, horse. ~Bedouin Legend

He's of the colour of the nutmeg. And of the heat of the ginger.... he is pure air and fire; and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him, but only in patient stillness while his rider mounts him; he is indeed a horse, and all other jades you may call beasts. ~William Shakespeare, Henry V

And whilst we are on the subject of egos...

In my opinion, a horse is the animal to have. Eleven-hundred pounds of raw muscle, power, grace, and sweat between your legs - it's something you just can't get from a pet hamster. ~Author Unknown

Hi ho Silver, away.....

 

[scheherazade]

Great posts, geekzilla and ScaryMonster.

I could not find an image of Roger Moore, the actor, riding a horse, but here's an excellent image of a horse named Roger Moore.

 

[scheherazade]

If you click on the image, it will take you to the theme song for Ivanhoe.

 

[scheherazade]

Horse and Rider

The prairie blows the grasses
And whips the horse’s mane.
They travel, horse and rider,
Through the sea of amber grain

Hills roll by, and clouds pass
But steady are the horse’s hooves
Upon the wind blown grass
As they travel, horse and rider

There is no trail that they follow
No path that can be seen
There they travel, horse and rider
Upon the endless blowing green



Linked to Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold