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The Dark Horse Nebula or Great Dark Horse (sometimes called the Prancing Horse) is a large dark nebula that, from Earth's perspective, obscures part of the upper central bulge of the Milky Way. The Dark Horse lies in the equatorial constellation Ophiuchus (the Serpent Bearer), near its borders with the more famous constellations Scorpius and ...
In Norse mythology, Árvakr (Old Norse "early awake" [1]) and Alsviðr ("very quick" [2]) are the horses which pull the sun, or Sól's chariot, across the sky each day. [2] It is said that the gods fixed bellows underneath the two horses' shoulders to help cool them off as they rode.
However, horses are less able to adjust to sudden changes of light than are humans, such as when moving from a bright day into a dark barn. This is a consideration during training, as certain tasks, such as loading into a trailer, may frighten a horse simply because it cannot see adequately.
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Horses may spend anywhere from four to fifteen hours a day in standing rest, and from a few minutes to several hours lying down. However, not all this time is the horse asleep; total sleep time in a day may range from several minutes to two hours. [37] Horses require approximately two and a half hours of sleep, on average, in a 24-hour period.
The white horse of Chisséria is from the Canton of Arinthod, where there are many legends about sylphs. [2] This horse is known as Pegasus of Segomo as well. [1] [3] [4] It appeared in the air in the form of a white horse, [5] sometimes along with wispy spirits, sylphs, or ridden by an armed hunter who then roamed the sky.
Equuleus is a faint constellation located just north of the celestial equator.Its name is Latin for "little horse", a foal.It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations.