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  2. Horse symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The Horses of Neptune, illustration by Walter Crane, 1893.. Horse symbolism is the study of the representation of the horse in mythology, religion, folklore, art, literature and psychoanalysis as a symbol, in its capacity to designate, to signify an abstract concept, beyond the physical reality of the quadruped animal.

  3. Torah - Wikipedia

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    The Torah (/ ˈ t ɔːr ə / or / ˈ t oʊ r ə /; [1] Biblical Hebrew: תּוֹרָה Tōrā, "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. [2] The Torah is also known as the Pentateuch (/ ˈ p ɛ n t ə tj uː k /) or ...

  4. Hippomancy - Wikipedia

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    Hippomancy is the art of divination through the horse, whether it involves interpreting the animal's movements or neighing, the tracks it leaves, or its bones. Throughout much of history, the horse was seen as an intermediary between Man, Nature, and the gods. The horse was thought to have diviner or oracle powers, often as part of cults.

  5. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Wikipedia

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    Revelation 6 tells of a book or scroll in God's right hand that is sealed with seven seals. The Lamb of God/Lion of Judah opens the first four of the seven seals, which summons four beings that ride out on white, red, black, and pale horses. All of the horsemen save for Death are portrayed as being human in appearance.

  6. Skeletal system of the horse - Wikipedia

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    Frontal bone: creates the forehead of the horse; Parietal bones: extend from the forehead to the back of the skull; Occipital bone: forms the joint between the skull and the first vertebrae of the neck (the atlas) Temporal bones: contain the eternal acoustic meatus, which transmits sound from the ear to the cochlea (eardrum)

  7. Hobble (device) - Wikipedia

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    "Western"-style horse hobbles are tied around the pasterns or cannon bones of the horse's front legs. They comprise three basic types: The vaquero or braided hobble , which is often of a quite fancy plaiting and lighter than other varieties, and is therefore only suitable for short term use.

  8. If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? - Wikipedia

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    The film is based on a sermon by Estus W. Pirkle held on January 31, 1968 at Camp Zion in Myrtle, Mississippi, entitled "If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?". [3] The sermon was made available in print, and Pirkle then joined with filmmaker Ron Ormond, a director of exploitation films who had become a born-again Christian after surviving a plane crash, to produce a film adaptation. [4]

  9. Book of Signs - Wikipedia

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    In Christian scholarship, the Book of Signs is a name commonly given to the first main section of the Gospel of John, from 1:19 to the end of Chapter 12. It follows the Hymn to the Word and precedes the Book of Glory. It is named for seven notable events, often called "signs" or "miracles", that it records. [1]