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The Horse and His Boy is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1954.Of the seven novels that comprise The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956), The Horse and His Boy was the fifth to be published.
"Dark Horse" is a song by American singer Katy Perry featuring American rapper Juicy J. It was originally released on September 17, 2013, by Capitol Records as the first promotional single from Perry's fourth studio album , Prism (2013).
Incitatus (Latin pronunciation: [ɪŋkɪˈtaːtʊs]; meaning "swift" or "at full gallop") was the favourite horse of Roman Emperor Caligula (r. 37–41 AD). According to legend, Caligula planned to make the horse a consul, although ancient sources are clear that this did not occur. Supposedly, Incitatus had 18 servants for himself, he lived in ...
Traditionally, English follows Latin usage by placing the "AD" abbreviation before the year number, though it is also found after the year. [6] In contrast, "BC" is always placed after the year number (for example: 70 BC but AD 70), which preserves syntactic order.
Horse & Hound is the oldest equestrian weekly magazine of the United Kingdom. [2] Its first edition was published in 1884. [3] The magazine contains horse industry news, reports from equestrian events, veterinary advice about caring for horses, and horses for sale.
A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, [1] that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, [2] unlike the underdog who is expected to lose. The term comes from horse racing and horse betting jargon for any new but ...
Ceramic statues of a prancing horse (foreground) and a cavalryman on horseback (background), Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD) A sancai lead-glazed earthenware horse statue with a saddle, Tang dynasty (618–907 AD) There were horse-driven chariots of the Shang (c. 1600 – c. 1050 BC) and Zhou (c. 1050 – 256 BC) periods, but horseback riding ...