Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Rugged Lark, famous quarter horse owned by Carol Harris, in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame; Sampson, the tallest horse ever recorded; a Shire; stood 21.25 hands (86.5 inches; 220 cm) high; Spanker was a 17th-century sire of many important horses. Thunder, Red Ryder's horse; Traveler, mascot of the University of Southern California
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.
"Al Khamsa" (الخمسة) is a designation applied to specific desert-bred bloodlines of the Arabian horse considered particularly "pure" by Arabian horse breeders, who sometimes also describe such lines by use of the Arabic word asil, meaning "pure".
Miramis, with golden mane and hooves, from Astrid Lindgren's book Mio, My Son; Misty of Chincoteague, a real pony made famous by Marguerite Henry's children's book of the same name; Mortis, Death's Steed (Death rides a pale horse). Mortis can transform into other modes of transportation,including a pale limousine with the license plate reading ...
The Byerley Turk mare out of Bustler Mare, the taproot of family 8, which has produced 7 Oaks winners, 11 Derby winners, and 15 St Leger winners including Nijinsky [17] The Byerley Turk mare that was the taproot of family 17, which has produced 2 Oaks and 3 St Leger winners; The Byerley Turk mare that was the taproot of family 41 [18] [19]
In addition to the foundation stallion lines, there were 20 "classic" mare lines, 14 of which exist today. [17] However, up to 35 mare lines are recognized by various Lipizzan organizations. [2] Traditional naming patterns are used for both stallions and mares, required by Lipizzan breed registries. Stallions traditionally are given two names ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
He penned the story of Man o' War, the first book in the Thoroughbred Legends series published by Eclipse Press. For the series, he also authored the books on War Admiral, Nashua, and Bold Ruler. Bowen's most recent book was Matriarchs, Volume 2: More Great Mares of Modern Times , released in October 2008. [citation needed]