horses

     

Equus ferus caballus (see text) Equus laurentius

Trivia about horses

  • Growing up on a farm, Henry Ford didn't "care much for" these... "I never really made friends with them"
  • Connecticut's SJ Ranch is "For the girl who loves" these animals -- & which of them doesn't?
  • Morgan,Belgian,Clydesdale
  • Stay the course & don't change these "in midstream"
  • Shire,Arabian,Percheron
  • In 1832 the first streetcars in New York City were powered by these
  • Introduced in 1832, the John Mason, New York City's first street car, was powered by these
  • Mongolia's annual Naadam festival includes archery, wrestling & the racing of these animals
  • In 1766 George Stubbs, a noted painter of these animals, published a book on their anatomy
  • To keep Charleston, S.C. clean, these animals who pull the carriage tours wear diapers
  • The biga, triga & quadriga were chariots that used 2, 3 & 4 of these, respectively
  • Lincoln once said not to "swap" these "while crossing a stream"
  • In 1883 Belle Starr was convicted of stealing these
  • I Kings 10 tells us that these were imported from Egypt at 150 shekels each; the chariots were extra
  • The first knights in England were just French soldiers trained to fight on these
  • Markings on teeth from a Ukraine site led anthropologists to believe humans first rode these 6,000 years ago
  • A hostler or ostler was employed at an inn taking care of these animals
  • The height of these barnyard animals is measured in hands
  • George Custer was wounded only once during the war but had 11 of these killed under him
  • Other than humans, most live animals in the parade nowadays are these
  • Farriers put shoes on these; loriners made the stirrups
  • An old proverb says, "If wishes were" these, "beggars would ride"
  • Farriers & ostlers had occupations tending to these animals
  • It's what "powered" the first B&O passenger train back in 1830
  • In the Middle Ages, caparisons were a leather or fabric type of covering, mainly for these animals
  • These animals were involved in the premiere event in the funeral games for Patroclus
  • At a 1903 dinner party in a chic N.Y. restaurant, guests ate from feedbags while sitting astride these
  • The Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad opened in 1836 powered by this, but soon became Canada's first powered by steam
  • These are what power the Fiakers, the traditional cabs in Salzburg's Residenzplatz
  • Side, pommel & vaulting are types of these used by gymnasts
  • Rocking,Arabian,Trojan
  • The criollo & the hackney are breeds of these
  • If you're getting ready for some dressage at an equestrian event, you're probably into these animals
  • In 1911 Kandinsky & Franz Marc formed Germany's Blaue Reiter group, named for their love of blue & of these animals
  • Part one of Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy:"All the Pretty" these
  • Hippophobia (don't say hippos)

Tweets about horses

  • RT @KevinKNIGHT13: The car for you: This Limited edition of Prancing Horse's car can r...
  • Wish I had a jumper that actually smelt gd and not like horses
  • Five decades is long enough. End this abuse on horses now: (via @HumaneSociety) #PASTact
  • David Beckham on duck-sized horses, motorcycles and turning 40
  • Imagine waking up with a horses head in your bed
  • "Lucrative Kentucky Turf Cup Awaits War Dancer" via #horses #horseracing
  • おはよう。
  • Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, tamer of horses. Let them say I lived in the time of Achilles.
  • RT @Joey7Barton: They have the toughest group with Netherlands, Czech Rep and Turkey but they could be dark horses. Nobody will fancy them …
  • RT @I_Love_Depp: Save all the horses!! 🐴
  • @ArianaGrande @ayyeitsjess you are so good with dogs/'race horses' lol i love you ari
  • Five decades is long enough. Urge your legislators to end this abuse on horses now: (via @HumaneSociety) #PASTact
  • Connie Knight - The Independent Author Network #IAN1 #mystery Steel Dust horses are rare today. Marilyn raises them.
  • lord of the horses
  • it was comparatively easy at that time to trace the horses
  • Thirty three years ago on this very day; the first ever Only Fools and Horses episode was broadcast on television:
  • At 8:30pm on 8th September 1981 a new sitcom launched. Happy birthday Only Fools & Horses!
  • Happy birthday to Only Fools And Horses - first seen 33 years ago tonight.
  • RT @ehtctrading: Check out only fools and horses videos @eBay #onlyfoolsandhorses
  • RT @bunniebell: @miwi1010 @WDTnow @DAH90 @millie_landin wild horses in Cody Wyoming
  • not sure the raspberry is gonna have enough horses to do what i want. might need a banana. unless i can get that @ImaginationPR board.
  • Boyfriend just looks at me and says "I don't know who has less brain cells, barrel horses of barrel racers" 😂😂
  • 2 Horses Die in Kane Co. Barn Fire
  • "@TLJadenSmith: if cowboys ride horses and not cows, why aren't they called horseboys" Ikr?! 😂
  • @MetricButtload He was tending to the horses when someone dropped Molly in his ginger beer
  • RT @SeekingAlpha: Commodities Today: Oil Upgrades And Tesla Rumors From The Horse's Mouth $EOG $LINE $LNCO $TM $TSLA
  • Two cops on horses on Alafaya.. #whaat
  • @cvoter @janlokpal @ArvindKejriwal But whtr the old horses of @BJP4India will sacrifice ambition for a greater good of Delhi @thekiranbedi
  • RT @rohitmalhotra_: KEJRI: How many horses sold today? ASSUTOSH: Not even 1. KEJRI:why? ASSUTOSH: Dr Harshvardan found out we all are donke…
  • RT @AllFactsSports: In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to make a living
  • RT @mrcvsonline: Two horses test positive for controlled substances at Equestrian Games
  • if wishes were horses, i would be rich after selling their hair to kenyan women.
  • It is important to test your horses for Equine Infectious Anemia {Coggins Test} each year even if you don't plan...
  • k well now that I got a table I'm off to learn how to ride horses!! *bounces up and down* help me
  • @BostonGlobe @LauraBoustani _ Three years to clean up ISIS? What are we going to use to finish up the task, horses and slingshots? LOL
  • Must See Videos - Little boy gets a new hand: A new hand for a special boy, pint-sized horses, and senior citi...
  • @timesnow We don' have horses to trade. We trade in MLA sTalk of crores of rupees (or dollars/Pounds) and we r expert in trading.
  • I will race horses before I have a super car.
  • Humbug, Simba & Darcy ♡ #horses #horsesonvine #vining https://t.co/Y14YLGmFWy
  • just saw two sheriffs on horses walking down the sidewalk. it's okay that I'm confused, right?
  • Horses make my soul happy
  • @BeingBoycie Hi, John. 33 years ago today, the very first episode of Only Fools & Horses was shown for the first time.
  • @cheke17_ I don't have horses
  • "Everyone's entitled to a cup of tea Rodney. I mean it's in the Magna Carta or something." Love Grandad in Only Fools and Horses.
  • @AqabaMumbai if wishes were horses :( I will be in the other end of this crazy city tomorrow. But soon! <3
  • @DangeRussBets why dont u back horses on Betfair? No restrictions
  • Review: Pulled apart by horses @pulledhorses - Blood (by @mandapen)
  • @skylinebutera @Alexnagel01 @vogueforbutera Atleast my egg don't be looking like horses😁
  • i hate working with horses sometimes😩
  • RT @JMRescue: Enjoying the sunshine with Southside Bryan this past weekend :) #horses #horserescue #horsehour