Monty Roberts Horse Sense

Monty Roberts Horse Sense:
"If you look a horse straight in the eye as opposed to look elsewhere, beyond the horse or behind him or over his head, that's a sign that you are in charge, a predator and the horse will start to back away. If you drop your eyes down, the horse tends to slow and drop his head.'"

Horse Anecdotes on Windsor Castle

Horse Anecdotes on Windsor Castle:

"King Oswin, ruler of the former British province of Deira and a friend of the holy Aidan's (d. 651), gave that bishop a fine horse. Soon afterward Bishop Aidan met a beggar who asked him for alms; he at once dismounted and gave the horse, with all its costly trappings, to the poor man. When this charitable deed came to the king's ears, he taxed Aidan:
'Why did you give away the horse that we specially chose for your personal use when we knew that you had need of one for your journeys? We have many less valuable horses that would have been suitable for beggars.'
Replied Aidan, 'Is this foal of a mare more valuable to you than a child of God?' The king pondered, then, suddenly casting his sword aside, knelt at Aidan's feet and begged his forgiveness. Aidan, greatly moved, begged the king to go to his dinner and be merry. As Aidan watched the king go, he became very melancholy. When the bishop's chaplain asked why, Aidan replied,
'I know that the king will not live long, for I have never seen a king so humble as he is. He will be taken from us as the country is not worthy to have such a king.'
This foreboding was proved correct: King Oswin was treacherously killed by his northern neighbor, King Oswy."

Anecdote - George Washington - Commander in Chief?

Anecdote - George Washington - Commander in Chief?: "Commander in Chief?

One day during the early stages of the Revolutionary War, George Washington enlisted an officer to requisition some horses from local landowners. Calling at an old country manse, the officer was graciously received by the lady of the house.
'Madam,' he explained, 'I have come to claim your horses in the name of the government.' 'On whose orders?' the woman sternly demanded. 'On the orders of General George Washington,' the officer replied, 'Commander in Chief of the American army.'
'Well, you go back and tell General George Washington,' the woman replied, 'that his mother says he cannot have her horses!'

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Poetseers.org - River Poem

Poetseers.org - River Poem:

"And What happens once One crosses the River?
Some reach the Beautiful Land where All is available, and All is possible in the Presence of God.
Some reach the Dark Land where their guilt leaves them trapped.
Some rest for a while and then travel back.
Some never reach the bank as they deny its exisence.
Truth is, as always,
You will see whatever You wish to see
On the other side of the River. "

What Place Is Beseiged

Poetseers.org - What Place Is Beseiged:

"What place is besieged, and vainly tries to raise the siege?
Lo, I send to that place a commander, swift, brave, immortal,
And with him horse and foot, and parks of artillery,
And artillery-men, the deadliest that ever fired gun."

-------By Walt Whitman