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Sleipnir. Depiction of Sleipnir in a detail on the Tjängvide image stone. In Norse mythology, Sleipnir / ˈsleɪpnɪər / ( Old Norse: [ˈslɛipnez̠]; "slippy" [ 1] or "the slipper" [ 2]) is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin. Sleipnir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ...
It is done for many reasons, including to protect the two animals, to allow a mare to be bred to a stallion a long distance away, [1]: 11 or to allow a stallion to be bred to a larger number of mares than would be possible via natural cover. astride To ride with one leg on each side of the horse. Compare sidesaddle. Australian stock saddle
In Greek mythology, the Trojan Horse ( Greek: δούρειος ίππος, romanized : doureios hippos, lit. 'wooden horse') was a wooden horse said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy and win the war. The Trojan Horse is not mentioned in Homer's Iliad, with the poem ending before the war is concluded ...
Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933 – May 17, 1947) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States who became the top money-winning racehorse up to the 1940s. He beat the 1937 Triple Crown winner, War Admiral, by four lengths in a two-horse special at Pimlico and was voted American Horse of the Year for 1938.
Meaning, bonding with the steed he rode in the film took time. And Washington was more than willing to invest it. "It starts with my horse," says Washington. "I started riding six, eight months ...
His horse, a considerable part of his property and livelihood, runs away. After weeks, his horse finds its way back and brings along other horses from the barbarian territories, thus increasing the farmer's property. Trying to ride one of the wild horses, the farmer falls and breaks his leg - which reduces his physical capacities.
Whirlaway (April 2, 1938 – April 6, 1953) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the fifth winner of the American Triple Crown. He also won the Travers Stakes after his Triple Crown sweep to become the first and only horse to win all four races . Whirlaway was sired by English Derby winner Blenheim, out of the broodmare ...
PS3529.H29 A8 2003. Appointment in Samarra, published in 1934, is the first novel by American writer John O'Hara (1905–1970). It concerns the self-destruction of the fictional character Julian English, a wealthy car dealer who was once a member of the social elite of Gibbsville (O'Hara's fictionalized version of Pottsville, Pennsylvania ).