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I’ve never been a fan of roller coasters, but those carousel horses call to me every time. To this day, I still get the urge to go for a ride on a pretty painted pony.
I don’t know whether I should blame Mary Poppins, my love of horses or going to the Woodbine Fantasy Fair as a child, but I love those carousels.
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I mean really, this tiny man has been in some of the greatest horse movies ever. From Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry with Judy Garland to National Velvet with the incomparable Elizabeth Taylor. And let’s not forget the triumph of Lightning the White Stallion or the Black Stallion!
What’s your favourite Mickey Rooney movie?
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…I can do better. I can do anything better than you. Cool photo taken during the 2008 Tour de France. To check out the rest of the Tour de France images, click here. (I’ll warn you, this is the only horsey one)
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I’ve always had a fascination with armoured horses. Or war horses in general. A horse had to be to pretty brave to charge into battle, wearing over 60 pounds of armour.
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Swiftwind was always such a cool dude. Has anyone re-watched the cartoon since they were a kid? I have the DVD set of She-Ra episodes and truthfully, Swiftwind’s voice totally frightens me now. I couldn’t find a good clip (only an awesome commercial) – but trust me – when Swiftwind talks… that’s no unicorn voice.
Another oldie, but a goodie. This here is Patches the horse and he like his hamburgers.
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Stunning photography by Kalle Gustafsson. To see more of his work, check out advertising, and then the series called “atg”. Simply incredible.
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Every time the summer olympics rolls into town, a set of pictograms is created to celebrate each of the sports. Obviously watching the equestrian events is tops in my book, so I compiled all of the equestrian pictograms from this article. Which one is your favourite? Least favourite?
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Must be fearless, kind and preferably under the spell of an evil-doer. Preference will be given to those who can swath me in multi-coloured ribbons or armour. I have no fear of dragons, trolls or wolves, although I am a little squeamish about giant spiders. All applicants must display courage, grace and the ability to mount without whacking me with their sword.
Only those qualified will be contacted.
