Tag: Horse
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King on Horseback
Here’s another look at the King of Romania on his horse.
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The King on Horseback
This is another great Romanian from history, his name is Carol I, the first King of Romania. During his reign, in the later part of the 19th century, he delivered Romania’s independence from the Ottoman Empire.
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Michael The Brave
This statue depicts one of Romania’s greatest heroes, the unifier Michael the Brave (or Mihai Pătrașcu as he was born). For the last couple of centuries he has been viewed as a symbol of Romanian unity. Born in Wallachia, he was also ruler of Moldavia and Transylvania. He marked the first time in history that…
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The Forcene Horse
In the world of heraldry, when a horse is rearing up in the way that this statue is, it is known as being “forcene”, which translates from Old French as “rabid” or “to go mad”. Heraldry is a deeply complex and fascinating subject – something that I definitely need to look into.
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Horse Hair
This rather stylish horse is a good example of this season’s fashion for the “dishevelled” look, complete with a strand of hay (not straw) resting gently in the forelock… That I know nothing of horses or fashion, and especially horse fashion but I can appreciate a fine forelock.
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Horse Face
In researching what to say ahead of this image, I discovered that horses have around 205 bones in their body, as a species they’ve been domesticated for around 5,000 years (domestication of wolves, by comparison started some 15,000 years ago), and that the fastest horse ever recorded reached a speed of 55mph! What did this…
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The Little Brass Horse
I spotted this little chap on the front of a canal barge, near Caen Hill. What did this image teach me? You’ve really got to keep your eyes open (and your camera to hand).