With all the great pictures floating around the internet, we thought it might be fun to showcase some horses with holiday spirit! From all of us here at Parklane, we hope everyone has a joyous and peaceful holiday.
Cars that were named after Horses
It’s no surprise that some of the great pioneers of automobiles in the US had a great appreciation for horses. In fact, some cars were named after these majestic animals! Ever wonder why they call it “horsepower”? One of these cars is still in production today. We’d be willing to bet that you can guess which one that is.
Chariot Racing: Still Alive Today?
Quite possibly the oldest equine sport, and believed to be the sport that started the ancient Olympic games, chariot racing was made famous in modern times by the 1959 epic film, Ben Hur. And even though this is a very old tradition – can you believe it’s still alive in some parts of the west?
Jim Key – Smartest Horse that Ever Was
A motherless foal who quickly became attached to his human caregiver (William Key) – the story of Jim Key is one that is not very well known. Jim was able to do math problems, spell names, share his political preferences, and retrieve a coin from the bottom of a large glass jar filled with water. Skeptical audience members could give …
Why Do Horses Wear Blinders?
Horses have their eyes at the sides of their heads, which indicates that they are hunted in nature — similar to rabbits, for example — as opposed to the hunters such as cats. So, horses have peripheral vision, which means they can end up running off course unless they are made to remain focused. Blinders are small squares of firm …
Were you born during the Year of the Horse?
The Chinese calendar uses 12 animals to symbolize each year and oddly enough, one of those animals is the horse! For those people born in 1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 – the Chinese believe these people have unique characteristics as these years are considered “years of the Horse.”