#6 – Julia Roberts Like her Runaway Bride costar, Richard Gere, Julia Roberts is a huge fan of horses. What famous person loves horses? Richard Gere As it turns out, Richard Gere is pretty passionate about horses himself. His breed of choice is the Appaloosa. Horse Nation explained that he Read more…
A horse will pop its head up anytime it takes a step forward, even from a stop to a walk or anytime he changes gait. He’ll also raise his head anytime he becomes confused or frightened. You can’t hold the horse’s head down. Why does my horse hold his head Read more…
Hair loss due to heat and sweat also is commonly observed on the faces of horses, around the eyes and the ears. This pattern of hair loss is many times the result of some horses’ aversion to having their faces washed during a bath or after hard work. How do Read more…
“Tack room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tack%20room. What do you call a horse room? A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals and livestock. What is a stall in a stable? An Read more…
A long neck is usually more desirable than a short one; the horse can raise and lower his head more easily, to whatever position is needed for balance. The neck transitions to the chest at or above the point of the shoulder for best balance. The way the neck is Read more…
It’s whoa. This interjection means “stop.” You might use it as a command to stop a galloping horse. Do horses understand Whoa? Horses may learn and memorize verbal noises or exclamations like clucking, “good girl!” or “whoa!” with more ease. Also, many horses only remember and understand words when specific Read more…
hyperbole. “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!” Meaning He’s willing to give up his whole kingdom if someone would just give him a horse. This is a great example of hyperbole but one that, at the moment, is meant literally. Where is the quote a horse a Read more…
When people say I could eat a horse, they mean that they are extremely hungry. What does it mean I could eat a horse? I am very hungry(idiomatic, hyperbolic) I am very hungry; short form of “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.” Why do people say I’m so Read more…
simile. In another line, “I used to eat like a horse, but all of a sudden I wasn’t hungry,” Hinton uses a simile to emphasize the dramatic change Ponyboy experiences from the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel. What type of figurative language is this I Read more…
Horses lay down and roll to get rid of an annoying itch. The itch could be caused by sweat, bug bites, residual grooming products, etc. Misplaced hairs or ruffed up skin caused by tack can be itchy when the tack is removed. Why is my horse laying down and rolling? Read more…