Since British currency was decimalised on 15th February 1971, the Guinea has no longer been accepted as legal tender. The term is still used in certain circles such as horse racing to describe values equivalent to one pound and one shilling, or £1.05 in modern currency. How much is a Read more…
Ulysses S. Grant. Here’s a fun Presidential fact for you – Ulysses S. Grant got a speeding ticket on a horse. Yep, the 18th President was given a $20 speeding ticket for riding his horse too fast down a Washington street. Remelia Delizo and 1,057 others like this. Which president Read more…
The Romans did not use horses as draft animals for farm work, nor chariots in warfare, but Polybius specifies that the victim is a war horse. What kind of horses did the Romans have? In the Roman world there were three classes of horses: Noble horse – for riding, for Read more…
The name “Dala” (pronounced “daw-la“) comes from the Swedish province of “Dalarna,” in central Sweden. The familiar bright red decorated horses originated in the 1800s when the painted kurbit or flower-patterned saddle was regularly added to the horse. What does a Dala horse symbolize? The History of the Dala Horse Read more…
Horse flies and deer flies are bloodsucking insects that can be serious pests of cattle, horses, and humans. Horse flies range in size from 3/4 to 1-1/4 inches long and usually have clear or solidly colored wings and brightly colored eyes. Is a horse fly real? Horse-flies or horseflies are Read more…
The most famous story about Incitatus is that Caligula made him a consul in the Incitatus. Unfortunately, it’s not true. Records say Caligula wanted to appoint his equestrian bud to the Senate, but he was assassinated before he could make it happen. Why did Caligula appointed his horse as consul? Read more…
Scholars suggest that the treatment of Incitatus by Caligula was an elaborate prank intended to ridicule and provoke the Senate, rather than a sign of insanity, or was perhaps a form of satire with the implication that a horse could perform a senator’s duties. Did Caligula make his horse a Read more…
The first Spanish horses on record were brought to Texas in 1542 by the Moscoso expedition. The chronicles of the La Salle expedition also mention them. In 1686 Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, acquired five horses from Caddo Indians in East Texas. Who brought the first horse to America? Read more…
so, he decided to hide the horse in a deserted vineyard. He hid the horse because if anyone came to know that he had stolen the horse then his tribe’s honesty would be questioned. Why did they hide the horse and why? Where did they hide the horse and why? Read more…
The saddle represents the hope Chris has for his delusional horses. His hope is that Duchess and Firefly will become racing horses on his ranch. What do the horses represent in horses of the night? Horses represent the conflict between fantasy and reality that plagues Chris throughout his life. This Read more…