“Hold your horses“, sometimes said as “Hold the horses”, is an English-language idiom meaning “wait, slow down”. The phrase is historically related to horse riding or travelling by horse, or driving a horse-drawn vehicle. What does calm your horses mean? Read more…
Use. Hamstringing is used primarily to incapacitate a human or animal and render them incapable of effective movement. The severing of the hamstring muscles results not only in the crippling of the leg, but also in pain. What is the Read more…
A horse’s sweat can appear lathery or foamy because it contains latherin, a substance not found in human perspiration. Latherin reduces the surface tension of water and aids moisture in moving away from the skin to the surface of the Read more…
The equine hamstring consists of 3 main muscles; the Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus. These muscles are located down the back of the hind limb. They are responsible for a range of movements such as kicking, rearing and forward movements. Read more…
They defeated them and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon, to Misrephoth Maim, and to the Valley of Mizpah on the east, until no survivors were left. Joshua did to them as the LORD had directed: He hamstrung Read more…
The horse’s wide range of monocular vision has two “blind spots,” or areas where the animal cannot see: in front of the face, making a cone that comes to a point at about 90–120 cm (3–4 ft) in front of Read more…
the servant’s eyes. ‘ Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” (verse 17). When Elisha prayed for his servant and the Lord open Read more…
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. O LORD, save the king! Answer Read more…
The horse’s wide range of monocular vision has two “blind spots,” or areas where the animal cannot see: in front of the face, making a cone that comes to a point at about 90–120 cm (3–4 ft) in front of Read more…
In the face of invading idolatry, God declared war and raised up “the chariots and horsemen of Israel” to defend his glory and preserve his elect. Elijah and Elisha were those spiritual warriors (2 Kings 2:12 & 13:14) sent by Read more…