Poseidon: Tamer of horses, Earth-Shaker & God of the sea – (Phillip TIjerina) Who is the Greek god of horses? PoseidonAs the god of horses, Poseidon is thought likely to have been introduced to Greece by the earliest Hellenes, who Read more…
Both Pegasus and Bellerophon were said to have died at the hands of Zeus for trying to reach Olympus. Pegasus was eventually brought to Olympus by Zeus. There, he was stabled next to Zeus’ thunderbolts. One of his duties included Read more…
Breeding. In order to breed a mule, one must have a donkey and a horse of any kind. To breed them, feed each a golden carrot or golden apple which will activate love mode. They will then run to each Read more…
The only treatment for cataracts in horses is surgical removal of the cataracts. You will most likely be referred to a veterinary ophthalmologist for this procedure because this is their specialty. Cataract removal is a common surgery in horses and Read more…
A more severe condition, called a melting ulcer, occurs when enzymes from bacteria or the body’s inflammatory cells cause the cornea to breakdown and appear mushy. This is another case where a lavage system would be placed and the ulcer Read more…
‘Don’t trust the horse, my people. Even when they bring gifts, I fear the Greeks. ‘ These are among the most famous lines of the classical world, uttered by Laocoön, the Trojan priest of Poseidon (the Roman god Neptune), in Read more…
Deliberately confusing the Trojans, Sinon explained that the purpose of the horse was to appease Minerva, who was angry with the Greeks because they had stolen her sacred image, the Palladium, from her temple in Troy; the Greeks had sailed Read more…
Because equine recurrent uveitis is progressive and does not currently have a cure, most horses that have it eventually will go blind in the affected eye. Does uveitis ever go away? Sometimes uveitis goes away quickly, but it can come Read more…
Frost is a horse in Skyrim that appears outside Black-Briar Lodge during the quest “Promises to Keep.” When completing the quest, the Dragonborn can persuade Louis Letrush to give up the horse, along with the second half of the payment. Read more…
During a jousting tournament (where knights displayed their skill in combat by fighting each other) the knight rode a horse called a charger that was heavy and strong. In hand-to-hand combat he used a lighter horse called a courser. What Read more…