Life Lessons from a Ranch Horse Mark Rashid Johnson Books, 2003 Mark Rashid is a horse trainer who works one-on-one work with horse and rider. In his fourth book, Life Lessons from a Ranch Horse, he tells the story of a seven-year-old horse who steps into his life. The horse, named Buck, challenges Rashid to […]
In the heyday of the Western, the horses cowboys rode were as famous as their riders. Hopalong Cassidy played by William Boyd rode a white Arabian stallion named Topper. Hopalong’s original horse was King Nappy, but when injured, Topper took over. Clayton Moore played the part of “The Lone Ranger” in early TV. Many of […]
Horses have been used in warfare since ancient times. There is archaeological evidence of horses being used for this purpose as far back as 4000 or 3000 B.C. in Eurasia. A famous mural from 2500 B.C., the “war panel” of the Standard of Ur, in Sumer, shows horses pulling a wagon. The ancient Assyrians had […]
