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Poetry – in Motion Poetry – In Motion Provided to you courtesy of: Equus 101 Pty Ltd www.equus101.com Did You Know The Symbol of Power and Freedom “When you have yourself and your Ask me to show you hunted as food, cave soldiers, explorers, horse fully poetry in motion and I drawings depicting children to school, mail, schooled, you just will show you a horse. horse‟s magnificence ploughing fields or horse blink and he does have been recorded racing where the it. You may think A symbol of power and around the world. No magnificent horse still it‟s not possible, freedom. A teacher of matter the country or remains the centerpiece but it is”. non predatory power culture of those peoples for our entertainment. and freedom through ironically the horse did Franz Mairinger, Great Horseman & relationship. Those the capturing - the These pieces help show Instructor, Spanish open and adventurous imaginations and the versatility and impact Riding School Vienna enough to the ways of desires of those people of the horse, through horses can‟t help but to partner with the history, theatre, odes and become more horse. oddities on our lives. The confident, balanced and spirit of mateship and peaceful, more open to So began 6,000 years audacity has attracted Individual Highlights: the beauty and ago the journey of the many a poet and writer. sacredness of life. horse‟s impact on our We invite you to share lives. From carrying your poetry with us if Odes to the Horse 1 Long before first being hunters, knights, you‟ve put such to paper. Great Leaders Quotes 5 Cultural Connections 8 Odes to the Horse Shakespeare & Co 9 Bush Poetry 10 This strong but timid creature Classics 13 That responds so abruptly to fear Made me gentle and taught me to listen Observations in And never let anger appear. Horsemanship 14 Cowboy/Stockman Horses have tested my mettle. Sayings 19 Made me control my emotional state. Put aside frustration and anger, Our Soldiers 20 And learn to communicate. Remember EI 22 From horses I‟ve learned about people, Horse Point of View 24 For we are but beasts, don‟t you see? Riding Rules-Reality 25 Bumper Stickers 28 They’ve helped me learn my own species, And best, to understand me. Classified Adverts 29 Horse Crazy Reality 30 Dr Robert M Miller After Thirty Years, 1986 www.equus101.com LIT001 V3 1 Back to top Poetry – In Motion Ode to the Horse A pony is a childhood dream. Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, A horse is an adulthood treasure. Rebecca Carroll friendship without envy or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is laced with Horseriding is always an muscle and strength by gentleness experience. An emotional confined. experience often spoiled by words. Beryl Markham He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, Adventure is worthwhile in itself. nothing less violent, Amerlia Earhart there is nothing so quick, nothing more patient. Our past has been borne on his Balance back. When your day seems out of “If they don’t break your balance- body, they can All our history is his industry; we And so many things go wrong. certainly break your are his heirs, he our inheritance. When people fight around you The Horse! heart. And the day drags on so long. Anon J.T. McLeod When parents act like children In-laws make you think "Divorce." A horse is the projection of Go out into your pasture... peoples' dreams about themselves Wrap your arms around your horse. - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us His gentle breath enfolds you, escape from our mundane And he watches with those eyes. existence. He may not have a PhD Pam Brown But he is oh so wise! His head rests on your shoulder You embrace him oh so tight. The horse through all its trials has He puts your world in balance. preserved the sweetness of And makes it seem all right. paradise in its blood. Johannes Jensen Your tears they soon stop flowing. The tension is now eased. The garbage has been lifted The horse, the horse! And your quiet and at peace. The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, So when you need the balance. of action, in man. From circumstances in your day D.H. Lawrence The best therapy that you can seek- Is out there chomping hay! Maryanne Miller To ride a horse is to ride the sky. Unknown 2 www.equus101.com LIT001 V3 Back to top Poetry – In Motion Odes to the Horse ………the horse knows the rider in ways the rider cannot fathom. Vicki Hearne Madness Why do I like horses? I should have had that hair cut I reckon I must be mad. Or bought that nice blue shirt My mother wasn‟t horsey At least it wouldn‟t be now And neither was my dad. Ripped to shreds and in the dirt. But the madness hit me early I can‟t make a bloody sponge And it hit me like a curse. cake And I‟ve never gotten better I don‟t even try In fact I‟ve gotten worse. But I can back a car and trailer In the twinkling of an eye. My stables are immaculate. My house is like a hovel. It‟s pants and R.M. boots Last year for my birthday That I live in night and day I got a brand new shovel. And that smell of sweaty horses Just doesn‟t wash away. I hardly read a paper But I know who‟s sold their horse Once in every… now and then And I wouldn‟t watch the news I can dress up for a ball. If Mr. Ed was on, of course. Make up and a hairdo With high heel shoes and all. One eye‟s always on the heavens But my washing waves in vain I ache from long forgotten falls. As I rush to get the horses in My knees have got no skin. In case it‟s gonna rain. My toes have gone a funny shape. And though they‟re wearing 15 rugs, From being squashed again. The best that you can get, I bring them in to keep them dry But late at night, when all is still While I get soaking wet. And I‟ve gone to give them hay, I touch their velvet softness I spend up every cent I‟ve got And my worries float away. On horsey stuff for sure. I buy fancy rugs and fancy rugs, They give a gentle nicker And then I by some more. And they nuzzle through my hair And I know it‟s where my heart is More than anywhere. Anon www.equus101.com LIT001 V3 3 Poetry – In Motion Odes to the Horse I saw a child that couldn‟t walk, sit on a horse, laugh and talk. I saw a child who could only crawl, To come face to face with my fantasy, mount a horse and sit up tall. To once again feel whole. To look into I saw a child born into strife, take your eyes and realize the depth of my up and hold the reins of life. own soul. Tina Bastian, Iron Horse And that same child was heard to say, thank God for showing me the way. Talk to me of everyday things, John Anthony Davis And I am likely to ignore you; However speak to me of horses, And you will have my full attention. Old Saying To many, the words love, hope, and dreams are synonymous with Breed the best to the best horses. You break your nose and hope for the best. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr You break a window You break a promise Breeders Axiom All of which prove to be negative experiences. Horse sense is the thing a horse So why would you break a horse? has which keeps if from betting on A horse is started on a journey of a people. W.C. Fields lifetime of learning. He is your partner, and once he is broken, you may never be able to fix him, or it may take a lifetime to try. Through the days of love and Anon celebration and joy, and through the dark days of mourning, the faithful horse has been with us An horse is a vain thing for safety. always. Psalm 33 v17 Elizabeth Cotton With horses, we go places we could If got had intended man to walk never go alone. He would have given him four legs. Instead he gave him two, One to put on either side of a horse. Horses aren‟t my whole life, Anon But they make my life whole. Lindsay Stewart Of all animals kept for the recreation of mankind, the horse is Whoever said that money cannot alone capable of exciting a passion buy happiness didn‟t know where that shall be absolutely hopeless. to buy a horse. Bret Harte Anon 4 www.equus101.com LIT001 V3 Back to top Poetry – In Motion Great Quotes from Great Leaders Some are pleased to say, that horses God forbid that I should go to any heaven is which they are no horses. are void of understanding, because Back Page Story HeadlineIn a letter to President Roosevelt men get the better of them: but when the horse gets the better of the man, which frequently happens, is the man then void of understanding? The outside of a horse is good for William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, c1658 the inside of a man Winston Churchill Life is mostly froth and bubble, Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, Two things stand like stone, to be picked up and laid down like a Kindness in another‟s trouble, game of Solitaire.
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