MetaFilter posts tagged with Horses

Army horses get a break

Idcoytco — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:29:26 -0800

Horses on a Seaside Holiday. Pictures of London-based army horses really enjoying their annual seaside holiday. They splash in the sea and take long gallops on the sand, with their riders. They are the Royal Horse Artillery who do spectacular displays towing and firing guns (not the horses on sentry duty at Horse Guards in Whitehall).

Whoa, Nellie! The Great Epizootic of 1872

cenoxo — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:39:04 -0800

Running Like Wildfire — Imagine a national disaster that stopped 99% of American transportation in its tracks; shut down the country; halted shipping and trade; hobbled counter-insurgency operations, and helped Boston burn down. It spread from Canada southward to Cuba and westward to the Pacific, crippling all that Americans took for granted: their cities and towns; their supplies of food and consumer goods; their jobs, businesses, and the national economy. Such was the Great Epizootic of 1872.

handpainted signs from Nepal

nickyskye — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:25:15 -0800

Beware of Dog. Nepali artists paint signs on metal. Before and After. The story behind Danger Dogs. Click on the names of the different artists at the top of the page for various styles. Nepal map.

Not-so-faded glory

madamjujujive — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:07:54 -0800

Perhaps you think you've had your fill of photographs of decaying architecture and abandoned buildings. If so, the rich color and play of light in Michael Eastman's beautiful body of work from Cuba, Europe, and the U.S. may change your mind. His site is flash - for non-flash folks, the Duane Reed Gallery has additional works, including his B&W portfolios on horses, landscapes, and succulents. (no relation to the Kodak family; via BB-Blog)

driving six white horses

oneirodynia — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:11:14 -0800

One man. Six horses. Together, they do crazy stuff.

Chasing Wild Horses: "Beauty has a way of teaching us what matters in life."

loiseau — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:19:48 -0800

Located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, tiny Sable Island has a population of about 15 humans, assorted marine birds and seals, and more than 300 wild horses. The island is a bastion of purity, wildness and beauty unmatched in the world. Sable Island and its horses are protected from human habitation and development by strict laws. The only people allowed to go there are government-approved wildlife and Coast Guard workers, people who are shipwrecked or in distress at sea, and those with individual approval from the provincial government. There is no tourism there. Only a small number of humans will ever experience Sable in their lifetime. In 2007, fashion photographer Robert Dutesco made his second journey to the island, which resulted in this stunningly beautiful and haunting set of photographs of feral horses, a small peek into life on Sable Island as it exists every day, untouched by the often-destructive hand of humanity. If you have the opportunity, do make sure you see the gorgeous documentary Chasing Wild Horses, which documents Dutesco's time on the island and the emotional journey he takes there with these magical horses as his subjects and temporary companions. It aired on Bravo in Canada this weekend and hopefully will come to a channel or Internet near you.

Equine nasal strips

joeclark — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:12:41 -0800

Nasal strips for horses. I thought it was a parody when I saw it on Cardhouse, but no, they exist. Now your steed can nicker and snort as if with nostrils of Teflon.

OldMagazineArticles.com

mediareport — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:44:19 -0800

Old Magazine Articles Neat little database of .pdf copies of vintage magazine articles like Gilbert Seldes' 1922 review of Krazy Kat in Vanity Fair, a 1910 look at "Horse Versus Automobile," early nose jobs, an interview with James Joyce and more. [via ResearchBuzz]

Horse Power

homunculus — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:15:27 -0800

Horse Power: A practical suggestion that would transform the way we live.

neigh-CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

gomichild — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:58:13 -0800

The Royal Randwick Racecourse has been locked down. At least 8 horses have tested positive for equine flu. It is predicted that 700 horses will contract the virus. [more inside]

Comanche the Horse

homunculus — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:07:30 -0800

Comanche: The Horse that Survived the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Third Battle of Newbury

Sailormom — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:30:08 -0800

During the infamous anti road protests at Newbury, England in the mid 1990s, Mark Carroll made a short film called 'The Wild Horses of Newbury' .

Let's play a smoking game and a drinking game.

OverlappingElvis — Wed, 16 May 2007 12:45:28 -0800

Horses are not always good role models. Just in case you thought the craziness was limited to this one book, the authors proudly present a "true crime" glimpse into a shadowy world of... okay, I actually have no idea what they're talking about. Ah, the joys of vanity publishing.

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

RandlePatrickMcMurphy — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:47:22 -0800

Poison Dart Machine Hidden at Hong Kong Race Track No good explanation for why and how someone dug up the turf at a Hong Kong racetrack and installed a machine capable of blowing poison darts at the horses. The Triads? (First link NYT)

No Sweeping Exits Or Offstage Lines

fandango_matt — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:50:14 -0800

Horse Rescue in the Netherlands--after a heavy storm in October, 100+ horses were standed on a small island. Here's how they were rescued.Google video; alternate YouTube link. Warning: Vangelis music.

Sometimes the headlines write themselves ...

kcds — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:52:57 -0800

So this horse walks into a bar ...

Why your horse should go barefoot

Lanark — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:49:36 -0800

Why your horse should go barefoot The single most convincing thing for me was to see a thermograph of a horse's feet - three of which were without shoes and one which was shod.

He Did Wonders When The Times Got Bad

fandango_matt — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:35:59 -0800

Patches The Horse enjoys getting beers from the fridge, watching television, and riding in convertibles to the McDonald's drive-thru.

Tell 'Em Ewe Saw It Here

scblackman — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:44:25 -0800

"If we start with the sheep then next it's the cows and horses."

Rare Livestock Breed Conservancy

OmieWise — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:52:32 -0800

The Last Days of the Ark: "We found that in 90 to 95 percent of turkeys produced worldwide, the genetic stock comes from one of three breeding stocks" but there are heritage breeds being preserved throughout the world. American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Heritage Breeds Conservancy. Rare Breeds Survival Trust. Rare Breeds Canada. Rare Breeds Australia, with by far the best Breed Profile pages. New Zealand Rare Breeds. Desert Heritage Breeds. Rare Steeds. "Eating these breeds may be the best way to save them", so, for shopping. [more inside]

Art for a Sunday

Gator — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 09:36:22 -0800

Two completely dissimilar yet nifty artists: The twisted ink drawings of Jon Kuta (big enough to make desktops; Flash interface), and the fabulously lifelike driftwood and bronze sculptures of Heather Jansch (she really likes horses. Warning: you'll have to side-scroll).

Calling all animals

Mo Nickels — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 08:46:34 -0800

Ideophones are words that are usually spoken but not written and are often onomatopoeic, including (but not limited to) the calls—often reduplicated—with which we beckon domestic animals, kindred to our animal imitations. In the States there are many more pig calls beyond soo-ee. Maxim Gorky wrote that the sound tse tse is used to call pigs in Russia. In Spanish coch is used. Americans use pipi and biddy to call chickens and turkeys. In Ambon Malay chickens are called with kurrrrr or pan kur. In Kiswahili you call chickens with gurúgurúgurúgurú, call dogs with aháháhá, and straying cattle with ishiyeeyeeeeee or ngoyéeeeee. In Sweden, they call cattle with a loud, high-pitched kulning (akin to yodeling). Cervantes wrote that they use tus tus to call dogs in Spain. One source says in Coolderry, Ireland, they use gen-gen to call pigs to ford, puddly pudde to call ducks, peopeo to call horses, and geg geg to call geese. In Iceland, kibbakibb is used to call sheep. In the Hiligaynon language of the Philippines, they call cats with míming. In the parish of Nantcwnlle in Wales they have their own set of calls.

Why should dolphins get all the fun?

Rev. Syung Myung Me — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:42:29 -0800

Seattle man dead after having sex with a horse. But that's not all of it: The horse was the active party, and the man was passive. However, it wasn't rape; as Dan Savage puts it, this took place at an alleged "bestiality brothel". While Washington State doesn't outlaw Bestiality, investigators are examining whether or not animal cruelty occurred in forcing smaller, weaker animals to have sex with people. [via SLOG]

This place is full of dead horses.

dflemingdotorg — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:26:59 -0800

Some people are really passionate about things; in this guys case, he really fucking hates horses. "I am Hitler; horses are jews. Fire up the gas chambers."

Not Quite What It Sounds Like

Swampjazz! — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 10:02:20 -0800

Horseballs! (SFW) (Quicktime)