You know I like cats and dogs, birds – and HORSES! I like to make my empathy more sensible, so I could feel maybe like they feel…
I took this photo in my neighbourhood – oh I wouldn’t like to stand side by side with my neighbor – and he has a warm coat and me – not! I nearly could not imagine how the horses would feel, as I discovered a picture in the Guardian: www.guardian.co.uk – the observer – gallery: “In Surabaya, Indonesia, horses are hoisted into the air by a crane as they are being transferred from a cargo ship onto a truck…” [www.guardian.co.uk / the observer / gallery]
music:
Horse with no name
“Horse with no name” was performed by the group “America”, a hit in 1971
more about JukeBox contents in 1971:
http://upchucky.org/Radio/1971/juke.htm
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http://acrossthebored.com/2013/03/28/this-was-thursday-1971-those-were-the-days/
P.S.:
βIn riding a horse,
we borrow freedom.β
-Helen Thompson.
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frizztext:
I’ve been on horse-backs only a few times,
in the woods and on the fields of my neighborhood –
but it was like flying!
Elegant beast! Enjoyed your song today.
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very nice picture
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incredible little video, the boy and the horse having so much fun, so full of energy and life!
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Ah, to be so Free…love the song. Thanks!
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Those poor horses being craned must have been terrified and they look undernourished!
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hi Gilly,
I often feel like the craned horses, when I enter an airport with my wife. I do not like to leave my home: HOME = feelings protected by books, photos, interior, walls; on the road I feel robbed, naked, kidnapped …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/gallery/2013/feb/09/observer-20-pictures-of-week#/?picture=403778930&index=8
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Lovely photos of the horses. They are such regal creatures.
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Beautiful photo, Frizz!
π
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Indonesia needs to change laws. Here they are lifting cows http://www.occupyforanimals.org/indonesia—cattle-being-lifted-by-a-crane-from-ropes-tied-to-their-heads.html Both the cattle and horses were for meat market. Makes you wonder how they were killed.
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Frizz, I recommend you the movie “The Horse Whisperer”, with Robert Redford. It is one of my favorite movies. Have you seen it?
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Every child should learn to ride a horse – it gives you a different perspective on the world and yourself! Thanks for the trackback.
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our daughters learned to ride horses – and as we watched their happiness, we tried to follow their passion for a while – now we are old – and some memories make us smile; for example, once, a lightning from a thunderstorm outside disturbed our riding lesson inside of a hall. Both, me and my wife, fell down from the horse-backs. The other 12 riders of the group remained sitting in their saddles…
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Shocked from your mount!
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I’m so touched by this video! … we borrow freedom, indeed!
Thank you so much, Frizz!
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Great picture. I cannot imagine being hoisted by a crane. How SCARY even if you could understand what was going on around you (which they obviously cannot!). And I agree, if I was the white horse, I would probably kick my friend for not sharing their coat. I am not a nice person when I get hungry, tired or cold!
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I didn’t know you liked horses to! Me too!
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Touching video ….
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So long since I’ve heard that song…it’s beautiful with the video; thank you.
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Beautiful photo!
A horse is also one of my favorite animals. I enjoy when I have the opportunity to be near them.
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I clicked on this one because of its title.
I find horses majestic and beautiful. Yet, I fear them! The thought of them going on their hind legs and trying to trample me remains to great a fear in my mind.
I went horse riding ONCE and it went into a canter and I was petrified. And I got off, and still thought it was mighty beautiful.
Like this one, Frizztext.
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