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List of 'Timeline of Horsemanship'
Timeline of Horsemanship: Prehistory
September 6th, 2011 · Horses in Prehistory, Timeline of Horsemanship
All Horses are Wild
September 5th, 2011 · Horses in History, Horses in Prehistory, The Horse
The horse is an ancient species and has never surrendered his basic nature. In a real sense, every horse is born wild.
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#62- The Time Jump
March 19th, 2011 · Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Damsel, Horses in the Medieval Era, Timeline of Horsemanship
NOTHING HARMLESS FEELS so much like dying as having one’s breath well and truly knocked out. Heaving for air without result, Meagan fought panic as she waited for a breath. When it finally came, she leaned onto her hands and panted in great gulps. – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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#59- The Poet Gladiator
December 10th, 2010 · Book Characters, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
Horace rubbed his face and looked at the morning sky. His profile was clean and unblemished. With quiet conviction he recited, “And yet more bright shines out the Julian star, as moon outglows each lesser light…” – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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#58- The horse with a demon’s name
December 5th, 2010 · Book Characters, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
THE CHARIOT DRIVER stood and offered his hand. “Would you like to see Cerberus? I will give you the honor.” His handsome smile was warmth in the cold air. – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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#57- The Chariot Driver
December 2nd, 2010 · Book Characters, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
When the driver did not leave, Meagan sat up straighter. Maybe some Romans were friendly, she thought. One shouldn’t judge based on a few. “Have you been a driver very long?” – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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Curse Tablets of Ancient Rome … or, No Wonder our Driver is not Feeling his Best!
November 30th, 2010 · Horses in Antiquity, Notes on History
Almost all of our modern ideas on history and mankind have been anticipated in Greek & Roman thought … human nature has not changed enough to make knowledge of our ancestors obsolete.
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#56- The Emperor’s Quadriga
November 28th, 2010 · Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
THERE IS MORE to chariot racing than its appearance of runaway horses, Meagan soon learned. The game was more about survival than speed. Charioteers rode as upon a galloping skateboard, using their weight to change direction. Communication with the horses was limited to slaps and pulls.
Of course, the true horseman’s challenge of chariot racing was [...]
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#55- Stranded in Ancient Rome
November 20th, 2010 · Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
When she was not being reprimanded or ordered about, Meagan was generally considered not to exist. – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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