“Horses helped Meagan through the dark days. The familiar rhythms of their care was an anchor to the world she had always known.” – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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List of 'Timeline of Horsemanship'
#54- The Emperor’s Stables
November 13th, 2010 · Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
#53- The Master of Horse
November 7th, 2010 · Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
The stallion renewed his fight and pandemonium filled the aisle. Restraining chains were linked. In the end the black stallion was safely conducted outside, leaving the dazed grooms staggering as if on a battlefield. – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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#52- The Slave Quarters
November 2nd, 2010 · Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
Meagan hugged her knees tighter, feeling ridiculous to find herself rehearsing the finer points of riding a flying horse. No, she could not be where she seemed to be, shivering on a cot in the ancient city of Rome. This experience was clearly the result of reading too much history and getting a bump on the head. Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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#51- The Emperor’s Chariot
October 30th, 2010 · Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
Caesar stood as riders in green tunics rode forth between columns of marching men. The first chariot to appear was pulled by four black horses, their manes woven in matching emerald ribbon. – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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#50- Captive
October 24th, 2010 · Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
FOR A LONG time Meagan remained in the position the soldiers had left her, stunned and afraid to move. She huddled alone in a cold, gritty underground cell, buried in catacombs beneath the amphitheater. - Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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#49- In the Shadow of the Coliseum
October 20th, 2010 · Book 1 Excerpts, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
Even in this dark dream, Meagan did not want to see another death. She forgot danger; she reached over the stricken horse and touched the soldier’s arm. The eye in the scarred face fixed on her. The granite look of victory flickered as the crowd fell silent. -Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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#48- The Arena
October 16th, 2010 · Book 1 Excerpts, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
There was everywhere and nowhere to run. People scattered before the galloping horses and their bristling chariots of bronze. Meagan leapt out of the path of an oncoming team. Hooves pounded across her footprints. – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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#47- Savage Nation
October 12th, 2010 · Book 1 Excerpts, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Ancient Rome, Horses in Antiquity
Meagan knelt in her tattered nightgown, barefoot on wet, cement-like flooring. This is not happening, she repeated, keeping her eye on the soldiers. The group was forced to its feet and she was shoved forward with the others. Sweat, garlic and leather mingled with the scent of animals and dung. - Eclipsed by Shadow
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#44- Into the darkness (700 BC) …
September 29th, 2010 · Book 1 Excerpts, Early Horsemanship, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Escort
THE DROP WAS not far, not more than ten feet. For a time Meagan lay with her eyes and hands clenched shut, trying to make sense of recent events. Slowly she opened her eyes and let her vision adjust to the dim light around her. A hoof stood inches from her face. - Eclipsed by Shadow excerpt
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