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Some people think of them as animals. Some people think of them as objects. Some people think of them as friends. Then there are the few who think of them as family. Horses have always been like family to humans, except sometimes closer. There are many benefits to owning or being around horses. They come in many different colors. There is a multitude of breeds, also. Additionally, they have a long history with humans. Horses have unique behaviors. Showing horses has been the past-time or even career of many people. Furthermore, caring for horses can be a handful, but is definitely rewarding. Finally, riding horses is not just a hobby or a sport, but an action of your heart. Horses are wondrous creatures that have lived with man or

In the novel All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy, the author shows how important the roles of the horses are in the story and how they relate to John Grady, the protagonist of the novel. The horse has played an important role in the development of America. It has been a form of transportation, easy muscle, and companionship. In the Wild West, it was an essential resource for a cowboy to do his daily chores. McCarthy describes horses as spiritual and as resembling the human soul; meaning that horses came in many different forms. Horses are pretty, ugly, wild, tame, etc. in the story, they have so many different descriptions and different types of personality that they appear to resemble

There is a trail down the road in Delaware where I enjoy taking my dog for a walk. It is a beautiful, five-mile loop traversing cornfields, thick patches of forest, steep hills and flowing streams; a wonderful place to escape the hustle and bustle of the suburban lifestyle and spend some time amongst the peacefulness of nature. It is not a complete escape, however, for I am not the only person that knows of the trail- it seems to also be a favorite of horseback riders. Often times I will encounter a rider or two at some point during my walk and, without fail, I will be in awe of the size and majesty of the horse. What an incredible, gentle beast it is. Standing next to a horse, you cannot help but gawk at the bulging, toned muscles and long, agile legs. It is truly an athlete with a rare combination of strength and speed. Yet, they are gentle and kind and have therefore been joined at the hip with humans; today, nearly all horses have been domesticated. So I find myself

I am the daughter of a livestock dealer. My father was an amazing wrangler and rancher. Throughout my life, we have bought and sold many horses--too many to count, and I have also sent my own fair share to the slaughter plants. As a young teen I had a horse we called Whino, he was a great horse for me when I was learning to ride and wanting to follow Dad around. There comes a time in a horse’s life when they are not capable of doing what they once were or that they become sore or crippled to lead a life with meaning or comfort. I was raised to understand life and death and that one will follow the other. I knew when we had

When I was 10 my dreams came true and I got my first horse. Her name was Shesha, she was only a 23 years old, jet black, quarter horse. The first time I let her in the arena to play she ran, bucked and rolled. It was really fun to watch. After she played for quite a while i decided to try and chach her, it didn’t quite work out that way, she ran away from me for quite awhile until I decided to grabbed a carrot and broke it in half with that i found out that she really liked carrots because when she heard that sound she actually came over to me to eat the carrot. Which was so nice to find out.

Horses in Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses serve as a significant symbol throughout John Grady’s narrative. Horses represent “all that is good and beautiful within the novel” (Mundik 16). McCarthy reveals, however, that horses, like people, must eventually be broken. Throughout the novel, idyllic horses are broken by the taming of John Grady, yet John Grady’s idealism endures as he brings the horses out of cynical Mexico and into optimistic America. All the Pretty Horses uses horses as a symbol to express the theme that while difficulties are ever-present and inevitable, goodness, beauty, and idealism can still remain within the framework of reality.

In the short story “Horses of the Night” the author uses horses to represent and symbolize the emotions of the main character Chris. Chris is a young man struggling through the great depression with unrealistic goals of going to college. At the beginning of the story Chris talks to his younger cousin Vanessa about his two horses Duchess and Firefly, which turn out to be imaginary. The horses are described as being sleek and so fast Chris could make

My favorite memory with my horse Shadow is when we qualified for state. It was really exciting to go down to the state fair and ride in the coliseum. The first year we went down to the state fair it wasn't the best year since it was our first time. This year we did much better and even got a ribbon. It's fun to do 4-H with my horse because I can ride them and compete. Last year my mom got a new horse named Tanner. Tanner was mom's shooting horse and mom said I couldn't ride him. When I started riding Tanner I wanted him to become my game horse like Shadow. When my mom had her accident at Two Harbours she couldn't ride anymore. Since then, Tanner has become my horse and I am working on training him to become become a game horse. I don't know what I would do without my horses. My mom said that when I got home from China and we got to the house, my mom went out to see one of her horses. I was little when we were there and I reached out and touched the horse. Since then I have had a connection with the

The horse lover is a true story of a man whose love for horses runs so deep he's willing to stand up against anything to protect them.This story begins with our main character alan day talking to his friend who's trying to convince him to buy another more land and alan being reluctant to do so.The following chapters are about his early childhood on his family ranch the lazy b and gives us a background and a better understanding of alan and why his love for horses is so deep.He ends up buying the land with his sister and upon buying it learns of the horrible things being done by the government to the wild mustangs deemed unadoptable by the government turns it into a sanctuary for the unadoptable horses.He learns that horses the government deem unadoptable are herded into cages where

In the excerpt on pages 147-151 of All the pretty horses Cormac McCarthy   shows through various literary techniques such as imagery and diction. As well as his use of language and the structure of the passage to show how the horses are such a big part of the story, how they are not just a way of transportation for John Grady Cole and Rawlins, they are almost everything to them. From friends to their life's passion these horses are what really drives them and neither of them would be the same without them. Throughout this passage there are  multiple effects that come from Cormac McCarthy's choices of literary techniques and structure of the passage. They all mainly focus on the horses and their impact with John Grady and Rawlins.

"Nothing is quite as beautiful and awe-inspiring as a horse," once observed the Panamanian author Melissa Forney. That statements, interpretation is that theirs numerous of people that aspire to possess their personal horse. According to Melissa Forney, "learning to ride, enjoying long trail rides, and forming a loving friendship with a horse can be a dream come true, and is the mentality that countless of people have regarding horses. Notwithstanding the evidence additionally reveals that possessing a horse of your own will require a lot of service, substantially, making sure that your horse's stall is vigorous and spotless Attaining a horse entail limitless of hours of supervision every week.

Horses have changed me for the better; whenever I need to get rid of stress or

Horses have injured me, made me cry, made me swear, pissed me off until my breaking point, made me do stupid things, made me hate other people, made my heart break, put my heart back together, helped me when I was alone, been there when I did not need them, pushed me, made me work harder, faster and better than anyone else. They made me jealous, made me self-centered, made me happy, abused me, used me, tore me apart, healed me, helped me, loved me, protected me, made me laugh, helped me, put me down, made me a better person, made me want to help others. In every aspect of who I am, horses are there. They have made me the person I am today. If you like me, thank them, if you hate me well to

Behavioural development in animals undergoing domestication is characterized by changes in the quantitative rather than qualitative nature of responses (Price, 1999). When being ridden McGreevy et al., (2009) found that horses may be that at their most dangerous (e.g., when bolting and bucking), ridden horses have simply reverted to responses within the predator model. This is interesting because it suggests that no matter how ethologically parallel in-hand work may be, a ridden horse can later revert to these counter–predator responses, seemingly confirming that ridden work may not be emphatically within, the horse’s ethogram. It could also suggest that whatever performance enhancing products are used, will the horse just revert back to these behaviours regardless. This shows that when the dialogue between horses and humans is consistent there is a positive correlation with relaxation and rapport. Inter-specific communication may help the horses overcome their fear and therefore reduce the tendency to use counter-predator responses. When the horse shows something of its own intention, it is often seen from a human perspective to be undermining the human-horse interaction. What horse people erroneously consider examples of reasoning in their horses, turn out to be excellent examples of trial-and-error

Indeed, this could be a powerful message to the horse that someone is listening to them and