Great Horses In History Part 2

Continuing the GHIH theme I present you – Magnolia!  All of you are scratching your heads.  Who was Magnolia?  Magnolia was George Washington’s favorite horse.  He was a prized Arabian steed.

George Washington bought Magnolia, for 500 pounds from his step-son Jon Parke Custis’s estate after the British surrendered at Yorktown.  Magnolia was known as one of the most beautiful horses in the colonies, “a chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail, 16 hands tall, and thought by all who saw him to be perfect,” according to the Virginia Journal.  After Magnolia failed as a racehorse he was used to sire many foals.

Unknown speaker Jean Le Mayer said: “I am at a loss for words to express my gratitude for the new offer of the services of your horse Magnolia. I think him an elegant horse and would prefer my mares going to him rather than any one I have seen in America.”

This horse is considered a reasonable facsimile of what Magnolia would have looked like.

 

 

Funny Horse Photo

One of my friends has been living in Kuwait for awhile and she recently went to an Arabian Horse farm.  This is what she said about this picture

This girl was one of my favourites – such a character and so affectionate!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Even though this is a bit late (and I live in Canada), I decided to write a post about this.  I got the idea from this post.

Breeds of Horses that I’m Thankful For

First and foremost – the Arabian.  You can check out my post on the Arabian here.

My next favorite is the Palomino.  Not technically a breed but still beautiful.  Check out some gorgeous photos here.

The Morgan.  You can read my post on the Morgan here.

And last but not least – The Pinto.  You can read about the Pinto here.

Here are a few of the great horsey websites and blogs that I’m thankful for.

• Horse Crazy
• The Friesian Horse
• Horse Crazy Girls
• Arabian Glimmer
• Best Horse Photos

I hope you like these sites as much as I do.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Arabian Horse Photos

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Horse Diaries #6 Yatimah

Yatimah, whose name means ‘orphan’ in Arabic is about an Arabian filly living with an Arab tribe that travels from oasis to oasis to be able to survive.  When Yatimah’s mother, Sarab dies giving birth to her, the chieftain won’t even look at Yatimah.  Sarab was his favourite war mare.  (NOTE: In Arabia, mares instead of stallions were used for raids because the stallions would whinny to the other horses, but the mares wouldn’t.  Because of this, mares were much more prized then stallions.)  Yatimah becomes used to the herd and learns about raids when her foster brother Tamil is kidnapped by another tribe.  Will the sheik finally notice Yatimah’s great potential as a war mare?  Or because of his bitterness will Yatimah be forced to stay a breeding mare?  Read this exciting book to find out.

Check out Star’s story here.