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Equestrian Wisdom & History Books Astonishing Rides, Rescues & Races
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Legends and Myths The Man Eater of Lucknow – It’s one of the modern horse world’s most enduring myths, that the horse is a placid, grass eating, peaceful animal who is frightened of that predator known as man. In a preamble to a forthcoming study into meat-eating horses, the LRG-AF is publishing the story of the infamous equine that terrorized India.
The idea of talking horses is one which has intrigued people for centuries. One of the books in C. S. Lewis's Narnia series, The Horse and his Boy, is based on this theme. When the Council of Nicea met in 325 AD, its task was to compose an orthodox definition of Christianity. Though they had many documents to choose from, the leaders of the faith established a canon which dictated what should, and should not be included in the New Testament. One of the documents which was rejected was known as The Gospel of the Holy Twelve. Yet this Gnostic book enshrined the legend known as Christ of the Fallen Horse, which explained how the beloved religious leader came to the aid of a horse who was being cruelly misused. Though the diminutive Corsican had conquered all of Europe, one bold German cavalry officer not only stole Napoleon's Arabs, but dared the French Emperor to try and take them back! |
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