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Markham, Gervase
(Encyclopedia) Markham, Gervase, 1568–1637, English writer on horses and English country life. His chief work is Cavelarice; or the English Horseman (1607). Included among his other works are Country…Ascot
(Encyclopedia) AscotAscotăsˈkət [key], town, Windsor and Maidenhead, S central England. The famous horse races instituted by Queen Anne in 1711 are held annually in June on Ascot Heath. Ascot remains…trade winds
(Encyclopedia) trade winds, movement of air toward the equator, from the NE in the Northern Hemisphere and from the SE in the Southern Hemisphere. The trade winds originate on the equatorial sides of…botfly
(Encyclopedia) botfly, common name for several families of hairy flies whose larvae live as parasites within the bodies of mammals. The horse botfly secretes an irritating substance that is used to…Tull, Jethro
(Encyclopedia) Tull, Jethro, 1674–1741, English agriculturist and inventor. He studied methods of agriculture in England, France, and Italy and influenced British agriculture through his writings,…Trojan War
(Encyclopedia) Trojan War, in Greek mythology, war between the Greeks and the people of Troy. The strife began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus…hoof
(Encyclopedia) hoof, horny epidermal casing at the end of the digits of an ungulate (hoofed) mammal. In the even-toed ungulates, such as swine, deer, and cattle, the hoof is cloven; in the odd-toed…Wayland Smith
(Encyclopedia) Wayland Smith, in English folklore, a skillful blacksmith and great armor maker, whose forge was near the White Horse (Oxfordshire). He appears in the Old English Beowulf and Deor and…Aesop's Fables: The Soldier and His Horse
by Aesop The Hare and the TortoiseThe Oxen and the ButchersThe Soldier and His Horse A Soldier gave his Horse a plentiful supply of oats in time of war, and tended him with the utmost care…Aesop's Fables: The Horse and His Rider
by Aesop The Lion and the Three BullsThe Goat and the VineThe Horse and His Rider A Young Man, who fancied himself something of a horseman, mounted a Horse which had not been properly…Trending
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