Horses Make the Landscape More Beautiful

Seeing horses has an almost magical effect on me. Their beauty and grace lifts my spirits. I recently came across this quote: “Feeling down? Saddle up. It’s the best cure.” src=”http://petnewsandviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/arabian-horse3.jpg” alt=”" title=”arabian-horse3″ width=”216″ height=”244″ class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-998″ />

Horses have always been special to me. I took horseback riding lessons in my 20s, and ride every once in a while. My best ride was following the Pony Express trail in Wyoming. I had the good fortune of coming across a handful of wild horses. I truly cried tears of joy seeing such beauty.

I’m bringing up horses again because I posted a story on Friday about the Bureau of Land Management and the wild horse and burro round up. I’ve heard from a number of you here, on Facebook, and on Care2. If you haven’t done this already, please read the post. It was written by my friend Laura Allen of Animal Law Coalition. And please, please, please (yes, I’m begging) call the White House. Ask President Obama to order a moratorium on wild horse roundups. The numbers is 202-456-1111. I also asked the representative on the phone to let the President know that I and many of my friends want to see Ken Salazar ousted.

Following is a video of wild horses running free.

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July 20, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Horses, wild or domestic, are indeed magical creatures. Extremely intuitive and sensitive, they bring to humans more than simple riding pleasure. They were here for us during wars, during hard times to provide hard labour, but most of all, they can help us discover ourselves and help us heal. We would probably not be where we are now if we had not have horses at the beginning. They carried our loads, moved trees, fought with us, and took us to other frontiers. Today, they take some to the top of their disciplines, enrich us by winning races, still help us carry our loads and partake in dangerous work like police or even riots. They deserve to be treated with most respect and not be abused. Many of us tend to forget what they do for us. You can discover how horses can communicate with us by visiting Horse Whispers