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Date Posted: 16:37:58 02/18/03 Tue
Author: Cheri
Subject: Tuesday's horse fact..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations and Horse Facts.." on 18:52:16 02/17/03 Mon



Interesting Horse Facts..


What do horses eat?

Horses love to eat short, juicy grass. They also eat hay (which is dried grass) especially in the winter or when they are stabled. Extra high energy food such as barley, oats, maize, chaff, bran or processed pony nuts are good for working horses. Horses have small stomachs for their size and need to eat little and often - if in a field, horses will graze for most of the day.


How long do horses live?

An average life span for a horse is around 20 -25 years, though they can live for up to 30 years. The oldest recorded horse was "Old Billy," an English barge horse, who lived to be 62 years old.


How many breeds of horses are there?

There are over 350 different breeds of horses and ponies. These fall into four main groups:

"light" horses with small bones, thin legs and weighing less than 1300 pounds; e.g. Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Morgan horses and Arabians.

"heavy" or draft horses which can weigh up to 2000 pounds and are strong with large bones and sturdy legs; e.g. Percherons, Draft, Clydesdale and Shire horses.

Ponies which are usually not more than 58 inches tall (14.2 hands and under), making them smaller than a horse; e.g.Shetland, Haflinger, and Caspian ponies.

Feral horses which are wild or semi-wild horses. A mustang is a feral horse.


What are the different colours of horses and ponies?

Horses can be either the same colour all over (whole colours) or a mixture of colours (broken colours). There are thousands of different colour combinations for horses. The most commonly recognized whole colours are -

bay

black

brown

chestnut

dun

cream

palomino

grey

The broken colours include piebald (often called pinto), skewbald (also known as paint horses), roan and spotted (Appaloosa) horses.


Tomorrows fact .. Why does a horse have to wear shoes?

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[> Wednesday's inspiration.. -- Cheri, 04:28:46 02/20/03 Thu


THROUGH GOD'S EYES

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Psalm 103:8-14 (NRSV)

The LORD is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always accuse,
nor will he keep his anger forever.
He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west,
so far he removes our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him. For he knows how we were made;
he remembers that we are dust.

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Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

-- 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)

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I was having problems with Scott, one of the sixth graders I teach. He was devious, irresponsible, and uncooperative with other students. He made all of us miserable, including himself. I tried all the discipline techniques I knew, but nothing seemed to help.

One night, I realized that I had prayed for my students in a general way, but I had not prayed for Scott specifically. So I prayed, asking God to touch Scott and to alleviate the circumstances that caused his misbehavior. I also prayed for myself and for wisdom in dealing with this special child. The more I prayed for Scott, the more I saw him not as a problem child but as a child with significant problems.

Soon I noticed a difference at school. In the weeks that followed, the change in my attitude contributed to noticeable changes in Scott. For the first time, I was seeing Scott through God's eyes. I knew that because God loved him, I could too. And that made a difference in both of us.


Prayer: God, teach us to love one another as you love us. Amen.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
How can I see others as God sees them?

-- David L. Fletcher (Oklahoma, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: Teachers
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