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Date Posted: 18:44:26 03/27/03 Thu
Author: Cheri
Subject: Thursday's horse fact...
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily inspirations and horse facts..." on 20:47:33 03/24/03 Mon




Arab Racing...


The Arabian horse originated from the Arabian Peninsula where it has been raced for centuries. This breed is smaller in size and more one paced than the
Thoroughbred. It is very attractive and intelligent, generally noted for its ability to endure sustained effort over long distances. In January 2000 the Abu Dhabi one-day 100 mile race was won by a 10 year old Purebred Arab gelding, Ben Saloe, at an astonishing average speed of 12.71 mph!

The Arabian has been in Britain since the Romans conquered our shores. They raced them at Netherby (Yorkshire) long before the Thoroughbred was produced. James I kept Arabians, including the famous Markham Arabian, at Newmarket where he instituted a kind of steeplechase on Newmarket Heath. The Parliamentarians confiscated his Stud in 1648 and his horses were dispersed - most being lost from record.

The Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerly Turk from the 18th Century were to become the progenerators of the British Thoroughbred stock. Weatherby's Stud Book began in 1791 based on these three Arabians. Prior to this, the Jockey Club was founded in 1752.

By 1885 the speedy Thoroughbred had evolved to be so fast that the Purebred Arabian was no longer a match for it even when given a large allowance. So the racing of this smaller breed on official tracks was stopped. It was not until 1978 that they were returned to the tracks once more. A few racing enthusiasts from the Arab Horse Society, led by Ann Unwin, gained permission from the Jockey Club to organise Amateur flat races. Since then, for the past 22 seasons, the sport has flourished under Jockey Club Rules, on official courses and has grown to be the most active of its kind in Europe.

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[> Friday's inspiration... -- Cheri, 05:19:33 03/29/03 Sat




WONDERFULLY MADE

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Psalm 139:13-18 (NRSV)

For it was you who formed my inward parts;   you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.   Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.
My frame was not hidden from you,
   when I was being made in secret,
      intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes beheld my unformed substance.
      In your book were written all the days that were formed for me,   when none of them as yet existed.
How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God!   How vast is the sum of them!
I try to count them--they are more than the sand;   I come to the end--I am still with you.

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O LORD, . . . I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

- Psalm 139:1, 14 (NRSV)

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I'VE read this passage many times before, but recently it took on a more personal meaning. During our weekly Bible study, I had a sudden revelation. Looking around the room I realized there are two kinds of people in this world: wrinkled and polished. I am wrinkled - wrinkled from head to toe. And I wasn't sure if I liked this about myself.

My friends are godly, intelligent, and wise women who have a sense of style and the confidence to display it. But no matter how I try to "fit" in, I do not have a consistent style. I'm not polished but wrinkled. I am short, my hair is coarse and curly, and I am somewhat overweight. Even if I starched my clothes, straightened my hair, and stood all day, I would still be wrinkled.

Feeling a little on the outside of my small circle of friends, I heard God say softly in my heart, "Queenie, I made you; I love you, and it pleases me that you are who you are. For every smooth person there is a wrinkled person; you can learn from one another."
When I spoke of my revelation to my buddies, I didn't have to tell them which one I am; they knew. Like God, they love me just the way I was wonderfully made.


Prayer: O God, in your sovereign wisdom you made us just the way we
are - and we please you by being ourselves. Teach us to love others and ourselves. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
God proclaims each one of us "wonderfully made."

-- Queenie Bernard (Georgia, U.S.A.)

PRAYER FOCUS: To affirm each one I meet as wonderful
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