[19] Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing? [20] Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.
[21] He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men. [22] He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword, [23] Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter. [24] Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground, neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth. [25] When he heareth the trumpet he saith: Ha, ha: he smelleth the battle afar off, the encouraging of the captains, and the shouting of the army.
Job 39: 19-25 (Whoever the inspired author of Job was, at one point in his life I bet he was a horse soldier.)
The horse is no longer an animal of war, but in crowd control it can be a valued force multiplier, if the rider is skillful and the protestors are stupid. One of the last successful cavalry charges in war:
Everybody wanted a horse. Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger, even Tonto had a horse. All the good guys had horses, smart and helpful horses.
Horses go where cars cannot go in a chase or through traffic.
Father Mitch Pacwa of EWTN confessed that he wanted a horse growing up and he could not understand why his parents could not get a horse for him.
Rioters must be held accountable for the damage that they do and the fear that they instill in the citizenry. Disturbing the peace is the charge. Open carry laws are flooding the states. Self-defense of oneself and one’s neighbor makes it necessary. I remember when one could sleep with the windows and doors open.
Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.
If I didn’t live near the ocean I’d have to have horses. There is mystery in both.
“Rioters must be held accountable for the damage that they do and the fear that they instill in the citizenry. Disturbing the peace is the charge.”
Exception: Those that endanger life like throwing rocks at vehicles moving at high speed. They should be tried for attempted murder. And sent to prison for a long time. Until that regularly happens, this will continue.
Power and endurance. The Lighthorsemen scene really show the speed of these animals.
Lead Kindly Light:
Are you ever right.
Domestic violence can also end in murder and all to often does.
Ezabelle:
A farmer friend of mine had wanted to have horses declared citizens for all the hard work that the horses do. I did tell him that horses were not persons. He was not convinced. God bless him.
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