The Power of the Horse

Is this a horse?

From the horse's mouth, it says it is. Yet, it tries so hard to hold its horses and not to voice the truth, so that it does not get on one's high horse or be horsed by others. That little girl may lead a horse to the water, but she can't make it drink, just like how wild horses couldn't drag her.

It is a horse for sure because it eats like a horse, somewhat more than what it can chew. Then again, when a horse of another colour is given and is deemed important, it just has to accept it whether it likes it or not. Just beat or flog the dead horse and don't horse around any more. Get its horsepower up and start working like a horse.

Perhaps, it may have backed the wrong horse, or put the cart before the horse, or get a charley horse as a result, it must not give up or look a gift horse in the mouth. Just wear its blinkers, be a war horse and pray that others do not change horse in midstream. Hopefully, in time to come, it will finally move the current horse (geological term) and become a dark horse, once and for all.

Then again, if wishes were horses....

From dictionary.com:

horse (noun) Pronounciation (hôrs)

1. A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short-haired coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads. An adult male horse; a stallion.

2. A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding.

3. Sports. A vaulting horse.

4. Slang. Heroin.

5. Horsepower- Effective strength: political horsepower; computer horsepower.

6. Mounted soldiers; cavalry: a squadron of horse.

7. Geology.
A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals.
A large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault

horsed, hors·ing, hors·es (verb)

8. To provide with a horse.

9. To haul or hoist energetically.

10. To be in heat.

horse (adjective)

11. Of or relating to a horse: a horse blanket.

12. Mounted on horses: horse guards.

13. Larger or cruder than others that are similar: horse pills.

horse around (Phrasal Verb)

14. To indulge in frivolous activity, to fool around: Stop horsing around and get to work.

Idioms:

15. a horse of another/a different color
Another matter entirely; something else.

16. beat/flog a dead horse -
To continue to pursue a cause that has no hope of success.
To dwell tiresomely on a matter that has already been decided.

17. get on (one's) high horse-
To be or become disdainful, superior, or conceited.

18. hold (one's) horses
To restrain oneself

19. the horse's mouth
A source of information regarded as original or unimpeachable

20. dark horse
A little-known, unexpectedly successful entrant

21. back the wrong horse
Guess wrongly or misjudge a future outcome

22. charley horse
A cramp or stiffness in a muscle, caused by injury or excessive exertion.

23.if wishes were horses
If one could readily have what one wanted, life would be easy.

24. look a gift horse in the mouth
To be critical or suspicious of something one has received without expense.

25. war horse
A dependable, frequently performed attraction

26. you can lead a horse to the water, but you can't make it drink
You can show people the way to do things, but you can’t force them to act.

27. wild horses couldn't drag me
Nothing could induce or persuade me

28. don't change horses in midstream
don't change plans or leaders when they are in the middle of something, even though it may be very risky to do so.

29. cart before the horse
When you put the cart before the horse, you are doing something the wrong way round

30.eat like a horse
eats a lot.

31. work like a horse
work a lot


What a waste! 2006 is not the year of the HORSE.....