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21 Jan 07 - 12:55 AM (#1943018) Subject: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: number 6 Here is something that might interest some of you. Horse rescue biLL |
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21 Jan 07 - 01:07 AM (#1943024) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Ebbie What an awesome sight! I grew up with herds of horses but I've never seen anything more moving (no pun intended). Thank you bILL. |
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21 Jan 07 - 07:04 AM (#1943125) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: MBSLynne So sad about the 18 that died but yes, the rest was incredibly moving. Beautiful. Love Lynne |
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21 Jan 07 - 07:54 AM (#1943154) Subject: Lyr Add: THE STORY OF MONGREL GREY (Paterson) From: Teribus Story of Mongrel Grey Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson THIS is the story the stockman told, On the cattle camp, when the stars were bright; The moon rose up like a globe of gold And flooded the plain with her mellow light. We watched the cattle till dawn of day And he told me the story of Mongrel Grey. He was a knock-about station hack, Spurred and walloped, and banged and beat; Ridden all day with a sore on his back, Left all night with nothing to eat. That was a matter of every-day Common occurrence to Mongrel Grey. We might have sold him, but someone heard He was bred out back on a flooded run, Where he learnt to swim like a waterbird,— Midnight or midday were all as one. In the flooded ground he could find his way, Nothing could puzzle old Mongrel Grey. 'Tis a trick, no doubt, that some horses learn; When the floods are out they will splash along In girth-deep water, and twist and turn From hidden channel and billabong. Never mistaking the road to go, For a man may guess—but the horses know. I was camping out with my youngest son— Bit of a nipper just learnt to speak— In an empty hut on the lower run, Shooting and fishing in Conroy's Creek. The youngster toddled about all day, And with our horses was Mongrel Grey. All of a sudden the flood came down Fresh from the hills with the mountain rain, Roaring and eddying, rank and brown, Over the flats and across the plain. Rising and rising—at fall of night Nothing but water appeared in sight! 'Tis a nasty place when the floods are out, Even in daylight; for all around Channels and billabongs twist about, Stretching for miles in the flooded ground. And to move was a hopeless thing to try In the dark with the water just racing by. I had to try it. I heard a roar, And the wind swept down with the blinding rain; And the water rose till it reached the floor Of our highest room, and 'twas very plain The way the water was sweeping down We must shift for the highlands at once, or drown. Off to the stable I splashed, and found The horses shaking with cold and fright; I led them down to the lower ground, But never a yard would they swim that night! They reared and snorted and turned away, And none would face it but Mongrel Grey. I bound the child on the horse's back, And we started off with a prayer to heaven, Through the rain and the wind and the pitchy black, For I knew that the instinct God has given To guide His creatures by night and day Would lead the footsteps of Mongrel Grey. He struck deep water at once and swam— I swam beside him and held his mane— Till we touched the bank of the broken dam In shallow water—then off again, Swimming in darkness across the flood, Rank with the smell of the drifting mud. He turned and twisted across and back, Choosing the places to wade or swim, Picking the safest and shortest track,— The pitchy darkness was clear to him. Did he strike the crossing by sight or smell? The Lord that held him alone could tell! He dodged the timber whene'er he could, But the timber brought us to grief at last; I was partly stunned by a log of wood, That struck my head as it drifted past; And I lost my grip of the brave old grey, And in half a second he swept away. I reached a tree, where I had to stay, And did a perish for two days hard; And lived on water—but Mongrel Grey, He walked right into the homestead yard At dawn next morning, and grazed around, With the child on top of him safe and sound. We keep him now for the wife to ride, Nothing too good for him now, of course; Never a whip on his fat old hide, For she owes the child to that old grey horse. And not Old Tyson himself could pay The purchase money of Mongrel Grey. |
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21 Jan 07 - 08:17 AM (#1943171) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Rasener BiLL Thanks for putting that on. I knew of their plight, but didn't know of the outcome. Very moving film. I will show my missus who is Dutch - she was the one that told me about it. Les |
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21 Jan 07 - 09:31 AM (#1943200) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Alba Thank You BiLL. As a Horsewoman myself I found this very touching. sniff Best Wishes Jude |
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21 Jan 07 - 02:30 PM (#1943450) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: katlaughing Fantastic! Thanks so much, biLL. Absolutely beautiful!! |
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21 Jan 07 - 06:28 PM (#1943639) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: skipy Wonderfull, thanks for putting it on, I got tears! Skipy |
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21 Jan 07 - 10:03 PM (#1943805) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Charley Noble Teribus- Nice job with the Banjo Paterson poem! Great thread! Charley Noble |
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21 Jan 07 - 11:31 PM (#1943887) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Peace Great find, number 6. Beautiful. |
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22 Jan 07 - 08:15 AM (#1944143) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Ella who is Sooze Blimey, I was sobbing... mind you, I can't even watch Crufts without a tear in my eye, never mind one man and his dog, Black Beauty, Lassie OR the littlest hobo - all of me were guanranteed to have me howling. I'm a sap... I was wondering how they did it, and if they survived. As normal in the UK things like this hit the headlines, and then the outcome doesn't get reported. Thanks sniff sniff |
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22 Jan 07 - 08:19 AM (#1944149) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Liz the Squeak But this is Holland... where they eat horse flesh. LTS - cynical old cow who hates horses and always has done. |
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22 Jan 07 - 08:27 AM (#1944157) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: The PA LTS - Yep that's why they were so keen to save them. Large numbers of shetland ponies are bred and exported to The Netherlands. No prizes for guessing what happens when they get there. |
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22 Jan 07 - 08:38 AM (#1944171) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Rasener Well PA and Liz The Squeak, as my wife says that horse meat can be purchased in Holland, but it is very rare indeed. Also wild horses would not be used. Its probably for all the French people that live there :-) |
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22 Jan 07 - 08:43 AM (#1944181) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: skipy If it is very rare, tell chef to cook it for longer. Skipy |
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22 Jan 07 - 09:03 AM (#1944202) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Rasener LOL I love my meat cooked rare :-) |
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22 Jan 07 - 11:12 AM (#1944324) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: The PA And Skipy you know what they do to kangaroos in Australia !!!!! |
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22 Jan 07 - 11:20 AM (#1944338) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: skipy Hi PA, please note my "skipyness" is related to skips / dumpsters. Regards Skipy |
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22 Jan 07 - 11:30 AM (#1944351) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: SINSULL Wonderful film. Can someone explain the music - seems a bit over the top to my ear. Can anyone translate the lyrics? |
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22 Jan 07 - 11:52 AM (#1944377) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: GUEST,Number 6 The music is by Vangelis .... he is well known for writing film scores (music), notably Chariots of Fire, Blade Runner, The Bounty, usually in the same genre as heard in this clip. Though a chorus was heard there were no lyrics.I'd be surprised if there was as I have yet to hear lyrics to any of his music. Please correct me If I'm wrong. biLL |
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22 Jan 07 - 11:54 AM (#1944379) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: bubblyrat MEESTAL, HEB IK GEEN INTERESSE IN PAARDEN,MAAR DIT VIDEO IS UITSTEKEND !!EIGENLIJK , WAS IK GOB-GESMAAKT !! Actually,there"s no such word as "Gob-gesmaakt, but there SHOULD be !!! Bubblyrat the Clog-speaker.... |
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22 Jan 07 - 12:08 PM (#1944397) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Rasener Why are you not interested in horses bubblyrat - don't you eat them like all cloggies LOL Gob-gesmaarkt vindt Ik en uitstekend woord. |
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22 Jan 07 - 12:41 PM (#1944433) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: dianavan That was beautiful. I didn't know they had wild horses in the Netherlands. We have a herd of wild horses in B.C. but they were thought to be brought here by early Spanish explorers. |
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22 Jan 07 - 12:44 PM (#1944441) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Rasener My wife seems to think that it isonly the older people taht eat horse in Holland and that is much these days. She thinks that it is more likely in Belgium. Fancy that Horsemeat with Belgium Chocolate Gravy. |
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22 Jan 07 - 12:44 PM (#1944442) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: bubblyrat Ik ben niet een Klompenaar,maar liever kom ik uit Henley on Thames !! Ik heb een cursus gedaan, op de universteit van Bournemouth,in,natuurlijk,de Nederlandse taal, en na de cursus was ik verkooper in een tapijt-winkel in Vlaanderen !!( In Kortrijk ).Dus kan ik beetje Nederlands praaten !! Sorry als ik heb fuiten in de grammatica gemaakt !! Hoe is het dat Jij ook kan het praaten en verstaan ??? Roger de klompsprekenaar |
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22 Jan 07 - 01:04 PM (#1944468) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Ebbie One question I have- why is it that the two (?) men on the island appear so huge? What is the perspective? In our culture it is not acceptable to eat horsemeat, and certainly not to breed horses for that purpose. It repulses us. However, I'm sure that vegetarians are just as repulsed when seeing 'normal' people killing animals and eating their brains, say. 'Tain't for me to say. Those horses, imo, did not act like wild, as in feral, horses. Except maybe in the sense that Chincoteague ponies are 'wild'. But it was a beautiful film, and for me a rare moment of joy. Horses to me are gorgeous creatures. My father was a horse trainer (for riding, driving, working) and we always had many horses. Seeing hackney racing- or any kind of trotting horses - reduces me to tears at the beauty of it. The most moving part to me, I think, was the trust that these frightened horses acted on. |
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22 Jan 07 - 01:40 PM (#1944516) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Rasener Ik heb in Amsterdam gewoont voor 13 jaar :-) Ik moet mijn familie naar de theatre brengen, dus it moet weg. Tot morgan. Dus er zijn twee engelse mensen dat kan leesen and praten in het nederlandse taal he he, they don't know what we are on about LOL |
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22 Jan 07 - 03:19 PM (#1944628) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Peace I ate lots of horse meat in my youth. It sold at $.25/pound and beef sold at $.33/pound. Matter of economics. |
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22 Jan 07 - 03:28 PM (#1944641) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: GUEST,ella wot is Sooze sans cookie roughly translated - and it's rough indeed... I have **something** for 13 years in Amsterdam: -) I must bring my family to the theatre, therefore it must gone. To morgan. Are therefore two English people that can listen and talk in the Dutch language ahhh.... babel fish is sooo handy... |
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22 Jan 07 - 03:35 PM (#1944647) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Ebbie The Villan "lived in Amsterdam for 13 years." |
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22 Jan 07 - 06:26 PM (#1944838) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Rasener Correct Ebbie :-) The next part was " I haver to take my family to teh theatre so I must go. See you tommorrow (or until tommorrow)" The third part was "So ther are two English people who can read and talk in the Dutch language." :-) |
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22 Jan 07 - 08:55 PM (#1944988) Subject: RE: BS: Horse rescue in the Netherlands From: Peace 'The Villan "lived in Amsterdam for 13 years." ' Has Amsterdam recovered? |