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Born for Challenge: The Australian Stock Horse
If you are looking for a versatile, hardy, and intelligent horse that can excel in various disciplines and adapt to different environments, then the Australian Stock Horse might be for you. This breed has been specially developed for the harsh and diverse conditions of Australia, and has a reputation for endurance, agility, and good temperament. The Australian Stock Horse traces its origins to the first horses that arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788. These horses were of various breeds, including the Thoroughbred, the Cape of Good Hope Horse, the Arabian, the Timor Pony, and the Welsh Mountain Pony. They were bred for their stamina and strength, and…
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Being a Greek: The word “philotimo”
Over the years, I have met people from all over the world through work and education. And I’ve learned that each nation has its own moral qualities and always one of them is more prominent than the others, one that dominates the nations’ way of thinking and living, one that makes you a member of this ethnic family; one that simply distinguishes your nationality from others. For example, the British are distinguished by their courtesy, the Germans by their organizational skills, the Italians by their love for romance, the Russians by their seriousness, the Albanians by their hard work. These moral qualities -positive stereotypes that those people themselves admit- derive from the experiences of…
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Egvus: My home equestrian club
I have not written much about Yannis’ equestrian club, have I? Or, at least, I have not devoted any post to it yet. The name of the equestrian club where I go at home is called “EGVUS”, just outside of the centre of Ierapetra, Crete. It is situated just opposite to the Aghios Andreas beach, and is surrounded by a range of hotels. The facilities are very small, and advanced lessons are mostly carried out outside, in the surrounding roads and fields. The whole club is indoors, with a roof made of professional warmhouse materials. Also, inside you will find handmade furniture, and -yes- handmade wooden jumping fences. Yannis has…
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Urgent funding plea: Let’s help one of the University of Nottingham riding clubs
The equestrian club of the Sutton Bonington campus of the University of Nottingham has been involved in the Mars (the brand, not the planet!) Milk Play Fund, in order to fund its horseball activities and represent the university in British national university championships. The club is in urgent need of equipment and money to fund their lessons and horse training and have entered the scheme for a small grant. One thousand pounds might not sound enough for the size of their project, but “every little helps”, as the motto of a British supermarket chain says. Sutton Bonington is an isolated campus hosting a number of agronomic, veterinarian and food science…