November 25, 2003
Gift Horses
Louis XIV, the Bourbon prince believed that he would be reincarnated as a horse, and ordered a huge set of luxurious stables built in Chantilly for his future comfort. Whether it was the appeal of a life of green salads for lunch or spending his afterlife with bewigged effetes strapped to his back that formed the basis of this belief is not recorded.
Meanwhile, in the UK, some managers and executives are going on horse-whispering courses. Ostensibly to improve their communication and leadership skills, clearly one can be taken for a ride without actually getting on a horse. The article doesn't mention which end of the horse the captains of industry were talking to.
There was a sale of Connemara ponies in Maam Cross on Sunday. The going seemed to be slow, and not much money was changing hands. There was never any doubt of who would be going home in the horsebox, mind. A few pics here.
Posted by Monasette at November 25, 2003 12:12 AM