Ode to The Horse by Ronald Duncan



Where in this wide world can
man find nobility without pride,
friendship without envy or beauty
without vanity? Here, where
grace is laced with muscle, and
strength by gentleness confined.

He serves without servility; he has
fought without enmity. There is
nothing so powerful, nothing less
violent, there is nothing so quick,
nothing more patient.

England’s past has been borne on
his back. All our history is his
industry; we are his heirs; he 
our inheritance.

- Ronald Duncan © Ronald Duncan Estate.

Ode to The Horse by Ronald Duncan was written by request of Colonel Sir Mike Ansell whilst he was director of the Horse of the Year Show and is now read each year at the close of the show.

This is our 2nd Blogtober post on this blog, there are more on Eggsy's Ko-fi page including another very famous horse poem:

The Horses by Edwin Muir

and

Rescuers a blog post about the very first cat I ever rescued.

and

International Coffee Day 

Also we continue our Quote of the Day over on Ko-fi, today's was :

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” Elbert Hubbard


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