THE HORSE

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Rippling power of wild freedom
Holding wisdom in sacred balance
Stamina and tenacity in flowing motion
Rider and steed on a spiritual journey

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One of the most beautiful and iconic animals in the service of humans is the horse.  It is also one of the earliest animals domesticated by ancient cultures.  While the ancestor of the horse originated in North America and migrated to Eurasia.  It is believed that the first domestication of the horse occurred in Ukraine or in the Steps region.  While there are a number of related species of mammals, the actual ancestor of the modern domestic horse may still exist in the Steps of Eurasia.

According to conventional belief, the horse was reintroduced into the America's by the Spanish conquistadors.  However, according to Native American stories, legends, and petroglyphs of the Southwestern Native Americans, this may not be entirely accurate.  There may have been a handful of wild horses in North America before the Spanish Mustang escaped on the continent.  Or were they captured?  The stories vary.  In any case, the wild horses of North America, and throughout most of the world, are descendant from the local domesticated horses.

This beautiful animal has great symbolic significance in most of the world's cultures, and plays a major role in many of the myths and legends.  Horses are associated with the Celtic deities Epona and Macha, and the Welsh Rhianna.  They are the power of the gladiators and the warrior.  They are a symbol of royalty, wealth, and prestige.  They are the wildness of the Mongolian Steps.

The horse is a symbol of freedom, vitality, and wild instinct.  They symbolize power and royalty.  Horses are beauty in motion.  They represent stamina, tenacity, and courage.  The horse ripples with life force in motion.

The horse is believed to be an animal of spiritual awakening and awareness, bringing a new path forward.  This animal of emotion and instinct can help you tap into your natural gifts and intuition.  They bring change and the courage to change for your own self empowerment.  It is an animal that easily leads you to your freedom and wild spirit.

The horse not only made long journeys across land possible, but they are also seen as a steed of the spiritual journey.  Many people believe that the horse can travel the bridge between worlds.  It is a liaison between the spirit world and the physical world.  And the horse will bring you back safely from your journey.  The horse is the reminder that "No abuse of power will lead to wisdom."  Jamie Sams, Medicine Cards.

Beyond the general meaning of the horse symbol, the color of the horse has symbolic meaning.
BLACK - symbolizes power, magic, mystery, transformation, intuition, and the cycle of life.
GOLDEN - represents solar energy, vitality, creativity, journey, and spiritual manifestation.
GREY - is for integrity and the resolution of challenge.
ROAN - is the horse of hardened beliefs and spiritual blockage.
BROWN - represents abundance and stability.
White - is the master of knowledge, spiritual journey, self mastery, wisdom, and power.