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1 day ago · At that time, a payment was made for a wooden horse, which was receipted as a “hobby horse”, designed for a child to imitate the riding of a real horse. There was a cultural shift toward the acceptance of hobbies during the 18th century, evolving from a pastime mainly for children to its wider enjoyment by people of all ages.
2 days ago · Jean Monet on his Hobby Horse was painted by Claude Monet in 1872. The painting features his first son Jean, born in 1867, who was five-year-old by then in the family home garden rented in Argenteuil near Paris. Claude Monet kept the painting, and never exhibited it, throughout his life.
2 days ago · Dada is a new tendency in art. One can tell this from the fact that until now nobody knew anything about it, and tomorrow everyone in Zurich will be talking about it. Dada comes from the dictionary. It is terribly simple. In French it means “hobby horse”. In German it means “good-bye”, “Get off my back”, “Be seeing you sometime”.
1 day ago · History Founding and early Nationals (1829–1850) 1890 engraving of horses jumping the famous Becher's Brook fence in the Grand National. External videos A television item on the history of the Grand National, broadcast in 1969 (British Pathé) The Grand National was founded by William Lynn, a syndicate head and proprietor of the Waterloo Hotel, on land he leased in Aintree from William ...
5 days ago · 9. ST JOSEPH, MO — On June 17, the U.S. Postal Service dedicated its new Horses stamps at today’s kickoff for the 164th Pony Express Re-Ride, a 10-day annual event in which riders retrace the historic route from St. Joseph, MO, to Sacramento, CA. The ceremony was held at the Patee House Museum in St. Joseph.
17 hours ago · The Oklahoma History Center is the history museum of the state of Oklahoma. Across the street from the governor's mansion at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in northeast Oklahoma City, the museum opened in 2005 and is operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It preserves the history of Oklahoma from the prehistoric to the present day.
3 days ago · Trojan Horse: 1 n a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War Synonyms: Wooden Horse Example of: figure a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
