Sentences with phrase «from horseback on»

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One is the «man on horseback» theme: While thumbing through Peter Gay's Weimar Culture, with Wagnerian music playing in the background, and between shots from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, I see the parade ground of Nuremberg, with banners flying.

And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king's signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horseback, riding on royal horses bred from swift steeds.

It had meant a lot to him, feeling far from well much of the time, that he did not have to go on horseback.

Devils on Horseback What's not to like from a creamy blue cheese stuffed date, wrapped in bacon?

More than two thousand people had already arrived, some from a distance of forty to fifty miles; old gray - bearded pioneers, with their wives, in ox - wagons; young men, profuse in the matter of yellow - topped boots and jingling spurs, on horseback; fair maidens in calico, curls, and pearl - powder, some on horseback, others in wagons and buggies.

But southern Louisiana's rural Cajun communities take their festive cues from Medieval France's Courir de Mardi Gras, which features costumed revelers riding on horseback and communal gumbo.

«And when the Inca wished to eat fresh fish from the sea, and as it was seventy or eighty leagues from the coast to Cuzco... they were brought alive and twitching, which seems incredible over such a long distance over such rough and craggy roads, but they ran on foot, not on horseback, because they never had horses until the Spanish came to this country [Peru].»

Activities range from fly fishing on the Bitterroot River to horseback riding, guided nature and birding outings, dog sledding, cross country skiing, cattle penning and roundups.

Today there are about 800 Angus and South Devon steers and heifers grazing on almost every available blade of grass, led from pasture to pasture by a team of cowboys who round them up on horseback, not 4x4s.

The improbable saga of J. Winkfield, jockey, who galloped away from two straight Kentucky Derby victories to become a Phileas Fogg on horseback.

Concessionaires set up lemonade stands and carnival booths, and people from all over Texas arrived a day or more early, in buggies and wagons and on horseback.

The immigrant kid imagines himself up there on horseback, with trouble hanging from both hips.

On horseback and on foot, police, employees of a petting zoo, a Barrington veterinarian and other volunteers embarked on a roundup after the animal escaped from an enclosure at a vegetable stand's petting zoo at Buffalo Grove and Aptakisic Roads, said Buffalo Grove Police Sgt. Robert LeakOn horseback and on foot, police, employees of a petting zoo, a Barrington veterinarian and other volunteers embarked on a roundup after the animal escaped from an enclosure at a vegetable stand's petting zoo at Buffalo Grove and Aptakisic Roads, said Buffalo Grove Police Sgt. Robert Leakon foot, police, employees of a petting zoo, a Barrington veterinarian and other volunteers embarked on a roundup after the animal escaped from an enclosure at a vegetable stand's petting zoo at Buffalo Grove and Aptakisic Roads, said Buffalo Grove Police Sgt. Robert Leakon a roundup after the animal escaped from an enclosure at a vegetable stand's petting zoo at Buffalo Grove and Aptakisic Roads, said Buffalo Grove Police Sgt. Robert Leake.

A recent propaganda video shows clips from Hollywood war movies set in medieval times — perhaps because many of the prophecies specify that the armies will be on horseback or carrying ancient weapons.

Think that it all comes from a time where the fastest way of travelling was on horseback.

Some 25,000 people, from deer hunters on horseback to National Guardsmen, carved the countryside into a grid, wading through briars and swamps to collect more than 84,000 pieces of debris, about a third of the shuttle.

It's a reminder of horseback riding on the beach, frolicking in the sand and surf with family and friends, and just over all great memories so I usually have to hold myself back from making these summer changes as long as I can (since I always want to make them sooner rather than later)!

From the thrilling roar of NASCAR racing to the relaxing rhythm of horseback riding on tree - lined trails, Dallas singles have so much to explore, especially if they're with the right person.

Oskar and a girlfriend, on horseback, watch from a hilltop as the ghetto is evacuated, and the image of a little girl in red seems to crystallize Oskar's horror.

Several men on horseback threaten another group of people and gunfire is exchanged (we see blood spurt from wounds and men fall off their horses); a woman and a teen girl are shot and a man hobbles away from the scene but is caught by another man and killed with a knife (we hear the blow and see the attacker covered with blood afterwards).

The camera (steadied on a dolly or rig) moves right alongside him galloping on horseback, totally in sync and thus giving the illusion of him riding in place like a subject from one of Eadweard Muybridge's Sallie Gardner at a Gallop studies.

Native Americans on horseback steal several horses from a ranch and set a cabin on fire.

Early on, Jane Hammond (Natalie Portman) and her young daughter spy husband and father Bill (Noah Emmerich) approaching their modest home from a distance, on horseback.

When Marston's traveling, whether on horseback or via stagecoach, he'll run into dynamically generated scenarios, including ambushes from thieves, police arrests, even attacks from mountain lions.

Fast travel options will also be available for getting around quickly, giving players the choice of riding on traditional horseback, swimming the wide length of the Yangtze or Yellow Rivers, or just warping from point to point.

After arriving at a local outpost nicknamed «The Alamo» (34 miles from town), the team gets their first surprise... they must split up and cover the ground on horseback.

Where The Rider gives us a protagonist ensnared by his responsibility to a dream — Brady can no more shake the memory of being on horseback than he can abandon his town or his loved ones — The Black Stallion paints a picture of animal kinship as the ultimate escape: from the vagaries of the human world, from one's own tragic backstory, from the limitations of one's youth.

The storybook images of stunning landscapes and lavish settings are a visual feast (Tarsem shot the fantasy scenes piecemeal all over the world over the course of four years) and the narrative innocence of wild turns and impossible feats (like traveling from China to New York to Paris on horseback in what seems like a day) is a charge.

Traveling from one side to the other will take about three hours on horseback and all the settlements you see in the map can be visited.

Portrayed as cowboys from the past who led the country into the future, one of them is literally depicted on horseback and the others are often shot in silhouette.

From the famous speech delivered on horseback to his men to the final word uttered using his (literal) last breath, Gibson knows how to punctuate the crucial scenes with the precision of a veteran.

The movie was shot by co-directors with a death wish Sebastian Junger (A Perfect Storm) and Tim Hetherington (The Devil Came on Horseback) who embedded themselves with a 15 - man, U.S. military unit stationed at a remote outpost in the Korengal Valley from May 2007 to July 2008.

You can even fight from horseback, hide on horseback which is so cool on all levels.

From the couple's first meet (on horseback, he galloping after the equestrienne he had first spotted bobbing slo - mo on her white steed) to the doomed finale, Serena is one long eye - roll of calamities and corn.

The only interruption of the otherwise informal festivities marked by imbibing of freely flowing wine and champagne arrived mid-evening when Russell took a moment to introduce Soledad (still on crutches recovering from a knee injury suffered while horseback riding), who in turn credited Rose and others who had helped turn the project into a success.

How much will your students retain from a biographical report on the woman who sewed the American flag or the dude on horseback who warned that the British were coming?

Talented daughter of a nearly starving artist, the plucky young woman dives into every new challenge facing her, from riding sidesaddle on horseback for the first time to standing up to Lady Daws, the woman who sells the...

The area has a variety of recreational activities on offer, from water skiing and horseback riding in the summer to ice fishing and snowmobiling in the winter.

Before starting her career as a Veterinary Technician, Megan received a Bachelor's degree from UCSD, where she competed on the Equestrian Team and taught horseback riding lessons.

When the hunters of ancient Greece and Rome switched from sniffers to «sighthounds,» they found that they could get expend far less energy because they didn't have to run behind sniffing dogs — they followed on horseback.

Take the morning to go on an optional excursion from the castle by kayak, bike, or horseback, before returning to Dublin for an afternoon at leisure.

From your room or suite, our concierge will be happy to arrange your activities on foot, by car or on horseback and will listen to your suggestions for personalized activities inside or outside the Sofitel hotel.

In a rental car from Varadero via Havana to the Valley of Vinales, which is explored on horseback.

Choose from snorkeling in the ocean, horseback riding on the beach, ATV on the beach, or spend the day on a catamaran.

Aside from guided horseback riding, you can also rent a bicycle, ATV, or motorcycle and explore the valley on your own.

Also available from the Punta Cana Resort & Club, a large stable of horses featuring horseback riding tours on resort grounds and beautiful rides along the beaches.

Described as «soft adventures,» these could be anything from a horseback ride through the jungle to visit Mayan ruins, to a sailing trip on Caribbean waters.

True luxury comes in the complete privacy of the villas and in the freedom to enjoy an outstanding range of sports and leisure activities with spontaneity, from a round of golf on the island's 18 - hole 72 - par championship course, to water sports and beachside horseback riding.

Scenic Highlights: Ride around the valleys of Cappadocia on horseback, enjoy local hospitality in remote villages, go sea kayaking in spectacular coves, cycle from the mountains to the coast, trek the Lycian Way, hike through ruins and Turkish villages.

It's also nice to go horse riding on the beach or for game viewing from horseback.