Lara Prior-Palmer

Nov 4, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Sarah Maslin Nir |Maxine Kumin |Jane Smiley |Lara Prior-Palmer

Reading Lists In literature, horses have come to symbolize freedom, courage, and beauty It’s no coincidence that there are horses on the walls of caves in Lascaux, atop St. Mark’s in Venice, under the derriere of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, and alongside the Terracotta Army in China. Since they were first domesticated more than three thousand years ago, horses have been our transport, farming equipment, war machines, source of meat and milk, and a fine reason to bet your paycheck. While in...