{"id":3754,"date":"2018-12-19T13:44:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T20:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/?p=3754"},"modified":"2018-12-19T13:44:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T20:44:33","slug":"merry-christmas-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/merry-christmas-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s already Christmas?? Hard to believe the year went by so fast! Sooo many things to see and do.<\/p>\n<p>From Thanksgiving to New Years we always think about all the blessings from the past year! The people and places, the horses and their helpers, the hard work and lazy days &#8211; all the special memories.<br \/>\nThere were heartbreaking stories of fires and loss, courageous stories of challenges and spirit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fire-horse.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3763\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fire-horse-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fire-horse-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fire-horse-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fire-horse-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Fire-horse.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fire-escape.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3762\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fire-escape.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fire-escape.jpg 618w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/fire-escape-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2018\/oct\/10\/the-horse-knew-me-liam-neeson-and-russell-crowe-on-working-with-animal-stars\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Even some movie stars like Liam Neeson and Russell Crowe praised the horses this year.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/liam-neilson.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3767\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/liam-neilson-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/liam-neilson-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/liam-neilson-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/liam-neilson-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/liam-neilson.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lord-of-bought-his-horse.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3768\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lord-of-bought-his-horse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lord-of-bought-his-horse.jpg 916w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lord-of-bought-his-horse-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lord-of-bought-his-horse-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Crowe-horse.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3761\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Crowe-horse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"948\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Crowe-horse.jpg 948w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Crowe-horse-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Crowe-horse-768x482.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AlrWRttLTkg\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">An inspiring tale of perseverance and moving on, no matter what, in &#8220;the Rider&#8221;.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rider-real.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3770\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rider-real.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rider-real.jpg 656w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rider-real-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rider.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3769\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rider.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"923\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rider.jpg 923w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rider-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/rider-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L4pkD78oKSo\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">There was JUSTIFY, the Triple Crown winner.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-colt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3765\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-colt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-colt.jpg 643w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-colt-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-belmont.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3764\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-belmont.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"836\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-belmont.jpg 836w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-belmont-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-belmont-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-look.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3766\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-look.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-look.jpg 756w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Justify-look-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GMFSR7t2tj8\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And a story you won&#8217;t see every day, the reed Ponies of Peru and how the fishermen ride them!!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/peru-pony.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3771\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/peru-pony.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/peru-pony.jpg 782w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/peru-pony-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/peru-pony-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/store\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">If you need a little good luck for 2019 don&#8217;t forget to stop by the store and pay Bucephalus a visit. You can keep him in your pocket every day whether that&#8217;s at work &#8230; or play!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3541\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-1-1024x1005.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-1-1024x1005.png 1024w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-1-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-1-768x754.png 768w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-1.png 1288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But best of all it was spending time with the horses and horsepeople you Love.<br \/>\nOr maybe you just need to gallop down an empty beach!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1356\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/The-Black-in-Sardinia.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1356\" src=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/The-Black-in-Sardinia.jpg\" alt=\"The Black in Sardinia\" width=\"550\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/The-Black-in-Sardinia.jpg 550w, https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/The-Black-in-Sardinia-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Black in Sardinia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hoping your year was as eventful as ours!<br \/>\nWhat was your favorite moment?<\/p>\n<p>Blessings &amp; Joy for Christmas and have a Wonderful New Year!<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget to leave some hay out for Santa&#8217;s reindeer &#8211; as my Dad always did on Christmas eve!!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for riding bye,<\/p>\n<p>Tim and Pamela Farley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s already Christmas?? Hard to believe the year went by so fast! Sooo many things to see and do. From Thanksgiving to New Years we always think about all the blessings from the past year! The people and places, the horses and their helpers, the hard work and lazy days &#8211; all the special memories. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[626,627,53,218,281,69,621,531,632,630,89,91,462,103,625,631,629,624,628,566],"class_list":["post-3754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-626","tag-627","tag-arabian","tag-books-2","tag-bucephalus","tag-christmas","tag-equestrian","tag-francis-ford-coppola","tag-holiday","tag-justify","tag-kelly-reno","tag-kentucky-derby","tag-mickey-rooney","tag-movie","tag-new-years","tag-pomar","tag-rider","tag-thanksgiving","tag-toys","tag-tv"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3754"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3778,"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3754\/revisions\/3778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblackstallion.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}