tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post115967577424111899..comments2024-03-28T18:54:13.800-04:00Comments on alien romances: Worldbuilding--How a horse's rear dimension dictates how we blast into spaceRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-1159716723576158952006-10-01T11:32:00.000-04:002006-10-01T11:32:00.000-04:00Thank you, David,I've never spent much time lookin...Thank you, David,<BR/><BR/>I've never spent much time looking at horses' butts, but you may have a point.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps when you and I think of "war" horses we want to think of Shire horses... Clydesdales, and the models for some of those fabulous Frank Frazetta type LP album cover art in the 1970's.<BR/><BR/>I expect the chariot pulling horses were more like the little ones in Ben Hur.<BR/><BR/>Was Ben Hur historically accurate as regards horse size, I wonder?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for the thought.<BR/><BR/>RowenaRowena Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-1159716286183860872006-10-01T11:24:00.000-04:002006-10-01T11:24:00.000-04:00Now, this I've gotta print out and save. It's just...Now, this I've gotta print out and save. It's just too good! My only comment is that Roman war horses must've been pretty narrow. 4' 8.5" seems pretty tight for two side-by-side horses. Nevertheless, I'm tickled to death at the far-reaching consequences of ancient history. Amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com