As I have mentioned before, the horse is my favorite animal. This is because horses are herbivores and therefore automatically vegan by accident. They are also one of the strongest animals on earth.
I wish to be as strong as possible but not use my strength to hurt anyone. For me the horse represents a new ideal to aspire to. I used to admire strong men but because humans do not behave like horses, the strength of a man is often used to hurt women and children. Therefore, when I see a strong man, I wonder if he will hurt me.
But when I see a strong horse, I know that they will not hurt me. Horses have never killed anyone unless that person has threatened or scared them. They are not evil like humans who kill for reasons of religion, politics, financial gain, or prejudice against a certain group of people. Correct me if I am wrong on this but I have never known a malicious horse.
The horse is also the only animal that is in the game of Chess. Originally it was called Ashva, the Indian word for horse.
In the ancient game of Chaturanga(the orgin of all Chess type games), there was also the Gaja(the elephant). Both horses and elephants are extremely strong animals.
I am a horse because I am strong, I eat plants, and I use the horse to jump around on the chessboard.
It’s also important to consider that the Unicorn is a special type of magical horse. There are even a few Chess variants that include the Unicorn as a Chess piece. I may cover these in a future post!
Chastity's Chess Challenge 