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Old 05-11-2013, 02:23 AM   #13
jj
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Default Re: Horse names - Lightfoot inspired

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Originally Posted by vlmagee View Post
But "fortress strong"? We folks who speak English don't put the adjective after the noun very often
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Oh its not so rare in these parts. Maybe a Canadian poetic thing
Or perhaps a rural trait in certain pockets of the western world.

I ran the fun growing list by some neighbour horse breeders (I'm amidst one if the nation's hot beds, with a bustling track around the corner) for more fun and they dug Alberta Bound and Wishing Well lots. The home stretch her faces more or less westward, and the alliteration and hopeful connotation of the latter, must have struck a chord. Not unique. Not a prereq. But uncommon or unique lyrical phrases was an interesting thread we once had. I cant locate it.

The horse farms and tracks here have a future dim. Slots now rule.
I dont bet on the ponies or gamble at the casinos. I admire the creatures and study the names and observe the variety of people through the clouds of cig and cigar smoke.
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