| ular motif in jewelry, even among city dwellers, is | | | | It is a popular belief that the wild horse chooses |
| horses. Horse jewelry is enigmatic and evokes a | | | | its tamer. Alexander the Great's horse, the |
| sense of strength as well as of mystery. Now | | | | celebrated Bucephalus, was known to be the |
| one would have to ask: why horses? Why care | | | | wildest horse in his day: king of horses, |
| about an animal rarely seen in the city anyway? | | | | unconquered by conquerors. And yet when the |
| Horses symbolize freedom, and pride in freedom. | | | | young Alexander cautiously approached him, |
| Wild horses come with the connotation of spiritual | | | | Bucephalus calmed down and allowed the |
| and emotional independence. Have you ever seen | | | | teenaged monarch to climb on his back. Together |
| or read "The Horse Whisperer" or "Spirit: Stallion | | | | the two conquered cities, leveled fortresses, and |
| of the Cimarron"? Perhaps the snow-white horse | | | | built an empire -- kindred untrammeled spirits |
| named Shadowfax in the “Lord of the | | | | faithful to each other until the end. |
| Rings” movies has evoked a sense of | | | | A driven, successful, hard-to-get professional |
| unbridled freedom in you? And yet, Hollywood has | | | | woman may appreciate a gift of horse jewelry -- |
| not even begun to touch on the importance of | | | | in celebration of her strong, free-spirited nature. A |
| horses in ancient cultures. Far from being mere | | | | young carefree lad may also benefit from horse |
| beasts of burden, horses were also trusted | | | | jewelry, as an expression of virility and natural |
| friends. Native Americans paid great respect to | | | | strength. |
| the horses they have domesticated, for they | | | | Horse jewelry comes in a variety of forms -- |
| were useful in hunting and traveling. | | | | from pendants to hairclips, brooches to bracelets, |
| Wearing horse jewelry is a celebration of | | | | anything that catches attention! The flashier the |
| independence, a rallying cry to break free from | | | | better, or the more muted the more desirable, |
| the bonds of society and be graceful, proud and | | | | for people who gravitate to horses. |
| natural. | | | | |