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Title
Flame Bold And Colorful War Horse
Artist
Janice Pariza
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
The Original is Sold. FAA/Pixels can print anything you need! Check out the products and Wall Art available!
This Painting won 3rd Place in FAA Contest Colorful Paintings!
I love painting bold dramatic subjects and with a recent move back to Colorado, I have rekindled my love of horses. Especially 'War Horses',
The first use of horses in warfare occurred over 5,000 years ago. The earliest evidence of horses ridden in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC. A Sumerian illustration of warfare from 2500 BC depicts some type of equine pulling wagons. By 1600 BC, improved harness and chariot designs made chariot warfare common throughout the Ancient Near East, and the earliest written training manual for war horses was a guide for training chariot horses written about 1350 BC. As formal cavalry tactics replaced the chariot, so did new training methods, and by 360 BC, the Greek cavalry officer Xenophon had written an extensive treatise on horsemanship. The effectiveness of horses in battle was also revolutionized by improvements in technology, including the invention of the saddle, the stirrup, and later, the horse collar.
Many different types and sizes of horse were used in war, depending on the form of warfare. The type used varied with whether the horse was being ridden or driven, and whether they were being used for reconnaissance, cavalry charges, raiding, communication, or supply. Throughout history, mules and donkeys as well as horses played a crucial role in providing support to armies in the field.
Horses were well suited to the warfare tactics of the nomadic cultures from the steppes of Central Asia. Several East Asian cultures made extensive use of cavalry and chariots. Muslim warriors relied upon light cavalry in their campaigns throughout North Africa, Asia, and Europe beginning in the 7th and 8th centuries AD. Europeans used several types of war horses in the Middle Ages, and the best-known heavy cavalry warrior of the period was the armoured knight. With the decline of the knight and rise of gunpowder in warfare, light cavalry again rose to prominence, used in both European warfare and in the conquest of the Americas. Battle cavalry developed to take on a multitude of roles in the late 18th century and early 19th century and was often crucial for victory in the Napoleonic wars. In the Americas, the use of horses and development of mounted warfare tactics were learned by several tribes of indigenous people and in turn, highly mobile horse regiments were critical in the American Civil War. Horse cavalry began to be phased out after World War I in favour of tank warfare, though a few horse cavalry units were still used into World War II, especially as scouts. By the end of World War II, horses were seldom seen in battle, but were still used extensively for the transport of troops and supplies. Today, formal battle ready horse cavalry units have almost disappeared, although horses are still seen in use by organised armed fighters in Third World countries. Many nations still maintain small units of mounted riders for patrol and reconnaissance, and military horse units are also used for ceremonial and educational purposes. Horses are also used for historical reenactment of battles, law enforcement, and in equestrian competitions derived from the riding and training skills once used by the military.
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I hope you enjoyed this visual journey! Please return often as I upload fresh work quite often! I am grateful for your time!
Uploaded
November 20th, 2012
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Leeds, ME - United States
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 July: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (July 8, 2019)
Murrysville, PA - United States
Fabulous painting: love your bold colors and the composition that exudes energy! L And I love being a part of the CO group. Thanks for featuring my work!!
Highlands Ranch, CO - United States
Fabulous work dear Janice!! Love it!! FV/L Sending you smiles, joy, big hugs
Elbert, CO - United States
Love the vibrant colors you have used! Love the swirl of his heavy mane flowing around his head! l/f/tw
New York - United States
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Awesome art"
Youngstown, OH - United States
A lot of movement in this wild beautify too! I really like your work!
Ramsey, NJ - United States
This is really cool. Love the swirl of colors and energy present here in the horse energy/image. Powerful!! :-)
Springfield, MO - United States
Janice. This is a lovely piece. Terrific. I only wish you hjad done it in watercolor. But I still like it.
Cross Junction, VA - United States
My I love this awesome style of painting...I've seen some of my friends do painting with these awesome bold colors, and have loved them...it's so far out of my comfort zone, but I'm jumping out soon..hehhehe
Harievill, MO - United States
Back to pin Janice! Love the colorful bold style of all your beautiful horse paintings!! :D
Chatham, NY - United States
Brilliant colors and lines - congratulations on your features, Janice. Liked
Harievill, MO - United States
Wow! Fantastic rich colors and I love the flowing mane and forelock! Great work!! f/love!! :D
Lake Worth, FL - United States
This is wonderful in movement and color Janice! We added our Like! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Silver Spring, MD - United States
Janice - this is an incredible unique and colorful painting. Awesome in rekindling your love for horses. You can see the passion in this. I love the bold bring colors and your unique perspective. L/V/Tweeted. Very well done!!! Oh -congrats on all the features!
Ft Lauderdale, FL - United States
Love all the bold colors for it captures the wild and free spirit of this fierce horse. V.
Iola, WI - United States
Janice, I love the beauty of the colors and the flow and movement depicted in this piece. It is a pleasure to see so much variety and beauty in the works that are submitted for FEATURING on our WFS site. It is an honor to FEATURE this piece of work on our Homepage of our site. Thanks for sharing and being active in our group membership. Liked Forever, Elvis
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