Some Native American tribes, most notably the Lakota, referred to horses as âSunâka Wakanâ, which translates to âHoly Dogâ or âMysterious Dogâ
This term reflects the deep spiritual and cultural reverence they held for horses, seeing them not just as animals but as companions, teachers, and even relatives
The idea of calling horses âsacred dogsâ comes from the fact that, to many Plains peoples, horses were vastly different from any animal they had known before. Dogs were their closest companions, so when horses first appeared in the 1500s, they were often described in terms of dogs â as âbig dogs,â âmystery dogs,â or âsacred dogsâ
. This was a way to convey their size, strength, and the awe they inspired.
Greyhounds just have really weird proportions that make them look a little more horse-like than most dogs. Their weird noodle horse giraffe alien-ness is very cute to me đ„č
10 Comments
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 12d
My greyhound was afraid of my swing arm lamp, just because it was overhead.
Flipped the fuck out when he saw a hot air balloon for the first time.
Poor thing.
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 12d
They're not sick, they're annoyed. Can't a couple ponder in peace?
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 11d
Sickest horses ive ever seen đđ
fartographer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 11d
YYYEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 2 pts · 11d
Some Native American tribes, most notably the Lakota, referred to horses as âSunâka Wakanâ, which translates to âHoly Dogâ or âMysterious Dogâ
This term reflects the deep spiritual and cultural reverence they held for horses, seeing them not just as animals but as companions, teachers, and even relatives
The idea of calling horses âsacred dogsâ comes from the fact that, to many Plains peoples, horses were vastly different from any animal they had known before. Dogs were their closest companions, so when horses first appeared in the 1500s, they were often described in terms of dogs â as âbig dogs,â âmystery dogs,â or âsacred dogsâ
. This was a way to convey their size, strength, and the awe they inspired.
cut and pasted.
gibmiser@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 12d
Well, why do you think they are sick?
PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social · 9 pts · 12d
OP saw them doing kickflips earlier that day.
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 11d
Yeah I'm a pretty sick horse.
undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch · 1 pts · 11d
Is there some reason weâre calling them horses or are my eyes just fucked up?
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 11d
Greyhounds just have really weird proportions that make them look a little more horse-like than most dogs. Their weird noodle horse giraffe alien-ness is very cute to me đ„č