The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases, still is) a position of varying importance in several European nations.
Read more about Master Of The Horse: Magister Equitum (Ancient Rome), Master of The Horse (United Kingdom), Grand Squire of France, Oberststallmeister (Germany), Caballerizo Mayor (Spain), Papal Master of The Horse, Riksstallmästare (Sweden)
Famous quotes containing the words master of, master and/or horse:
“Hes the master of the nightmare. Hes the Gustave Doré of the world of Henry Ford and Co., Inc.”
—Henry Miller (18911980)
“Whether, if you yield not to your fathers choice,
You can endure the livery of a nun,
For aye to be in shady cloister mewed,
To live a barren sister all your life,
Chanting faint hymns to the cold fruitless moon.
Thrice blessed they that master so their blood
To undergo such maiden pilgrimage.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“Dont worry about a sugar planter. Give him a horse and hell ride to his own funeral.”
—Curtis Siodmak (19021988)