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