Spur
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| - | '''Colonel Blimp''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] cartoon character. | + | A '''spur''' is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of [[riding boot]]s for the purpose of directing a [[horse]] or other animal to move forward or laterally while riding. It is usually used to refine the [[riding aids]] (commands) and to back up the natural aids (the leg, seat, hands, and voice). The spur is used in many equestrian disciplines. Most equestrian organizations have rules in about spur design and use and penalties for using spurs in any manner that constitutes [[animal abuse]]. |
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| - | The [[cartoonist]] [[David Low (cartoonist)|David Low]] first drew Colonel Blimp for [[Max Aitken|Lord Beaverbrook]]'s [[Evening Standard|London ''Evening Standard'']] in the 1930s: pompous, irascible, [[jingoistic]] and [[stereotype|stereotypically]] British. Low developed the character after overhearing two military men in a [[Turkish bath]] declare that [[cavalry]] officers should be entitled to wear their [[spur]]s inside [[tank]]s. | + | *[[Spurs, Nietzsche's Styles]] |
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A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse or other animal to move forward or laterally while riding. It is usually used to refine the riding aids (commands) and to back up the natural aids (the leg, seat, hands, and voice). The spur is used in many equestrian disciplines. Most equestrian organizations have rules in about spur design and use and penalties for using spurs in any manner that constitutes animal abuse.
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