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Jumpin' Black Jack - Soap with Horses - Coconut Milk, Colloidal Oats and Kaolin Clay Bar Soap
Jumpin' Black Jack - Soap with Horses - Coconut Milk, Colloidal Oats and Kaolin Clay Bar Soap
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A soap for horse lovers!! Created during the holidays, 'Jumpin' Black Jack' was inspired by the legendary, jet-black horse that participated in over 1,000 military funerals, including President John F. Kennedy's.
Like its namesake, this soap is spirited and did not come together easily! The bars were much larger but had to be cut down because soap dough horseshoes that had been placed in the mold, moved during the pour. Scented with Pike's Peak Fragrance, the description made me think of a spirited horse running free in crisp mountain air or Outer Banks. See below for more information on the legendary Black Jack!
Skin Lovin' Ingredients in the Pot: Olive Oil, Beef Tallow, Coconut Oil, Water, Lye (NaOH), Kaolin Clay, Castor Oil, Pike`s Peak Fragrance Oil, Sugar, Soap Nuts, Coconut Milk, Sodium Lactate, Colloidal Oats, Mica (Colorant), Tussah Silk
Bar Weights: Range: 2.3 - 3.6 oz Most: 2.8 - 3.3 oz
More Facts About Black Jack:
- Black Jack, was the riderless horse for JFK's funeral & joined the procession with boots turned backwards in his stirrups. Boots were reversed in the stirrups to indicate that a soldier was having one last look at his family & would never ride again. He also played a role in the funerals of Herbert Hoover, Lyndon B. Johnson, & General Douglas MacArthur.
- He was named after World War I General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing and was the last U.S. Army horse to be branded with the U.S. mark and a serial number (2V56).
- He didn't like to be ridden & threw rider after rider and was known for his spirited & sometimes rebellious personality. He often resisted being controlled by his handlers.
- The riderless horse, or caparisoned horse, has roots back to Ghengis Khan’s time. It was believed that the spirit of a sacrificed horse would travel with its master to the afterlife. While the riderless horses are no longer sacrificed, they still represent a powerful tradition that the deceased will be accompanied by his horse after death.
- Black Jack died in 1976 and was buried with full military honors at Fort Myer, Virginia. He is one of only four horses in U.S. history to receive such a distinction, along with Chief, Sergeant Reckless, and Comanche.
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