I enjoyed my solo trip to the barn so much yesterday I decided to do the same thing again today. We takes loads of photos. Only every now and then do we get a good one. It was another beautiful day, and I had another wonderful ride. The herd was scattered and waaay way out… Read more »
horse potraits
A Photoshoot
Today we went out to shoot some photos of our friend Jean and her new horse. He’s a Lusitano gelding, imported from Portugal. I was happy for the opportunity to expand my horse portraits collection.
A Tune-Up, and Tunes
Yesterday we drove back from Chicago in the morning, and 1:00 found me at the barn waiting for Bear’s turn while the chiropractor adjusted a couple other horses. To pass the time I brought Steen indoors and hopped on. He was good for our very brief ride, but soon it was time to transfer my… Read more »
Another Ride, Another Lesson
On Monday I went to the barn alone and had a simple but lovely bareback indoor ride on Steen. He was on his best behavior and although I only rode for a short time, I enjoyed the trip out quite a bit. I intended to go again mid-week, but we’ve had crazy-cold weather (like -18°).… Read more »
Horse Portraits
I’ve been out of town for a couple of weeks, and though I didn’t ride I did get a new lens for my camera. So, I took some portraits of the horses I had available. First, my sister’s horse Jak. He’s a 17 year old Appaloosa (mutt). Second, my mom’s horse Joe. Also 17, he’s… Read more »
Sham’s Portrait
I’m adding this photo a year after we got Sham and almost ten months after we sent him back to the people we bought him from. I wasn’t thinking about horse portraits when we had Sham, but I did get one shot that I think qualifies: