Posts Tagged ‘Horses’
Written by admin on 08 May 2010
I drive by these horses quite often and I never tire of seeing them. They are my favorite horses to see, and the closer to the road the better. They actually aren’t even very close to the road, but I happened to have my camera with me today and I have been telling myself for weeks that I would take photos. There is something so unique about paint horses, with their different patterns. If you look close enough in the last photo with the most horses you can see that there are even more horses in the distance. Those horses are actually in a different field, but they are all paints as well and sometimes you can see them better on the cross street. Altogether there might be a total of 20 or so, apparently with more on the way considering the new foal that is resting in the grass.
I love how all of the birds hang out with these horses. They go hand in hand for this particular group. I remember one day, many months ago, I was in a bit of a bad mood, and I drove up on these horses and saw 3 birds perched upon one horse’s back, it made me smile and feel completely happy. It’s funny how something so simple can change your mood. There is a bird perched on the back of the black horse in the second photo.
Mother & foal – Happy Mother’s Day!
Tags: birds, foal, Horses, paint horses, pasture
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Written by admin on 27 January 2010
So happy that we were able to go to this event again, this year. These horses really are magnificent performers, with such grace and beauty for their size. Unfortunately my photos aren’t great, but I still love to take them and tell the story. I love them all, big and small. My love affair with horses will never fade. Parker enjoys the horses, but in his mind, nothing beats the tractors that come out to groom the arena at intermission. We didn’t get to stay for the whole show, but I was happy and impressed that Parker lasted over 2 hours.
Tags: big thunder, draft horse, Horses, the ranch
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Written by admin on 13 January 2010
Vermont’s state horse, the Morgan horse is a beautiful creature. They have a very distinct body shape, with long curving necks, short ears, and a wonderful temperament. No better place to visit them than UVM’s Morgan Horse Farm. Parker is very used to seeing horses among the Colorado landscape, but doesn’t get the chance to get up close and personal too often. Although he has seen the Budweiser Clydesdales, and has been to the Draft Horse Show.
Tags: Horses, Morgan horse, Parker, Stable, UVM
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Written by admin on 19 January 2009
I honestly feel bad for all of the people in this world who are uncomfortable around horses. I think they are some of the most magnificent creatures on the planet. I was blessed to have a best friend growing up that had horses, so I’ve always had that appreciation for them.
Justin, Parker and I had the chance to see a draft horse show at The Ranch this past weekend. An incredible day for me because draft horses are a particularly special beast. Massive, to say the least. We went early for a university demonstration of cart judging. 1 Belgian, 2 Clydesdales and 3 Percherons. Amazing. I took a lot of photos, none of them fantastic, but I’d like to share and show everyone the story.
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Written by admin on 09 August 2008
One of my favorite things about our trip to Grand Lake were the horses. I grew up with a best friend who had horses and took lessons as a kid from a neighbor, so I’ve been around these beautiful creatures my entire life. They are quite extraordinary animals because they are extremely smart and each one holds their own unique personality. I feel badly for the people that haven’t ever had a chance to be close to horses, Justin being one of them. They can be somewhat frightening beasts if your are inexperienced with them. Most of them don’t mean any harm, but there are the occasional firecrackers. Example: Flame, a horse that I was going to lease down in Longmont to ride whenever I wanted, turned out to be a fellow who had received little positive attention in his life. Still a young horse who needed lots of exercise and a lot of work was an aggressive firecracker. After meeting him I wanted to help him and spend the time with him, to be a positive human in his life, but wasn’t sure I could justify paying a fee to basically rehabilitate an animal into working condition. I think he really freaked Justin out when we met him because it was obvious he didn’t like the woman from the stables and whenever she was trying to strap on his saddle or halter he would try to pin us against the railing. Needless to say I never leased him because we found out that Parker was coming and you shouldn’t be riding horses while pregnant.
But in Grand Lake I had a grand time photographing and playing with the horses. The best surprise was the new baby foal that really loved Cole. Sometimes the horses were allowed to roam free about the property and this is when we first met the foal and her mother.
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Mother & foal – Happy Mother’s Day!
