Equine Art and Photography

Recent Work

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  Horse Play by Gene Praag

  Wild horses in Utah. Two up and coming stallions sharpening their skills.

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  Black Horse & A Cherry Tree by Sande Elkins

  Olaf

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  Solitude by Bootiewootsy

  Taken here in Port Orange, Florida.

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  The Cowboy Way by Kevin Kroeker

  From the Northern tip of Labrador down to the eastern coast of Newfoundland, the sea that pounds and caresses these shores is nicknamed Iceberg Alley. Bergs born 10,000 years ago on the Greenland icecap dance along the coast and far out to sea, propelled unpredictably by wind and tide, tumbling, twirling, and breaking into fantastic shapes before melting in the warm waters of the gulf stream. / / An iceberg’s journey down Iceberg Alley begins once it breaks off from the edges of Greenland’s glaciers. Dropping into the ocean, it is gripped by the Labrador Current and carried through the dark ocean along the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the past, during certain times of the year, the alley has been thick with the largest and most beautiful icebergs found anywhere in the world. They glide majestically along, alone or in groups, obscuring the horizon with their tall, jagged silhouettes. / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography / / More in this series / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography

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  Dark Horse by Meg Magsig

  www.skribblz.com

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  Damn Paparazzi! by Mechellerene

  This is Sassy girl. She’s a hoot! We wanted nice photos of her this morning (5-14-08). As you can see, she just wanted to be left alone. :)

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  Double vision by conilouz

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  'Big Black Horse And A Cherry Tree' by Mike Paget

  Original Pen and ink design – inspired by the K.T.Tunstall single of the same name – from her ‘Eye to the Telescope’ CD.

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  Cold Ponies by Kristina Kitchingman

  even the boys were keeping together to keep warm this morning.. / my neighbours horses were very jealous of our guys in there rugs.

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  Blah,Blah,Blah by Sherry Osborn

  Poor Phantom getting an earful!

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  Paso Fino by BarbBarcikKeith

  9×12 watercolor enhanced colored pencil. Original unavailable. The Paso Fino is a naturally-gaited horse with a history dating back many centuries to Spain. The Paso Fino is a mix of the Barb, Spanish Jennet, and Andalusian horse and was bred by Spanish land owners in Puerto Rico and Colombia to be used in the plantations because of their endurance and the comfortable ride they provided. The Paso Fino has several different body types from quite small and refined to very large and powerful. The action of the two strains is somewhat different. The Puerto Rican Paso Fino is prized for its fine or delicate step while the Colombian Paso Fino tends to have more of a rapid, piston-like action. All Pasos share their heritage with the Peruvian Paso, the American Mustangs, and other descendants of Spanish horses. The two strains as well as paso finos from Cuba and other tropical countries have been interbred frequently to produce today’s American Paso Fino show horse. The rise of the Paso Fino in the United States began in the 1950s and 1960s, and today, the Paso Fino Horse Association oversees and regulates registered Paso Finos in the USA. The first paso finos in the United States were imported from Puerto Rico by members of the armed services who were stationed in Puerto Rico and purchased paso finos while living there. Rather than sell their horses when they left, they brought them back with them and this stock provided some of the first paso finos bred in the United States. Columbian Pasos came to the United States beginning with a rancher who visited Colombia and purchased quite a number of Paso Fino horses to work his cattle. This brought the second strain into the USA. While the two strains are still bred individually to retain their purity, they are also crossbred to produce the best of both strains. Paso Finos are also becoming popular in Europe, predominantly Germany and Switzerland. Paso Finos were first imported in the United Kingdom in 1996 and now numbers slightly over 80. Its aficionados claim that the Paso Fino is the smoothest riding horse in the world because of its natural, even, four beat ambling gait that can be performed at varying speeds. The classic fino is a collected gait with rapid footfall that covers little ground but is showy. The paso corto is a moderate gait good for trail riding it can be compared to the speed of a trot, and the paso largo is a fast gait in which the horse can reach speeds equivalent to a canter or slow gallop. The paso largo is not just an increase in speed but also shows a distinct extension in stride. Not all Paso Finos can perform the classic fino, but the majority perform the other gaits with ease. These horses are versatile and can be used for trail riding, endurance riding, or in the show ring. This is a lively horse that has a natural drive and willingness, known colloquially as “brio”, and generally a nice disposition. In Colombia there are other native horses who perform a slightly different, unevenly timed diagonal four beat gait, known as the “trocha,” which is also very smooth. Another Colombian horse performs what is known as trote-and-galope. The trote and galope horses perform an exaggerated diagonal two beat trot and a very collected canter but they do share some common heritage with the Paso Fino. Not as known as Paso Fino, these variants are just beginning to be recognized in the United States. The correctness of the gait is very important by today’s standards, therefore horses with a very even four beat gait are much preferred for professional breeding. Paso finos come in a variety of colors, sizes and body types but the even four beat gait and the brio are present in all good representatives of the breed. (information from Wikipedia) Complete 2006

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  Left Hand Turn by Sherry Osborn

  Kat and Tom