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Horse and Rider

No one comes to a discussion of the horse empty handed: we arrive with the burden of six thousand years of accumulated knowledge, gratitude, myth and hearsay.

Featured Work

TEAM OF SEVEN by Dan Myers

If a photo is supposed to elicit emotion in the eyes of the viewer, I don’t know if this one makes me more horrified or impressed. I was raised on a farm in Iowa and just seeing this young Amish girl barefoot in front of a disk makes me cringe. But then I am impressed that she can handle a team of one horse and six mules with such ease which makes me wonder if by being barefoot she can feel the board and keep her balance a lot better. Featured in the “Horse and Rider” Group – 11/15/09.
HARVESTING WHEAT IN LANCASTER COUNTY by Dan Myers

This is a view I’ve enjoyed seeing only once since I moved here and I was lucky enough that it happened within 1/4 mile from my house. I couldn’t believe my luck. A scene that could have been from the past. Featured in the “Horse and Rider” Group – 11/15/09.
Roman Story by ~ Ademac

FEATURED in the Horse and Rider group November 2009 Featured in the EQUINE ATHLETES group September 2009 FEATURED in the RB ALUMNI group September 2009 Roman Story ridden by Carolyn Campbell in the CCI* Sydney International Three Day Event September 2009. Just after fence Eight the SIEC Splash. This year Sydney International Three Day Event was a “Pink Lady” event to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer.
jumping for joy by alan mattison

the shot was taken with a nikon d700 with b a70-200, 2.8 with a 1.7 tc. / ISO 200 / f8 / 1/250 / it show s a junior show jumper flying high on her pony !
Chivalry! by Wayne Gerard Trotman

© All Rights Reserved – No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without My Written Consent. It’s a Joust Royal at Hampton Court, in the 1500’s. And, King Henry VIII, Knight of the Sun, is about to charge the mysterious Knight of the Moon, Queen Anne Boleyn’s brother George. FEATURED IN: / ‘Horse and Rider’ Group – November 2009. / ‘Equine Athlethes’ Group – November 2009. / ‘Image Writing’ Group – October 2009. / ‘European Everyday Life’ Group – October 2009.
J.J. Houlahan Hurdle by matt572

J.J. Houlahan Hurdle, / Sandown, 30th August 2009. The Jockey is Brett Scott.
Sheepherding, Red Desert, Wyoming by A.M. Ruttle

Notice the thick overalls that make this Peruvian sheepherder look like the Michelin man? December in Wyoming. ‘Nuf said. Framed print sold. Canon 40D, f 5.6, 1/500, ISO 500, focal length 320mm. See also: / Wave of Sheep / Sheep Dog in Training / Sheep Wagon Featured in: / - Dimensions group, August 2009, thanks so much!! / - JPG Cast-Offs, September 2009, thanks so much!! / - 300+ Go Long, September 2009, thanks so much!! / - A View Somewhere, November 2009, thanks so much!!
love by conilouz

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Wild Horse Race by Souvenir

Three men must try to get a rider on a wild horse and cross a finish line while mounted. Lots of thrills and spills involved.
Fort Sill Artillery by Deborah Eckroat

Photograph Taken on Fort Sill, the only working Half Section Unit.
Heavenly by Michelle Welch

Riding along a Long Island (NY) beach at sunset. Taken with a film disposable camera a decade ago

Recent Work

Rodrigo Pessoa by lucretia

£ times world cup winner and former Olympic Champion, rodrigo pessoa. Jumping at this weeks Global Champions Tour Final in Doha, Qatar which included the Euro300’000 to the winner Grand Prix, the richest prize in showjumping.
In the Cool of the Evening by RC deWinter

© 2009 RC deWinter ~ All Rights Reserved ~~ This placid dapple gray pulls a touring cart along the dockside at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut as the autumn day comes to a close. Shot in October 2009.
Ride in the Country by dougie1page2

taken at margrove park in the north york moors
The Riderless Horse by Memaa

A long standing militray tradition honoring the dead soldier, The Riderless Horse is present is every Sarasota Veterans Day Parade. Shot in Sarasota Florida See info below: Caparisoned Horse The solemn walk of a fully saddled riderless horse with the riding boots reversed in the stirrups is a military honor dating back to antiquity. The caparisoned — ornamentally covered — horse symbolizes the ancient custom of sacrificing a horse at a warrior’s burial and that the warrior had fallen and would not ride again. In the time of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, the Mongols and Tartars believed the sacrificed horse’s spirit followed its master and served him in the afterworld. Tradition allows a caparisoned horse to follow the casket of an Army or Marine Corps officer with the rank of colonel or above and of a U.S. president in funeral processions
All A Cowgirl Needs 2 by Emily Peak

Color diffused of the original
Pronto? by andreisky

Polizia locale a cavallo a Firenze / Nikon D80 1/80@f/5.3 ISO-400 66mm / / ART / ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR / SYDNEY / PANORAMAS / CLOUDS / COUNTRYSIDE / STILL LIFE / TENNIS / DOGS / MISCELLANEOUS
explaining come here by ednaelliott

in horse language a difficult task

About This Group

1 image per 24 hours per member

No one comes to a discussion of the horse empty handed: we arrive with the burden of six thousand years of accumulated knowledge, gratitude, myth and hearsay. Our two species are permanently and inextricably linked. Over the centuries we have trained horses to perform successfully in many spheres of the human experience, including agriculture, sport and war. They have lived and died beside us and it is hard to imagine what our lives would be like if their domestication had never occurred.” Andrew McLean.

Dressage is a French word, which roughly translates as “training”. Dressage is a basic training of all riding horses. Showjumpers, Show Hacks and Pleasure horses will all benefit from dressage training – dressage training creates a horse that is more comfortable, safe and pleasurable to ride. This groups goal is to depict safe and humane training of the horse in all equestrian disciplines. It is hoped submissions will include pure Dressage, Showjumping, Riening, Eventing, Racing, Hunting, Trail Riding, Endurance and Showing to name a few.

The one rule is that all art must include the human partner be it rider, groom or even owner.

Each submission must depict the bond between the horse and mankind.

“Wherever man has left his footprints in the long ascent from barbarism to civilization, we find the hoofprint of a horse beside it.”
John Trotwood Moore