Caught In The Storm!
What a difference a day makes. One day you go out to the horses and it’s 60 degrees. The next day you get caught in a fast approaching storm….....!
When I arrived out in the desert, I located the horses right away. They wasn’t far from where they had been the night before. They were walking in a straight line along the horizon. Anticipating where they were heading I parked the truck and started to hike.
I hiked about 3 miles before I finally caught up with them only to find them running for the trees.
Before I knew it the storm had hit. I debated on heading back to the truck but decided to stay and watch a while.
It really started to come down so I climbed underneath a tree to wait it out for a while.
The horses behave pretty much the same as they do when the weather is good.
After the storm had passed the desert was covered with a fresh coat of snow and the horses moved back down out of the trees.
Then the winds picked up and I had a long hike back to the truck. What a day!
Welcome To Spring in Utah!
Deborah H. Ben...
Wow Gene awesome experience and captures!!! I hope you were warm enough.
Gene Praag replied
Thanks Deborah. I was definately dressed for the weather, I have worked construction for to many years not to know how to dress.
Jess Fleming
was this today?
the winds were nasty!
Gene Praag replied
Yeah it was….I don’t know what I was thinking!
Teresa Zieba
Great story Gene and I can see you have about the same kind of spring as we do here. You never know when it’s going to hit you. Great shots and so different in this weather but you’re right the horses behave exactly the same.
Gene Praag replied
Thanks Teresa. I think I really stayed to see just how the horses did behave. It turned out to be quite a learning experience.
Lori Peters
You got some beautiful pictures of horses and snow. You got lucky. Even one foot (maybe more with a truck) of snow and you would have had a problem. I’m glad you had fun.
Gene Praag replied
Thanks Lori. If it had continued to snow much longer I would have packed up and headed out sooner.
Marvin Collins
Awesome experience and great captures Gene!!
Gene Praag replied
Thanks Marvin!
Nancy Polanski
I’ve been away for awhile. This was a wonderful welcome back for me today. I have missed your incredible captures! I love these images!
Gene Praag replied
Thanks Nancy…..Welcome back my friend!
Arla M. Ruggles
What an enormous herd! I rarely see more than six or seven in a band, out here.
I hope you had on lots of layers, and
- most importantly -your camera did not get wet.Yeah. I’m envious ….
and yes—we’ve had the same spring weather. >:[
Gene Praag replied
All winter long they herd has been split into small bands. I would find half a dozen here and a dozen there, but yesterday when I went out the whole herd was together. There are still aobut a 100 that are split into smaller bands but I would bet there was about 200 of them all together the last couple of days.
Judy Grant
GREAT STORY AND AWESOME PICTURES I WISH I HAD BEEN THERE I CAN HANDLE ANY PAIN SUFFERING (LIKE FROZEN TOES ect ) TO GET A PIX OF THESE BEAUTIES ! GREAT WORK AS ALWAYS !!!
Gene Praag replied
Thanks Judy. The weather really doesn’t bother me but my wife stays home on days like this also.
micmac
The shots under the snow are stunning…what a great experience,realy incredable captures…
Ruth Lambert
Wow Gene! I was mesmerized by these shots! Fantastic captures, not to mention the shear experience of it all, including the storm!! I thought this was a terriffic piece of work and found myself right there with you in these photos seeing what you were watching! I loved it all, the narration that went with it just brought it all to life!!
Thank you for sharing this experience with us…...now dry out and stay warm!! :D
Raquel Bourne
WOW!
jeffrae
Great story to go with the shots…love it all.
Evita
Awesome captures!!! and a great story !!!! :D
Jess Fleming
I know what you were thinking…..
DAMN ITS COLD OUT HERE!
kimbarose
Wow, Totally Amazing :) :) :)
Kimberly Peers
Breath taking! I wish I had been there to witness such beauty and freedom! You are a privileged man to be able to behold such a gift! Great Captures!
PNFdeb
These are all amazing!!!!!!
PNFdeb
If I lived closer I would be standing in this to shoot these amazing creatures till my batteries were dead and I was frozen stiff…lol
Susan Bergstrom
Outstanding chronicle Gene…excellent captures!
Globalphotos
Wow, would have loved to have been there !! Gorgeous shots :-))
Rosemaree
This as an amazing series Gene. You were so lucky to have been able to witness these beautiful animals in their natural environment. I would love to have been there too
karen Bradshaw
You are so lucky living in such a beautiful place and what a way to spend a day, i envy you….... truley awesome pictures xx
dinghysailor1
those captures at the height of the storm are just exceptional ! what a thrilling day and great series…amazing and intrepid work!! brilliant!!!
ldeiter78
Outstanding photos!!! I love the whole series and especially the action shots in the snow!
Denzil
What a sensational series, with such a great story! I love the snow ones in particular.
Horses are weird, aren’t they? I’ve seen them standing out in a hailstorm that would break your windscreen, all they do is turn their bums into the wind … in 40C heat, standing 20 metres away from a huge gumtree which provides a massive shade canopy and reduced temperatures … in the middle of a wet winter, lying down in what was in effect a creek, as the water runs down the paddock … yet if one marchfly comes near them, it’s chaos!
Who can explain The Horse????
dawndavies
oh wow gene what an aventure though, but i bet you were frozen, buy oh boy these shots made it all worthwhile,dawnx
Samantha Dean
Wow Geno!!! What a wonderful experience!!!! You caught some awfully beautiful images!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!! :-)
Deborah Allen
Beautiful….Glad the storm didn’t get much worse….great images in the snow
Sarah Grace
Wow! Great shots for some pretty nasty weather. Nicely done!
Victoria Jostes
wonderful chronicle, geno!!!! just wonderful. do you keep a journal of your experiences? WOULD MAKE A STUPENDOUS BOOK!!!!!!!!! :))))))) seriously!!!!
Victoria Jostes
incidentally, why do animals walk in a line like that? cattle do, as well…