My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
The past few months have been filled with stress. Not just because of my own recovery, which is going well, but because my parents have had health issues. Some days there is so much to worry about that it pushes all the oxygen out of the room. Then I find time to slip away and […]
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Riding, like life, is a journey. No matter how much we do, there’s still so much more to learn. But one of the most rewarding parts of working together with your horse is realizing how far you’ve come as a team. The partnership, the small steps forward that come from patience, hard work and practice. […]
Read MoreThis is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen in a long time! According to his website, he writes: Almost two years in the making, the Mechanical Horse was single-handedly designed, machined and sculpted by me, at home and in my metal shop in Brooklyn, NY. Over 100 bearings, custom laser-cut sprockets, 30 feet […]
Read MoreThis glass artist makes it look so easy! Of course, it took many years of practice before he could make a horse in a couple of minutes.
Read MoreThis is another hand-tinted photo but when it came to me it was quite faded. After all, it is more than 100 years old. When I start with a vintage postcard, the first thing I do is make a high resolution scan of the card. Then if it’s faded, I try to restore it to […]
Read MoreWhat a great gift for your favorite Foxhunter! Too bad it’s more expensive than most of my horses, but it really is fabulous. Visit the Etsy Shop where this is sold.
Read MoreThese life sized paper sculptures are part of the Dreams of Gold exhibit at the Lincoln Cathedral in the UK. All of the exhibits had to have a link to the Olympics. Richard Sweeney, who is a paper artist, crafted these horses — which represented Athenian chariot races, from a flexible wood skeleton. They […]
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