My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
If the photo didn’t send you straight to the barn, this post certainly will! I’ve thought about it several time when I’ve been out enjoying the crisp white snow. On the Wings of a Storm This is one of my favorite (of many) posts at The Barb Wire. Tamara’s poetic postings always inspire me.
Read MoreHands down the scariest thing that ever happened to me while riding was when my horse was chased by a dog. Although this happened more than 20 years ago, thinking about it still makes my heart palpitate! At the time I was living in Pennsylvania and leased a young Hannovarian/TB gelding. He was probably about […]
Read MoreI recently discovered the blog of one of my favorite equine photographers: Sarah K. Andrews. Here’s a post well worth looking at: 2008 – A Year in Photos. There are some wonderful equine photos in this collection. Enjoy!
Read MoreIn anticipation of the winter weather expected to hit the Boston area over night, here are some of my favorite examples of snow horses and ice horses. I expect mine will resemble one of these — I’ll have to bring my camera to the barn in the morning!
Read MoreThis seems an appropriate way to start the day here in Massachusetts given that we had our first snow of the season overnight. I saw this poem on the Chronicle of the Horse Forums but a reader let me know that it originally appeared in the February 2006 issue of FresNotes, the monthly newsletter of […]
Read MoreWhen I was looking for images of Comanche, the horse that survived the Battle of Little Big Horn, I came across a fabulous site, the Old Picture Internet site, with photographs taken from the 1850s to the 1940s. They offer incredible insights into life at that time, but what particularly interested me was the horses! […]
Read MoreIt’s seems ironic that the reported Seventh Cavalry’s “sole survivor” of battle of Little Big Horn should be a horse named Comanche. He was given the name in honor of his bravery in a fight against the Comanche in 1868, in Kansas where he was struck in the flank by an arrow. Comanche was a […]
Read MoreI just love this photo! What I want to know is whether the photographer found her horse standing in the light and shadow, or whether she saw the light and placed the horse. Either way, it’s a great shot. From the Flickr album of Alymay Wu.
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