One of the basics of riding is being able to tack & untack your own animal, this is a basic task that everyone who rides should master.
For the pros, this is an easy task but for those who aren’t horse savvy putting a metal bar inside a horses mouth can be a daunting task. Here are two quick videos that provide step-by-step instructions for bridling & unbridling a horse.
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Image from Micah A. Ponce
One thing we can say about horses is that they are almost always in motion. Their sheer strength & grace has always been a source of inspiration for mankind.
My horses in motion collection was a fun one to put together, although many of these motions are better seen from a distance.
Here is a fun collection of horses doing the things horses do, some of them taking someone else along for the ride.
Bucking | Playing | Pulling | Rearing | Running | Racing | Jumping
Although there are a lot of movement here, I feel like the collection is still incomplete so I hope to be adding more soon.
This is a large trade show that is held in two different dates & locations throughout the year.
The focus is on education and instruction for the horse community, whether you are a professional trainer or just a horse lover you will find something to interest you here.
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Something a little different today. In my many searches for beautiful images I run across some that aren’t horse related but worth a share. Clearly I’m a collector and I stash them away until I have enough to show everyone.
I guess you could say I’m officially declaring today flower friday.
Here is a collection of amazing macro flower shots mostly taken by one photographer in particular. Martin takes some wicked photographs, enjoy.
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Name
Kent Brewer
Website & Places you can find my work online
Website: www.kentcbrewer.com
Redbubble: Kent Brewer
Where I am
Waxahachie Texas
Tell us a little about you, what is your background & where do you come from?
A native Texan, I grew up in Wichita Falls, studied commercial art and advertising in Waco and now live in Waxahachie. I seem to settle in places that start with ‘W’.
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The American Paint Horse is a color breed which is bred and registered based on their color. However to add an animal to the registry their lineage must be of either Thoroughbred or Quarter Horse bloodlines.
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Name
Lisa Dorrell
Website & Places you can find my work online
I am currently working on getting a website but for right now you can find examples of my art and murals on my Facebook page.
Where I am
I live in Missouri close to Truman Lake. I live on a farm and raise cows and have a couple of horses, dogs, cats.
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This is a one of a kind contest held in Red Bluff every year, the events test real life working situations of the vaquero (cowboy).
This is not a rodeo, the events are not timed, but rather judged by a panel of qualified and respected judges.
There are plenty of places online to watch horse videos, but they often require digging through a lot of horse crap to find the good stuff.
I did some searching for sites that are formed specifically around equestrian related media. I wanted to locate sites that do quality control on their videos so you automatically get better options.
Online video is going to be a part of our future, although for now it is still in it’s early stages. Not all of these sites are of youtube standard, but all of them offer a good selection of watch-able videos.
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Recently I was contacted by Darci over at the DoubleHP Horse Shelter about a fun calendar project they do every year and the proceeds go to help rescued equines.
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This fair was brought to my attention by a student Austin LaCroix who is a jr. finalist in the Bible Bee competition and is working with the Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue (who is hosting the event) to raise money.
They are selling & raffling donations, the proceeds of which will go to benefit the rescue and to help him get to Washington D.C. for the national Bible Bee competition.
All pretty good causes and the fair offers great information and educational events for horse lovers of all ages. They are accepting donations for the cause, whether it is used tack, artwork, books or dollars themselves.
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Lately I’ve been doing quite a bit of research into mythological horses. There is more information about the unicorn than anything, but I’ve always had a thing for the mighty pegasus.
A horn is great, but I’m thinking a flying horse would be a much handier pet.
Here is some fun art celebrating my favorite of the mythological horse creatures, the Pegasus.
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