Name
Lynda Sappington
Website & Places you can find my work online
Websites: www.thesculptedhorse.com & www.LyndaSappington.com
Equine Art Guild: Lynda Sappington
Where I am
Near Dayton, Ohio
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The Equinest archives
Cheval Passions Expo 2010
The 25 anniversary of the event, Cheval Passions is a celebration of horses and the equestrians that love them. Featuring 250 exhibitors and seven halls, this is an internationally known event.
There horse enthusiasts will find equestrian equipment, careers, training info, competitions, tourism, accessories in addition to a number of shows and an stud shows, an equestrian cabaret and much more.
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Horse Gift Ideas for Babies
The holidays are coming fast so this is my weekly installment of gift ideas – today it’s all about the babies. Who says horses are just for little girls? I think the tots can appreciate them too.
Here are some fun horsey gift ideas which are great for the little ones themselves or for horse loving mommy’s-to-be.
Each one includes a link to where they can be purchased on Amazon and a closer look where available.
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Horses Can Be Scary
This clip is too cute not to share. It’s short, but sure to give the horse people a chuckle.
This girl is standing in front of a horse, but clearly she isn’t a true equestrian. It takes more than just a head shake to scare a real horse person.
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A Lot of Horse Photoshop
Over the past few years I’ve gone through a lot of horse images, but some of my favorites have to be those that have been modified by talented photoshop artists.
Ainslie Gilles – Horse Artist & Photographer Interview
1. Your name & where you are
Ainslie Gilles. I am also known through my art and photography as “AinslieG”.
I was born and continue to live in Sydney, Australia, in a quiet, leafy-green suburb, central to most horsy and arty things around and just out of Sydney.
2. Website & places you can find my work
My official websites are: www.ainsliegartistry.webs.com & www.ainsliegphotography.webs.com
Both my art and photography can be found quite a bit on the Internet, including:
FineArtAmerica: Ainslie Gilles
Red Bubble: AinslieG
Webshots: AinslieG
Fotocommunity: AinslieG
iDrawandPaint: Ainslie Gilles
Wetcanvas and more.
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Minnesota Horse Expo 2010
This is a not-for-profit event sponsored by the Minnesota Horse Council. The funds generated by the Expo are used by the council to support the Minnesota horse industry through scholarships, grants, direct funding and trail improvements.
The expo brings a variety of speakers, vendors & horses to Minnesota every year to educate those who love horses. Over the years this expo has raised more than 3 million dollars thanks to the efforts of many volunteers.
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American Mustang – Horse Breed of the Week
Image from NDomer73
The American Mustang horse is descendant from Spanish horses (mostly Andalusian & Barb) brought to North America by Spanish Conquistadors. These animals were likely the first horses many indigenous people had ever seen and sadly played a large part in the Spanish conquests of those people.
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National Riding Instructors Convention 2009
Marking the American Riding Instructors Association’s 25th anniversary, the 2009 Riding Instructors Convention will be held a a luxury resort in Naples, Florida.
The mission of the American Riding Instructors Association is to promote excellence in the profession of horseback riding instruction, based on the principles of safety, knowledge, and integrity, with the health, happiness, and well-being of students and horses being of primary concern.
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The Equine Spirit at The City Art Project – Call for Entries Today
Recently I was contacted by Linda Alexander-Radak about this fun horse art project in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. It is an art show celebrating the lovely equine and they have an open call for entries to artists worldwide.
they are open to all media as long as it is of the horse nature and will accept paintings, mixed media, collage, drawings, photography & sculpture. Show will be Nov. 5th – 21st 2009 &
Unicorn Translated
To learn more about our equine friends, I spend a lot of time translating information from other languages.
For this reason I put together my horses translated post, so people could see the word for horse in a list of different languages.
Unicorn mythology can be found around the globe and there is a great deal of information about them in different languages.
Doreen Mahlstedt – Stained Glass Artist Interview
Name
Doreen Mahlstedt
Website
My website: www.glasswish.com
Follow Doreen on twitter: @glasswish
Where I am
Topeka, Indiana, located a few miles from Shipshewana Indiana – (I bet that helps!). I’m in the middle of beautiful Amish country – Northeast Indiana.
Tell us a little about you, what is your background & where do you come from?
I lived in Colorado until the ripe old age of 4 months, then Texas, Ohio, Jamaica West Indies, Florida, Indiana, Chicago – back to Indiana. (No, I’m not running from the law.) I’ve loved and ridden horses all of my life and have an appreciation of all equine disciplines.
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