The Equinest archives

Horse Job – Racetrack Judge

In the early racing days there were multiple racing judges used to decide the winner of each race. As can be expected, that became a matter of too many cooks in the kitchen and it was difficult to get unanimous results.

Thanks to technology and fast cameras, the judging process can be more exact and carried out by only one individual, although there are cases of disputed judge calls being overturned. This horse job does not provide a great deal of contact with the animals.

A Knowledge of Racing

This is a position which benefits from a thorough knowledge of the racing industry, firm decision making capabilities and the ability to stand by their calling, as well as a knowledge of horseflesh.
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The Best Jumper Course Ever

This video celebrates teamwork in style. Herve Godignon and his amazing mount Calypso work some serious magic on these jumps. This is by far one of the coolest and most elaborate jumper courses I’ve ever seen and the round couldn’t be more brilliant.

Definitely worth a watch – you’ll be inspired.
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The Horses of Salvador Dali

While largely celebrated for his surreal artwork, when Salvador Dali studied art in Barcelona and Madrid he dabbled in a number of artistic styles.

Interestingly enough, his surreal work was partly inspired by the writings of Sigmund Freud about the significance of subconscious imagery.

Dali’s Horses

Being Spanish, his obvious love of horses makes perfect sense. Horses often make an appearance in his art. So many in fact that I couldn’t fit them all in this post.

I selected a variety of styles to show here, some of which may surprise you.

Photographer Interview – Sarah Bartell

Name
Sarah Bartell

Website & places you can find my work online
Flickr: Little Lioness

Where I am
Currently, I’m living in Portland, Oregon

Tell us a little about you, what is your background & where do you come from?
I’m a bit of a world traveler—haven’t really stuck around in one place for too long. I like to think it’s because I’m adventuresome, but it’s really got more to do with my dad’s job.

By the time I was five years old, I was living in Jakarta, and had traveled to Bali, Lombok, and Komodo Island. Other places I’ve lived include Singapore and England. But what really brings out the thrill-seeker in me is photography.
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Horse Pictures From Barbados

Horse cultures can be found in all corners of the globe and it’s important that we preserve them. The onslaught of mechanization during the 20th century redefined our relationship with this noble animal. We want to celebrate all horse cultures of he world, even if we find some of them disagreeable.
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Albanian Horse – Breed of The Week

Albanian Horse

Image from: CharlesFred

There are two types of horses native to Albania.

Mountain horses
Horses of the plains or Myzequea

Lacking a strict breeding program designed to preserve both bloodlines, interbreeding has created an Albanian horses with fuzzy lineage.
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Horse Artist Interview – Elizabeth McCrindle

Name
Elizabeth McCrindle

Website and places you can find my artwork
Website : www.e-mccrindleart.co.uk
Blog : art-fromscotland.blogspot.com
Follow Elizabeth on twitter: @emccrindleart

Where I am
Scotland, United Kingdom

Tell us a little about you, what is your background and where do you come from?
I live in a small rural village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Robert Burns country, it’s mostly rich farm land with rolling fields and big skies. There is a never ending source of inspiration for me, you could say a painting in every corner.
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Horse Ears

Image credit sjdunphy

Horses have very noble and strong features, until it comes to their ears, which are too cute to take seriously. Hairy ears, clipped ears, even Marwari ears, they are all adorable.

I’ve done noses and eyes and today I am ears.

Horse Artist Interview – Ingrid R. Kostron

Name
Ingrid R. Kostron

Website & places you can find my work online
www.equi-art.com
Facebook: Ingrid Kostron
Follow Ingrid on twitter: @ingrid_equi_art

Where I am
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Tell us a little about you, what is your background & where do you come from
I’m a Canadian of Austrian decent. Horses became a factor in my life the day I first saw one on television while in the hospital as a small child with mobility issues.

I wasn’t able to walk at the time and when I saw my first horse on a broadcast of a parade I was struck hard and fast. My logic was simple; if I couldn’t walk, I wanted to ride.

Animal-Friendly Fabric Softener

Recently it has come to my attention that some popular fabric softeners are not very animal-friendly. In fact, many of them coat the fibers of your fabrics with rendered animal fat to make them soft. In short, fabric softener is part of the reason horses are being slaughtered in this country.
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Horse Photographer Interview – Julie Blair

Name
Julie Blair

Websites & Places you can find my work
Website: www.julieblairphotography.com
Blog: www.julesbphotography.blogspot.com
Etsy: Seahorse Studio
Facebook: Seahorse Studios – Julie Blair Photography
Follow Julie on twitter: @julesblair

Where I live
I live in a beach community north of San Diego called Encinitas. It is close to Del Mar where there are alot of great equine events. We have horse shows, horse races, polo and lots of nearby horse farms. Lots of photo opportunities!
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Abstract Horse

Image from nealpage

Taking a week off of horse jobs to do something unexpected and fun on a Monday. I’ve always been a big fan of photography, (horses in specific) but some of the horse photographers I’ve featured have given me a whole new view of horse images.

I did some searching and tracked down fantastic shots that show an abstract side of the equine animal.