It’s no secret we like shots of grazing horses, especially when you pair them with great photography. This robust lady is enjoying her afternoon meal & we wish we could lay in the grass nearby to watch her eat. She displays aubtle mealy characteristics on her lovely bay coat – we just love the shaggy heaviness of draft breeds!
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At this sale, of course I found myself in company with the old broken-down horses — some lame, some broken-winded, some old, and some that I am sure it would have been merciful to shoot. Read more
Welcome to this week’s edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse, as you can see we are finally getting close to the end of the alphabet. Today’s plant is fairly common & fairly common looking, which can make it more dangerous. Wintercress is pretty average-looking in every way so be sure to note its apperance.
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We don’t really have to explain it do we? There is something about the youngsters, something unpredictable & wild. This image captures that, along with the lovely black coats of these beautiful Friesian babies. They make a striking pair & we’d love to have seen them frolic!
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My new master I shall never forget; he had black eyes and a hooked nose, his mouth was as full of teeth as a bull-dog’s, and his voice was as harsh as the grinding of cart wheels over graveled stones. His name was Nicholas Skinner, and I believe he was the man that poor Seedy Sam drove for.
I have heard men say that seeing is believing; but I should say that feeling is believing; for much as I had seen before, I never knew till now the utter misery of a cab-horse’s life. Read more
Welcome to this week’s edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse. Today’s plant is incredibly common, which may make it a bigger pest than most. Luckily Wild Radish is fairly easy to spot & it is not known to be fatal to equines.
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We simply cannot resist images of horses in fields of flowers, especially daisies. This photo really speaks for itself, but can we just say dapples! There is something about a dapple grey horse that makes us think of unicorns in training.
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I was sold to a corn dealer and baker, whom Jerry knew, and with him he thought I should have good food and fair work. In the first he was quite right, and if my master had always been on the premises I do not think I should have been overloaded, but there was a foreman who was always hurrying and driving every one, and frequently when I had quite a full load he would order something else to be taken on. My carter, whose name was Jakes, often said it was more than I ought to take, but the other always overruled him. “‘Twas no use going twice when once would do, and he chose to get business forward.” Read more
Welcome to yet another weekly edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse. Today’s plant is another one with a serpentine name & that’s sure to indicate it’s not good for grazing. White Snakeroot is commonly found & fairly easy to recognize, which is good because it’s bite is deadly.
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There is definitely something gloomy & melancholy about this image, but we like it anyway. The horse doesn’t look particularly sad (or underfed) just tired. It’s really the setting itself that gives it an ominous vibe. Regardless of the slightly horror movie feel, we give this shot a thumbs up. We do, however, want to move this poor guy out of that deep mud!
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For some people Christmas and the New Year are very merry times; but for cabmen and cabmen’s horses it is no holiday, though it may be a harvest. There are so many parties, balls, and places of amusement open that the work is hard and often late. Sometimes driver and horse have to wait for hours in the rain or frost, shivering with the cold, while the merry people within are dancing away to the music. I wonder if the beautiful ladies ever think of the weary cabman waiting on his box, and his patient beast standing, till his legs get stiff with cold. Read more
Welcome to another weekly edition of the a-z of plants that are dangerous to your horse. Today’s plant is one with a fabulous name & this is one plant that actually looks toxic in many ways. The name Viper’s Bugloss pretty much says it all, anything named after a viper is probably not going to be good eating.
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