The Equinest archives

How To Choose Riding Clothes

An important part of enjoying you time on a horses back is choosing & wearing suitable riding clothes. The proper outfitting ensures your comfort and allows you maximum safety and flexibility.

Learning about the riding essentials allows you to gauge your riding style and determine which elements you need. This video offers tips to help you size your head for helmets and measure your legs for fitting boots. Important elements that many new owners don’t consider before heading to outfit themselves.
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Girasol – Horse Blogger of the Week

The horse blogger of this week goes by one name, girasol, you can find more of her stuff over at her blog Global Horse Culture. (Be sure & grab her RSS feed while you are there).

Many of my readers already know this blog, girasol has a great outlook on life and shares so many interesting articles it’s hard to pick a favorite. Her blog provides a thoughtful look at horses & horse culture around the globe, featuring different breeds, interesting horse sports & horse equipment that looks foreign to many of us westerners. All of this with a great sense of humor and an eye for the unique.
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The Wide World Of Horse Stables 2

Image from Scott Ableman

The culture of horses spans the globe, and while different places have different ideas about animal husbandry they all have one thing in common…a barn.

Wherever there are horses there are stables. Shelter from the elements is an essential element for horse ownership, whether it is your shelter or you rent a space in someone else’s.
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Horse Board & Card Games

Horse Board Games Something a little different for horse game Wednesday, this week we leave the electronic gadgets behind and focus on something a tad more traditional, board games.

If you can’t play anything that doesn’t make noise at you, then check out the other game sections for the wii, Nintendo DS, PCs, Playstation 2 & Gameboy. If you enjoy gathering for a good board game you are in the right place, the list below provides a link to where each one can be found on Amazon and a brief description of the game.

Board (and card) games are a great way to give your eyes a rest & enjoy gathering your friends together for a night of horsey fun.

Nancy J. Bailey Revisited

Nancy's Horse Art Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Nancy Bailey, another artist I found via Twitter.

Artist of the Week

Todays artist paints and draws lively animals that are full of energy and movement. Her horses almost jump off the page & her otter has a personality all its own. I’m not sure what her favorite horse is, but I’m betting Morgans are pretty high on her list.
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Antique Saddles

Central European Saddle

Image from unforth

Not too long ago I posted about Saddles of the World and in doing that research I ran across a number of antique saddle images I had to share too.

The saddles below span the past 600 years and a variety of cultures around the globe. It’s quite interesting to see how this essential riding tool is shaped by each culture.
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How to Draw Centaur

Over the past few weeks I’ve been posting how to draw videos that cover a wide variety of horse-like creatures, arguably horses but still animals who we will never be able to sketch from a photograph. Now you can draw Unicorns, Pegasus and Centaurs, oh my!

Horses are tough subjects to start with, so adding elements to them can only make you a better horse artist, right? Thanks to the artists below for their helpful videos, Centaur is a challenging subject and I need all the help I can get…and maybe a magic pencil too.
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Nature in HDR

Morro Strand Beach, California

Image from howardignatius

As much as I love horses, it’s fun to pick a day and go non-horse crazy. Off topic posts are fun from time to time and they allow me to learn about different things.

As many of my readers know, I love HDR photography. The process is simple in concept, however it takes a steady hand and a good eye to get just right. The weekend seems like a good time to go off-topic so today I’ll be sharing some spectacular nature HDR photography.
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Far and Ride – Horse Bloggers of the Week

This week is a little different, Far and Ride features a number of writers and you can find them all on their news blog. (Be sure & grab their RSS feed while you are there).

In an entirely different vein of horseness, this blog provides articles about all kinds of unique places to mount up. Different writers means different viewpoints and mixing it up keeps things interesting, especially when they are mixing to the farthest corners of the world. Each post provides an in-depth look at the stables & location, complete with accessibility tips and helpful bits for potential travelers.
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Gerald D. Cline II – Horse Photographer Interview

Name
Gerald D. Cline II

Website & places you can find my work online
Website: www.studioequishots.com
Facebook: StudioEquiShots

Where I am
Central Florida

Tell us a little about you, what is your background & where do you come from?
I am not from anywhere yet from everywhere – my father was in the Navy, so we moved around a lot. As a young adult, I also served in the Navy from 1985 to 1994, and thus continued to move around. I settled back in Florida in the mid ‘90s, reaching Central Florida in 2008. I’m an example of a multi-careered individual, having worked in the restaurant industry, graphics design, and website development and hosting.
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Horse Games for Gameboy Advance

It’s Wednesday & time for horse games again, this week we focus on Gameboy Advanced games. Be sure to check out the other platforms too wii, Nintendo DS, PC & Playstation 2

There aren’t as many Gameboy choices, but for those who like handheld systems, you can still get your horse game on. Each one below provides a link to where they can be found on Amazon and a brief description.

You can take your Gameboy all of the places that don’t allow horses. Keeping your equine experience going no matter where you are.

Isa Kirk Revisited

Isa's Horse Art Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Isa Kirk, another artist I found via Twitter.

Artist of the Week

Todays artist draws & paints her animals with a passion for the subject that is evident in her art. From sketching to intricately detailed paintings her work is powerful & bold. Isa’s also an admitted lover of the Spanish & Sorria Mustangs.
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