Horse shoes are often overlooked, but for such a functional item, they can be quite beautiful. As usual my image searches can turn up some great ideas and this is one of them.
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Horses are generally thought of as majestic, noble and handsome animals. However, those of us who know horses best know that more often than not they are silly, cheeky and cute as well.
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Not too long ago I featured some clever horse signs from around the world and today it’s time for part 2. I’m hard at work scouring the web to find interesting horse gift ideas to share so I’m keeping things short today.
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Horse people are known for their sense of humor, we have to – what other animal lover spends so much time dealing with poop? That said the signage associated with horses often carries that humor along, whether it’s in the form of a snarky slogan or in placement of the sign itself.
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In my endless searches for ‘horse’ online, I run across some fantastic images – some of them amazing enough to create an entire post around them. Although I’m fully aware that horses don’t actually physically smile, it sure seems that way to those that love them.
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There is a commonly held belief that equestrian statues follow a sort of code, which essentially dictates how the rider died. While it seems like it could make sense, all it takes is stopping to consider just how many equestrian statues exist in this world of ours.

Sorry to Break it to You, But…

While the notion is rather romantic, there is no universal code for equestrian statues. The scope of that would be impossible on a number of levels. Consider the passionate temperament of artists, this would mean that artists the world over would need to have met, discussed & agreed on such an rule.
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Image from Jason Pier in DC

Lately I’ve been looking for more of the unusual where horse art is concerned, and recently I’ve featured everything from embroidery to fun old postcards. Since I threw my posting schedule out the window (literally) I’ve been exploring my creative side.

On The Road

One of my guilty television pleasures is Antiques Roadshow, so I decided to go on a virtual equine roadshow of my own in the hopes of finding some cool equestrian theme antiques to share. Horses have always made popular toys & the majority of what I found probably made youngsters somewhere very happy. They are very different of the bright, plastic horse toys of today aren’t they?
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Image from StartAgain

Awhile back I wrote a post about funky horse cakes and in the last few months I’ve located more to share. It seems creative bakers never tire of ways to wow us!

Summer of the Unusual

This summer I’m exploring interesting types of horse art, (including embroidery & antique toys) and cakes definitely fall into the mix. That said, I have plenty more fun to come as we fall into autumn & cooler days.

Here are some more fun & funky cakes with a definite horsey theme. I don’t know about you, but I think I like the cupcakes best.

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A while back I posted about horses in urban settings, something which most horse lovers find sad. The noise, pollution & stress of the city makes it a really bad place for such a sensitive animal.
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Although I like to think I’m an equal opportunity horse lover, I must admit that where color is concerned I like pintos the best. Yes, I know there is a whole rainbow of equine colors out there to admire. But really the best part about that is that pintos come in almost every single one of them.
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Believe it or not horses are very expressive animals & reading their body language is an important part of being around such a huge, powerful animal. Here are some fun & obvious expressions of emotion – not in their body language but simply by the expression on their face.
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Recently I had a reader ask me about the color of one of her recent foals. Unfortunately the more I learn the more equine genetics confuse me. So I thought that some of my readers might be able to help.

The animals & all of the pictures belong to Cindy over at Windgate Miniature Horse Farm. Here is a little background on her parents & there are more pictures of her below.
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