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Horse Image of the Week
Why We Like It There is just something really cute about a close up of a horse nose, especially one with a bright lovely white blaze. This is another soft horse nose that we just want to cover with kisses! We also really have a thing for shots that convey the equine personality, which is […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 39. Speedy Sam
Chapter 39. Speedy Sam I should say that for a cab-horse I was very well off indeed; my driver was my owner, and it was his interest to treat me well and not overwork me, even had he not been so good a man as he was; but there were a great many horses which […]
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Horse Image of the Week
Why We Like It This is just an all around excellent shot. Not just for the extreme close up of the eye, but also for the interesting depth of field that is created as you look down the horse’s body. We think it is a pinto (with a big white spot on the shoulder), or […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 38. Dolly and a Real Gentleman
Chapter 38. Dolly and a Real Gentleman Winter came in early, with a great deal of cold and wet. There was snow, or sleet, or rain almost every day for weeks, changing only for keen driving winds or sharp frosts. The horses all felt it very much. When it is a dry cold a couple […]
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Horse Image of the Week
Why We Like It While we don’t generally like sepia toned horse shots, this one is subtle & on a bay coat it actually works. The animal has a far away look in its eyes & a slight breeze ruffling its forelock. There is a slightly dreamy, old west quality about this image that we […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 37. The Golden Rule
Chapter 37. The Golden Rule Two or three weeks after this, as we came into the yard rather late in the evening, Polly came running across the road with the lantern (she always brought it to him if it was not very wet). “It has all come right, Jerry; Mrs. Briggs sent her servant this […]
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Horse Image of the Week
Why We Like It We aren’t quite sure what strikes us about this image, but there is something serene-at-sunset about it that appeals. They are all flaxen blonde & could be Haflingers (we just aren’t sure), but whatever they are, the golden glow of the sun makes those blonde manes shine!
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 36. The Sunday Cab
Chapter 36. The Sunday Cab One morning, as Jerry had just put me into the shafts and was fastening the traces, a gentleman walked into the yard. “Your servant, sir,” said Jerry. “Good-morning, Mr. Barker,” said the gentleman. “I should be glad to make some arrangements with you for taking Mrs. Briggs regularly to church […]
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Horse Image of the Week
Why We Like It Simply put, this image has character, we can see the horse’s personality shining through. We also like its lovely dun coat – honestly we just want to give him a big kiss on the nose. Our fave part has to be on the far left of the image. You can see […]
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 35. Jerry Barker
Chapter 35. Jerry Barker I never knew a better man than my new master. He was kind and good, and as strong for the right as John Manly; and so good-tempered and merry that very few people could pick a quarrel with him. He was very fond of making little songs, and singing them to […]
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Horse Image of the Week
Why We Like It What’s not to like? While the quality of this one isn’t as great as some, the content is fab. We love the mix of colors & they all look like they are having such fun. We especially love the grey on the right running with a mouthful of grass!
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Read Black Beauty Online – Chapter 34. An Old War Horse
Chapter 34. An Old War Horse Captain had been broken in and trained for an army horse; his first owner was an officer of cavalry going out to the Crimean war. He said he quite enjoyed the training with all the other horses, trotting together, turning together, to the right hand or the left, halting […]