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Nebraska’s largest equine event and features lectures, top clinicians, exhibitions and a huge trade show with equine information, products and equipment.
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Last week we visited some of the most amazing historical places on the planet. This week the focus is a little more earthy as we visit some of the most spectacular natural places around the globe.
It’s not difficult to find beautiful places to share and this list could be miles long (I see another post coming in the not-too-distant future).
Here are some breathtaking images that give us a glimpse of natural beauty, from the mountains of Europe to the waterfalls of South America to the tranquil seas of French Polynesia.
The Anadolu Pony is the most common of the Turkish breeds and can be found throughout Turkey. Their bloodlines are more than 1000 years old, and draw on even older breeds such as the Arabian and Akhal Teke, Kabarda and the ancient Anatolian horse.
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The Live Oak Combined Driving Event began in 1993 and has since became one of the premier combined driving events in North America and a USEF selection trial.
The proceeds from admissions are donated to the Marion Therapeutic Riding Association every year. Plus a classic car show and both a 5 & 10k race open up the festivities for more than just horse lovers.
The competition is held on grounds that span over 4,500 acres and are known as some of the most extensive thoroughbred operations in FL.
Running a big website means I always need more images and there are a number of places I go to find them. Although it’s important to keep trade secrets close to your heart, I decided to share my sources for royalty free horse images with my readers.
For all of you writers and bloggers out there, images help to make an article more digestible and help to emphasize important (or funny) points.
Here is a solid list of places to find stock photography of the equine kind.
Remember that this photography is not in the public domain, images from the following sites must be purchased for use (unless otherwise noted).
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Willy Bosschem is a Belgian artist who has dabbled in a variety of mediums from etching and illustration to graphic design and painting. His portfolio includes a number of sets for theater & tv as well as stamps for Belgium, Rwanda & Senegal.
Willy is clearly a lover of the human form, but his love of animal shapes also comes through in his work. In fact, his love of shape led him to become quite creative in his methodology and medium choices.
His work is full of curves & color and carries overtly sexy themes, deftly displayed with movement and vibrance.
Willy was a big cat lover and some of his most beautiful paintings (in my opinion) are birds, but he clearly appreciated the equine form as well.
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This show began as an “All Breeds Trade Event” which focused on the education and awareness of the Canadian Horse Industry, today is it simply called the Can-Am All Breeds Equine Emporium.
This event is the largest of its kind in Canada and a thrill for horse people of all levels and disciplines.
They are proud to feature over 60 different breeds, 300 trade show venders and more than 200 presenters and speakers from around the globe.
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There is a wide variety of industries within the horse world & that means a great selection of jobs working with horses.
Starting this week, Monday will be job day and I will provide more in-depth info about each horse job I can find.
Today we will re-visit some jobs that have already been covered. These are jobs that can be found at most large horse stables worldwide.
Barn Manager | Barn Foreman | Horse Trainer | Assistant Trainer | Riding Instructor | Schooling Rider | Farrier | Groom | Stall Cleaner | Handler | Stable / Barn Hand
At smaller facilities some of them will be combined & redefined. These articles provide a general overview of each position & links to more information about training & schooling.
Photoshop art is definitely a contemporary art, but that doesn’t make it an easy one. Drawing with a pencil is tough enough, but doing it with a mouse feels almost impossible.
Something for artistic inspiration this week, a sped-up version of an artist drawing a horse from scratch in photoshop.
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Since the 90’s William Shatner has been a leading force behind the HCHS to raise money for children’s charity. Every year artists donate time to this great cause and this years guest will be announced after the first of the year.
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There are many places on the planet where we have the opportunity to walk into the past & learn about our ancestors.
History and mystery are all around us, from the sentient Moai of Easter Island to the spiritual ruins of Maccu Piccu to the city of Petra, carved into the hills. What better way to enjoy these special places than through the lenses of talented photographers.
I’m a firm believer in seeing the history of the human race through what they’ve left behind.
Many of these places defy our logic and prove that perhaps ancient people were more advanced than we thought. Each one of them provides us with plenty of fuel for the imagination.
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The Amur horse is an extinct equine breed that was native to Siberia. Their bloodlines were a cross between the Buryat & the Tomsk horses and they were bred specifically as riding mounts.
This was a tough, hardy animal & although they were built to withstand extreme conditions, they posessed a finer confirmation than many northern animals.
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