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Have you ever wished you could have a custom painted portrait created of your beloved horse?
Equine artist Danielle Demers, owner of Designs by Dannie, is currently running a contest for her Facebook followers. The winner of the contest will receive an original watercolor and ink portrait of his or her horse. There will also be two runners up who will receive 8″x10″ archival giclee prints of the watercolor paintings Danielle will create of each of their horses.
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It’s the start of the week – a fresh new Monday, and I’ve got yet another plant you have to keep your horse away from. Today I want to take a look at the Black Nightshade. Which is beautiful, in an angry, thorny, hostile sort of way.
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We are heading yet further around the world to discover breeds from each different county as we go. I’ve researched a rather large list of horse breeds and it’s interesting to look at each one in the context of their origins. Today we take a look at the breeds of Belgium.
Slightly different from many of the breeds found in South America, which are descendants of Spanish Breeds. The Brazilian horses come from a foundation of Portuguese breeds, many bloodlines derive from the Lusitano and the Alter Real instead of the Andalusian. This fact alone makes these breeds slightly different from those of neighboring (Spanish speaking) countries.
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Ok, you’re not going to like this…but there is no other way. Seasoned horse people will chuckle over the reactions of novices until the end of time. Remember, there is a first time for everything and it’s pretty amazing what horse ownership can get you used to.
Perhaps the best things my trainer ever gave me was a piece of colorful string and a clothespin. It’s a handy trick every horse owner should know. Tie one end of the string to the thermometer and the other end to the clothespin. When taking temperatures simply clip the clothespin onto the top of the tail to ensure your thermometer never goes missing.
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Friedrich Eckenfelder was a German Impressionist painter during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born to a shoemaker, his natural artistic talent was discovered in school as a child.
I was unable to find much in English about this prolific artist, but he painted quite a lot so I’m sure that any German readers will recognize him. Clearly he enjoyed the outdoors and had an appreciation for those who worked the earth, and their owners. Quite masterful at capturing natural light on canvas, many of his works almost make you feel like you are there. I’ve got more than one post of his work (and not much more info to share about him) and I quite like the simplicity of his work.
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Today’s horse poetry is a tragedy written in 1898 by William Ogilvie, a Scottish narrative poet and horse lover.
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The start of every week is a great time to learn something new, like which plants your horse can’t eat. Today a close up of the incredibly common and always beautiful Buckeye Tree
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We are heading yet further around the world to discover breeds from each different county as we go. I’ve researched a rather large list of horse breeds and it’s interesting to look at each one in the context of their origins. Today we take a look at the breeds of Belgium.
The Belgian Draft Horse is perhaps the draft breed that started it all. This breed is one of the strongest drafts, and the world record holder for tallest and largest horse is a Belgian Draft. Said to be the descendants of the ‘Great Horse’ of medieval times, the Belgian Draft’s ancestors carried knights into battle. Most modern draft breeds carry Belgian lineage in their bloodlines.
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Although most of us will admit to falling over a fence or two in our equestrian careers, none of us will admit to doing it while standing on our own two feet. Perhaps that is what makes this quick video particularly funny.
Although when you fall off a horse over a fence you are falling from a much greater height, at a much greater speed and with the danger of your mount coming crashing down on top of you. However, I’m willing to bet that this jumper would give anything to have been mounted over this fence, falling and all.
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Nils Kreuger was a Swedish artist during the late 19th and early 20th century. He spent much of his artistic career in Paris where he immersed himself in the plein air style of painting.
Painting outdoors had to provide a sense of liberation and Kreuger indulged his painting urge whenever he felt it. He was particularly fond of landscapes and cityscapes during twilight or mist when the natural light was particularly soft. By the 1890’s he had moved on from Paris & plein air and found himself back in Sweden. He moved through a variety of different artistic styles over the length of his career, many of which are reflected in the paintings below.
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Today’s horse poetry is by Will H. Ogilvie, a Scottish narrative poet and horse lover. I’m not sure what it’s called or when he wrote it, but he lived from 1869-1963.
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It’s the start of another week and time to learn something new about your horse, like the name of another plant your horse can’t eat. Today a look at the incredibly common and unbelievably fast spreading Branching Ivy
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