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Over the past few decades the labeling laws on food have become rather ambiguous, if not downright useless. This goes for our food as well as that of (all of) our furry friends.
I don’t know about everyone else, but I don’t want genetically modified food (or meat from animals fed on the stuff) in my diet and I don’t want it in my pets diet either. First & foremost because we have no clue what it will do to us in 20 years time.
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Samantha Jane Elmhurst BA Hons
Website & Places you can find my work online
Website: www.livingart.org.uk
About.com: Veterinary Medical Illustration Article
Anatomy Book: The Horse in Motion
Vetcell: Horse Tendon Anatomy (PDF)
Allan and Page: Bringing Him From the Brink
You can see my work on BSAVA website and other publisher’s sites in the form of book covers, inner pages etc, (just Google my name to find them!)
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Théodore Géricault was a French painter during the early 19th century and was known for two things, horses and his romantic artistic style. One of the few independently wealthy artists I’ve featured, it seems Théodore did as he pleased.
Géricault was a life-long horse lover and found himself fascinated with horses at a young age. He had no formal art education but the first studio he joined was that of Carle Vernet, another equestrian artist. Throughout his life he absorbed the styles of many artists each one contributing a little to his work.
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A hearty congratulations to Equitrekking which has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for their 3rd consecutive year.
Equitrekking is an amazing travel show featuring equine holidays around the globe. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Darley Newman (host, producer & writer) and Chip Ward (executive producer & writer) the show has been a success and they have been nominated in the 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Writing.
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Welcome to toxic plant Monday where once a week we learn about yet another member of the plant world that has it in for horses. Today we are going to look at a really gorgeous tree – the snowy blooms of the Black Locust Tree.
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Leonardo da Vinci is arguably one of the most amazing artists that ever lived…he also had a thing for horses. An anatomy and engineering buff, Leonardo undertook a massive project with his grand horse statue.
With all of his talent, Leonardo was easily bored and had trouble completing projects. Interestingly enough, he worked on the horse for 17 years but was only able to create a 24 foot clay model that was to be cast in bronze. A project of this size was a huge undertaking, especially in the 15th century and seemed to capture his attention from both an artistic & an engineering perspective.
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For the past few weeks I’ve been sharing some fantastic online reading for horse lovers. However I’ve come to realize that I could spend days listing all of the different types of equine blogs out there.
Perhaps the most important genre of blogs when it comes to animals is the rescues. These are the people who not only spend their time helping our favorite animal, but they find time to write about their experiences as well. Of all the blogs these are the surest to make you laugh & cry. Most of the blogs below I’ve come to know through Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media – be sure to look for them around the web as well.
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Name
Suzanne M. Fairchild
Website & places you can find my work online
www.rsfairchild.com, fairchildfarmgirl.blogspot.com & also @ Midwest Mercantile in Keystone, South Dakota
Where I am
Canby, MN out of town on a farm where we custom feed cattle and sustainably raise hogs, chickens, ducks, geese, and sheep. We also have an orchard, vineyard, pumpkin patch, and we do custom cabinetry. THEN when all that is done, I’m an artist.
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Albrecht Adam was a German artist during the early 19th century known for his battle scenes and his lovely horses. Bringing to the canvas his life experience on the battlefield & his obvious connection with horses.
Adam spent some time in Vienna where his work captured the attention of Napoleon’s stepson Eugène de Beauharnais and began to paint for him. Most of his work after that focused on Napoleon’s Russian campaign. Unlike many of the other great artists
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Name
Gretchen Bjornson
Website & Places you can find my work online
Blog: www.gretchenbjornsonart.blogspot.com
Fine Art America: Gretchen Bjornson
Facebook: Gretchen Bjornson Art
Licking County Arts Gallery in Newark, Ohio
Where I am
Pataskala, Ohio
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It’s Monday and that time of the week again, time to learn about another plant that can make your horse sick (the list seems never ending already, & it’s only the B’s!). Today a closer look at the Black Cherry Tree with it’s vibrant scarlet red berries.
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There is a lot of controversy among the Western horse world around Mongolian horse practices. Horse meat and milk has sustained their culture for centuries & their races, while brutal, hone centuries old skills and keep their stock strong.
While I will never try horse meat and am not interested in racing a horse until it drops under me, I don’t feel I’m in a position to judge their culture. These practices have been in place since long before the US was around and will continue until the ‘civilized world’ catches up to them. Until then there is something remote and intense about their lifestyle that embodies a spirit that perhaps us westerners will never understand.
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