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Recently I learned about the Fresh Air Fund which is a charity program that matches inner-city kids with host families in the suburbs & small town communities.
This is a program that provides kids a chance to enjoy some good old fashioned dirty fun. Learning how to care for horses, helping to plant a garden and falling asleep next to a campfire are things many kids never have the opportunity to try.
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Kimberly Santini, another artist I found via Twitter.
Todays artist can create lifelike animals with lightning speed. Using simple strokes and soft colors she brings her subjects to life with an ease most of us only dream of. Not just a horse artist, Kimberly is an artist with a love of all animals.
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Name
Claudia Duffé
Website & Places you can find my work online
ww.palmyre-equimage.blogspot.com
Where I am
à Royan La Palmyre in France on the Atlantic, an hour from Bordeaux.
When did you first painting horses?
Already always….so for a long time I to think can!
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It’s been a slow spring on The Equinest and I’ve been behind the scenes working on a load of other projects & updates. But nap time is over and I’m back to doing some serious posting.
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In keeping with our Arabian month of June today we learn a little more about the mighty Arabian horse. In the past few weeks we’ve learned a little about their history, some interesting Arabian facts as well as some common misconceptions about the breed.
This week we learn a little about them as animals. There are Arabians strains from all over the world, however they all have some characteristics in common that are specific to Arabian blood. The video below covers both physical characteristics as well as those in personality & character.
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Luckily there are a number of online services dedicated to helping owners find their animals and bring them home safely. Here is a handy list that will help in your time of need should the unthinkable happen and your horse go missing. Be sure to bookmark it and share it with your horse friends.
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Today’s horse blogger of the week is none other than Fran Jurga the hoof care & health guru. You can find more of her stuff on Fran Jurga’s Hoof Care Blog & The Jurga Report (don’t forget to grab her RSS feeds while you are there).
A busy lady, Fran keeps up two blogs and has time for social media. Her hoof blog provides advice, news & information about hoof health while The Jurga Report keeps readers updated with the latest news in health care, equine science & research in the horse world.
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Angie Ketelhut, another artist I found via Twitter.
Todays artist isn’t specifically a horse artist (although she does paint them) she is more of an animal artist. Her pet portraits are colorful and fun & her animals full of enough life and energy to bound off the page.
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June is officially Arabian video month & so far we’ve learned a little history and some interesting facts about the lovely Arabian breed. These animals have been around a long time and their blood flows through the veins of most modern breeds.
Today we take it in a different direction and discuss some of the common misconceptions & myths about this breed. In some circles Arabians are thought to be highly strung and even difficult, (which is true in some breeding circles & strains) but not to most Arabian breeders. This is an breed noted for their versatility, hardiness & agreeability.
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Today’s blog of the week is a fun one from the folks over at The Horse Diva. You can find featured products (& contests) on their diva blog (don’t forget to grab their RSS feed while you are there).
Let’s face it, their products are cute with a capital C & their blog is a fairly new way for them to share some of their most popular products and interact with their customers. Posts provide clean, clear images of the goods with anecdotes and descriptions, peppered with events & photos.
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There is something almost unnerving about being peered at through a blue horse eye. Strangely human, there seems to be a wisdom behind that blue gaze that can’t quite be grasped.
Although I’ll always love the soft brown eyes more commonly found in the equine species, there is just something about electric blue. Here are some lively shots of blue eyed horses (and I’ll spare everyone the ‘Ole blue eyes’ reference). 😉
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Tuesday is artist appreciation day & today it’s all about the work of Donna Ridgway, another artist I found via Twitter.
Todays artist appreciates a number of different art forms, but all of them relate to horses in some form or another. Her work is interesting and the variety is delightful. Her all time favorite horse is the Missouri Fox Trotter (mostly for their keen sense of humor).
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