Photos of Horses With Medicine Hats and War Bonnets

Medicine Hat markings:

War Bonnet markings:

Hurricane Harvey Photos - 2

Flooding and devastation - people were helped;

some pets were taken along, some left to fend for themselves...

I hope the orange tiger cat made it to safety....

Going Over Fences - Photos

I volunteered and worked for over 20 years at a horse barn where we bred, trained, and showed horses.  Horses that were bred and trained for three-day eventing - dressage, cross country, and stadium jumping.  I loved the sport and still do...  and there are many ways to ride and jump: you can participate in a point-to-point, in steeplechasing, in cross-country events, riding across country, trail riding, - you name it.  Of course, it's best to know what you're doing, and to have taken lessons - and balance is extremely important, too.  The biggest thing to remember is: The more you ride, the more you fall.   Here are a few photos of jumping and just riding....

The best view ever - from the back of a horse

In eventing, the more skilled you and your horse are, the harder the obstacles...

Helmet cam shot of a cross-country jump

Jumping works because of a complete trust between horse and rider

There are many types of obstacles

A fall at the steeplechase course in Aintree, England *

A point-to-point fall and crash *

And sometimes your horse feels good and just bucks from excess energy...

** The horses and riders in these two fall survived with bumps and bruises,

thankfully with no serious injuries **

Dressage - Horse Ballet

First, you need a mount (any equine) with good conformation for ease of movement.

Second, you need an excellent instructor.

Third, you need to practice, practice, practice.

Fourth, any mistake is the rider's, not the horse.

Thank yous are always welcome.

Pretty Sorcies - Photos

My husband and I always called equines "sorcies"...

Horses In Snow .... and a Reminder

And...

Appealing Appaloosas

Appaloosa horses are another "color" breed.  Although Appaloosas are most commonly recognized by their colorful coat patterns, they also have other distinctive characteristics. The four identifiable characteristics are: coat pattern, mottled skin, white sclera, and striped hooves. In order to receive regular registration, a horse must have a recognizable coat pattern or mottled skin and one other characteristic. Horses which receive regular registration are issued numbers (no letters precede the number.) Those not displaying a coat pattern or mottled skin and one other characteristic will be classified as non-characteristic (N/C)) and their registration numbers preceded by the letter "N." Horses which completed the Certified Pedigree Option (CPO) program were issued numbers preceded by the letters "CN."  For more information see:  https://www.appaloosa.com/registration/indentify.htm
   A spotted breed, bred by the Nez Perce Indians along the Palouse River near what is now the Idaho and Washington state borders, the color breed was originally called "a Palouse horse."  With different peoples and dialects, the term evolved into Appaloosa.