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Post by Dan Vincent on Jun 7, 2014 8:13:18 GMT -5
My grand-daughter jumps horses and I have a zillion beautiful jump shots but every now and then I get a picture of the horse with all four feet off the ground. They look like they're hanging in the air.
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Post by Stephen on Jun 7, 2014 9:05:47 GMT -5
One of the oldest questions settled by Photography, whether all four hooves were on the ground at various paces, solved by Eadweard James Muybridge, a British pioneer of moving images being used to analyze motion in animals and humans.
Stephen.
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Post by mickeyobe on Jun 7, 2014 10:42:04 GMT -5
Vincent,
Great pictures.
I have a niece that used to ride.
I was always impressed by the posture, the skill and the confidence shown by these children.
Especially after the ride when they stand beside these towering animals and lift each leg to gouge the earth out of their hooves and then when they groom them.
Riding and jumping seems to instill an extraordinary self confidence in these kids.
Mickey
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Post by daveh on Jun 7, 2014 10:56:41 GMT -5
Stubbs had the occasional painting of a horse with all four legs off the ground whilst running but never got the result to look realistic.
I used to ride quite a lot till the age of about thirteen. I've never sat on one since: elephant, yes, camel, yes, but horse, no. It was just really a case of other things to do.
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Post by philbirch on Jun 7, 2014 12:36:28 GMT -5
Stubbs had the occasional painting of a horse with all four legs off the ground whilst running but never got the result to look realistic. I used to ride quite a lot till the age of about thirteen. I've never sat on one since: elephant, yes, camel, yes, but horse, no. It was just really a case of other things to do. I miss horse riding. Us townies used to go to a school for a week in the country. We fed chickens, cleaned out barns, fished, walked miles and rode horses. Amazing fun. I remember the smell of horse p00 everytime I think of those special weeks. In UK we don't have summer camp. This was part of my school's curriculum. I was governor of my children's primary school and we used to take them and stay in a similar place: Crosby Hall. Only the kids were allowed to ride. bummer. |
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Post by Dan Vincent on Jun 7, 2014 20:00:43 GMT -5
We have four horses at my son's barn and since I'm retired I have the time to muck-out the stables on weekdays, feed the horses, build fences, hang gates, run water lines, hook up automatic watering, mow lawns, build jumps, do all the electric wiring, put up lights in the arena....and anything else that needs doing.
My grand-daughter's present jumper is a 17.2 hand Hanoverian (German Warmblood)and he is one big boy. Luckily he puts the halter on himself. All I have to do is show him the halter and he pops his nose in and flips it over his ears in one smooth motion. If he raises his head there is no way you could reach the top of his head.
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Post by philbirch on Jun 8, 2014 12:16:04 GMT -5
Perhaps this may seem like a silly question. Bear with me.
On a trip to Poland recently I was introduced to an English Thoroughbred horse who has retired. Now being looked after by my wife's friends daughter. He's a friendly horse though nervous of strangers. The woman that owns him says he has a pet cat. And that horses like to have a pet. She tells me ducks get on well with horses and that the horse and his pet form close attachment.
Has your grand daughter's horse got a pet?
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Post by SidW on Jun 8, 2014 18:02:11 GMT -5
... The woman that owns him says he has a pet cat ... and that the horse and his pet form close attachment ... A different version perhaps of a story I heard. Horses are social creatures, but many privately owned horses are alone. Maybe they form attachments to other tame animals nearby. |
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Post by Dan Vincent on Jun 8, 2014 21:35:03 GMT -5
Philbirch, Yes, we have a 'Barn-Buddy" and a bunch of barn cats.
When my son first moved in they only had one horse, our quarter-horse named "Chloe." Chloe is both Pinto and Paint and qualifies as a large pony or a small horse at 14.1 hands.
Horses don't like to be alone so we bought Chloe "Mini-horse" named Sunny.
Chloe adopted Sunny right away and Sunny would follow Chloe around the pasture and mimic her poses. One day a big coyote came into the field, sat down and licked his chops while he eyeballed Sunny. Chloe looked up from grazing and took two quick bounds and was on that coyote. Wylie Coyote headed out of town and Chloe was right on his butt with her teeth out. That Coyote has never come back.
Here's a couple of shots of Chloe and Sunny.
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Post by philbirch on Jun 9, 2014 16:37:00 GMT -5
A lovely story Dan. Since asking about horse pets above,I spoke to a couple of women at work who have horses. One has a duck in the barn with hers and the other has a goat.
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Post by daveh on Jun 9, 2014 18:34:48 GMT -5
Horses and dog both can form alliances that seem unlikely at first glance: Trigger and Roy Rogers with Wolf then Bullet. I've just been sorting through some of my photos. This is from France four years ago:  They were the best of mates. p.s. Dan, I didn't say in my first post: nice shots. |
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Post by Dan Vincent on Jun 9, 2014 18:46:30 GMT -5
Donkeys make fine "Barn-Buddies." They are pretty smart too.
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