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Beautiful Horses of Pennsylvania |
Wanna Be Platinum Laura is the young owner of Wanna Be Platinum, a Mustang Cross who was born out west. He now lives in Pennsylvania, and Laura nominated him for the Beautiful Horses of Pennsylvania series, writing, "Wanna Be Platinum (Oscar) has the inviting face of an angel and a heart of gold. He has the softest black eyes of any other horse that quickly draw you in....Happy to have anyone on his back, he is patient and understanding and has brought me to many blue ribbons and fun filled rides. Oscar may not be the perfect example for a breed but he is the perfect tx ample for someone who possesses infinite love an curilsity....Oscar would make the perfect Beautiful 'Pony' of Pennsylvania." I too thought Wanna Be Platinum had the face of an angel! Hopefully you will enjoy his painting.
Wanna Be Platinum and Laura
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Comanche Comanche was full of spunk on the day I visited. He was racing around his beautiful riding arena scouting for patches of grass to nibble on. Of course he has a mouth full of munchies in his painting! A Tennessee Walker, Comanche is a wonderful red roan color. Add some bright sunshine, and he just sparkled with lots of shades of orange, red and gold. Corrine, his owner wrote that the he is the first horse she's owned, and "I wasn't a very experienced horse person . . . and to my surprise Comanche wasn't a very experienced or trained horse. We had many fights and I've cried many tears, but I refused to give up on him; knowing that I would never want someone to give up on me." She continued, "A day without Comanche is like a day without the sun. Comanche is the most beautiful horse because he is the best friend a girl could ever ask for."
Comanche and Corrine |
General Lady Francis General Lady Francis, AKA Dutches, is a beautiful Percheron mare. Barbara, her owner, wrote, "I love riding Dutches because it's like sitting on your sofa and enjoying the view." I got lots of wonderful action photos of Dutches running in her big pasture, but chose this pose for her painting because during our visit Barbara and I were both talking about the giant horse statues outside of PF Chang restaurants. We both would like to have one of the statues at our homes! Dutches reminded me of those statues in this pose! She's almost the same size as one of those huge Chinese horses! When Barbara was looking for a horse -- a year long venture -- she met and rode Dutches. Barbara wrote, "I was drawn to her as she to me. I left that day and my heart was aching to go back. I took my husband and he liked her. Walking around her then trying to pick her feet up was a challenge. She would put her weight and lean on the leg I was trying to pick up. When someone else tried - no problem. I would go over and same problem. I went to pass her and she nudged me and I looked at her and she lowered her head. I knew right then and there she was my girl." Here's some more excerpts from Barbara's nomination of Dutches. "My friends wanted to use her for volting. They love standing on her and hanging on her and sliding off her butt. I have my farrier and his two dogs on her with me and she doesn't care." "I have been around horses all my life and none have this much personality. She is one special horse and will remain in my heart forever." Barbara and Dutches are quite a pair!
Barbara and General Lady Francis
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Wave Runner Wave Runner - aka "Danny" - is a Danish Warmblood pony cross who is one lucky gelding. He is the apple of his owner's eye. When I visited, Emily, who is 14, had Danny following her like a puppy as she wove around an arena filled with jumps and props. With no leadline, Danny was right behind Emily -- going over jumps and twisting around obstacles -- and having a great time! Barbara, Emily's mother, nominated Danny for the Beautiful Horses of Pennsylvania project. Here's what she wrote: "Danny is our first horse. My 14 year old daughter is the rider in the family. She had been taking lessons for a while on many different horses. Her trainer had been suggesting that we buy a horse for quite some time when Danny came to the farm. She rode him in her usual Saturday morning lesson. Now most Saturdays i stay for the lesson and watch, but for some reason that week I went to run a few errands. When I got back people couldn't come up to me fast enough to tell me how amazing she looked on Danny. "I replied back with my usual yeah, yeah, yeah. "I left that day and didn't really think about Danny. Sunday morning I got a call at 9:15 am from her trainer. I let it go to the machine because I had a feeling what the call was about and I needed another cup of tea and a shower before I was ready to deal with what was to come. "When I called her back I was told that Danny was 'the one.' This was the horse for her, he was 'the one.' If I heard that phrase once that Sunday I heard it 50 times. To make a long story short, we bought Danny that cold November Sunday. I hadn't planned on buying a horse that day, month or even year, but I am very glad I did because he IS 'the one.' My daughter loves him and rides him with all her heart and soul. They are an amazing team that impresses people every week. He loves her, takes care of her and truly is the 'the one.' The rest of our family has grown to love him also. He has opened up a whole new world for us, one I never expected to be in a year and a half ago but am so grateful we entered. Danny is 'the one' for my daughter and our family."
Wave Runner and Emily
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