Four in the Fog -- a Fun Photo!
Posted May 14, 2008
I got lost in the fantastic thick fog that filled our horse pasture yesterday morning.... Well, lost in the sense that time ceased to exist. And I could not bear to leave the field... I love taking photos in the fog. I couldn't drag myself away. I tried. I would turn and walk toward the fence, I could not make it! I'd have to turn back toward the horses shoot more photos. That's how I just happened to see the photo above appear before my very eyes! I was about to head for the house (for the fifth or sixth time) and turned and saw how the horses on the hill were almost hovering over top the closer horses. I took the shot below and waited and watched.
. . . and then the shot posted at the beginning of this blog just happened! CLICK!
Did you notice? Two horses on top of two other horses! What a fun photo!
Here are a few more of my fog shots.
Which one do you like best?
posted by Karen Brenner
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Calling all Andalusian Lovers to the Fiesta Midwest!
Posted May 10, 2008
Ever since I saw the token Andalusian at a Lipizzan performance, I've been in love with the breed. So noble, so regal, so beautiful! And now there is going to be an event to celebrate the Andalusian breed right here in Ohio!!!!! I'm counting the days! It's called Fiesta Midwest and will be June 5-7 at Roberts Arena in Wilmington, Ohio. There are going to confirmation and performance classes for the Pure Spanish Horses, and classes for humans about the breed standards, selecting Spanish tack and clipping your horse to look its best! They will be Andalusians from all over the Midwest for you to see and you might just end up buying one!
And I will be there with my paintings! Yes my booth will be one of many highlights!
I've been busily painting some new Andalusian pictures to take along. The first one appears at the top of today's blog. That's Hereje, a stallion from Herradura Andalusians in Denton, Texas. Herradura ranch is one of MY "Seven Wonders of the World," and Hereje is the most photogenic horse I've ever met. Click here to visit the Herradura website and see photos of their amazing stallions -- you can even watch videos of the stallions in action if you desire!
But I digress.... back to the Fiesta .....
Another Fiesta Midwest highlight (besides my artwork) will be the Friday night exhibition and dinner. This party will feature authentic Mexican and Spanish food and Flamenco dancers plus riding demonstrations including one by Laura Amandis and her majestic Andalusian stallion Acierto. Tickets are required for the special Friday night performance and dinner. They are $25 and need to be reserved by May 30. Reserve yours by emailing info@FiestaMidwest.com.
I've posted the Fiesta Midwest press release on my website for an easy reference. Also, here is a link to the official Fiesta Midwest website to learn even more!
Hope to see you at the Fiesta!
posted by Karen Brenner
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Too Sleepy to Paint
Posted May 5, 2008
When you read the title for today's blog, if you know me personally you probably think it's all about me! But it's not! Too Sleepy to Paint is a horse's name! In fact it is the first of the Beautiful Horses of Michigan "model horses" that I got to meet and photograph. Jenny plans to be driving home from the Pinto World Champion Show in Oklahoma when I plan to be in her neck of the woods in Michigan, so she came up with the brilliant idea of asking me if I lived close to Ashland, Ohio, where she was competing in a show this past weekend. Well, YES, I live very close to Ashland! So I drove over and took photos of Too Sleepy to Paint, aka "Justin," yesterday.
What a beautiful horse!
Jenny told me Justin had won the Halter Championship at the show on Saturday. One glance at this 17hh plus horse, and you realize those five judges who unanimously agreed on his award had had an easy decision to make! What a beautiful horse. Oh, did I already say that? Oops!
Well, you need to see for yourself; my photographs don't do him justice. But here are some anyway. I love the ones where he's looks a bit drowsy -- 'cause of his name. It's partially because he competed in many classes over the weekend, but also because his pretty blue eyes are a bit sensitive to bright sunlight.
Jenny told me Justin likes getting his picture taken!
What a beautiful horse!
Justin looking a bit sleepy.
Watch for Justin's painting which I'll be working on this summer. I'll post it on my blog -- and in the Beautiful Horses of Michigan section of my website -- when it is completed.
Click here to learn more about my Beautiful Horses of Michigan project.
posted by Karen Brenner
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Tete-a-Tete -- Horse Communication
Posted May 4, 2008
I love to watch horses silently communicating with each other. These two horses, waiting calmly as their riders watch the proceedings at the Camargo Hunt Club hunter trials, have a quiet tete-a-tete. This is my latest painting, "Tete-to-Tete."
Much of my horses' body language is clearly horse-to-horse communication. From a simple ear movement, a quick thrust of the chin or clamped down tail to a slow backing with a swift buck -- all are part of the language of horses. As I watch from a back window of the house DJ, the Alpha horse, has Sorpresa, the wanna-be Alpha horse, practicing her caprioles, I wonder if I could get some tips from him. He has her doing much better moves than I seem to be able to achieve via human-to-horse communication.
posted by Karen Brenner
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Gorgeous! -- Linda-The Mane Point
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