Sep
22
Fantastico
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Hopefully you read my last entry and guessed that I went to the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.
My dad and I journeyed down to Tennessee where we had a hell of a time. We met fantastic people, got to watch the best horse show on Earth, enjoyed some good ol’ Southern food, and did I mention the horse show? The best of the Tennessee Walking Horse breed come to compete for World Championship and World Grand Championship honors over the 10 days on the Celebration.
We only went for the final 3 days, when the World Grand Champions are crowned, but next time we’re going to need a few more days to fit everything in.
No doubt about it, the final class, aka the Big Stake, is the culmination of the whole event. Over 20,000 people attended the show that night to cheer for their favorites. And cheer we did!
This video is of the entrances by the contenders for the Big Stake — 11 horses were eligible to show and 11 answered the gate call. They are announced one-by-one as they come into the ring and it is pretty clear to see who the favorites are. My cheers went for the mare, Victoria’s Secret. She got reserve in the class, though I maintain that she probably deserved 1st (and a couple of the judges agreed with me). Listen to the crowd when her name is announced!
Sep
11
Guess Where I Went!
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Hint1: It is the greatest horse show in the world.
Hint2: It is in Tennessee.
Hint3: On the final night, over 20,000 people gather to scream for their favorite contenders.
(Click thumbnail for larger view.)
Mar
14
Nap Time
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Santana has started taking afternoon naps while out in the pasture. Apparently his life of leisure (current schedule: waking up in the morning, getting fed, being turned out in the pasture to play and eat, being taken inside and fed again, sleeping) is tuckering him out. Not that I’m judging, because lawsie mercy do I love a good nap myself.
While it’s not totally unusual for a horse to nap out in the open during the day, it’s not completely common, either. After all, it leaves them vulnerable to predators like wolves or bears or mountain lions or equine photographers.
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Mar
4
Wordless Wednesday: Hunting as a Pack
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Feb
26
Forgotten…
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Sometimes people forget their sunglasses at my house.
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And then I forget that I documented the adventures they had without their rightful owner until said rightful owner showed up at my house to reclaim them.
“Oh hey, I have a surprise for you sometime,” I said.
“Ooh!” the rightful owner said excitedly.
“Oh, you won’t enjoy it,” I assured her.
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Speaking of things forgotten and refound, here are some pictures I snapped several weeks ago while the horses were enjoying some snowy outside time. They’re various detail shots that most people probably never see or pay attention to, and horse people see them so often they just overlook them. However, when you’re trying to be artsy and the only poses your horses all look like variations of this –
– you must improvise.
Dec
19
Winter is Here!
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Winter came in with a bang this year, and gave us a real 1-2 punch of snow and ice. Then it followed up with a 3-4 punch, brought back the 1, another 2, a couple 4’s and then a final 2.
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That’s ok if you don’t, what’s important to know is that we just bundle up and go about our business.
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Nov
5
Wordless Wednesday
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