New faces

Horses: Horses are such willing photography subjects...though it's often hard to get them to smile for the camera, let alone actually look at it! This boy's name is Flurry and he's a Gypsy Vanner. Gypsy horses were the horse of choice for the gypsies in Ireland. They were built like draft horses and able to pull heavy loads but were small enough not to need as much food as a big draft horse. He's a new guy at the barn with his owner Carin.


This boy is a Paint like Stanley but with minimal white markings. I can't remember his name but he's new too. He spent his first evening jumping fences to the point where the barn owner's daughter thought she had lost him in the dark when she went to bring him in from the pasture. I've only had brief passings with his owners but I'm told this is their first horse and they are pretty new to the business.

This is Kiss. Kiss is a Saddlebred and is very tall, and fast and excited. Her owner is Lori and while she isn't all that new to the barn, I've never photographed her before because she doesn't get to go outside in the pastures much. She's a fancy show horse who Lori hopes will be a champion for a kid some day. In the mean time, she keeps us on our toes when she comes barreling by us!

Motocross: The kids have big plans for riding the dirt bikes up north this weekend. Camera will be on standby...these could be the last motocross pictures of the year...

Homeschooling: Some weeks are good and some weeks are bad. This has been an EXCELLENT homeschooling week!! All is good in the world and both kids are spot on track - actually Equestrian Girl is done for the week and it's only Wednesday.