Monday, July 13, 2009

Horse Heaven

Bob and I took a long meander down the beach
after a failed attempt to reach Crovinish Island.
It would've required the doffing of boots
and a wade through carrageen-thick water
up to the knees or so. I was game, but the boys
weenied out. So we ended up on a little cross-pasture
jaunt, over stone walls laced with barbed-wire,
through hillsides of thistles and over barred gates
(we entertained a small herd of heifers in the process).
We both managed not to rip any clothing!
Barbed-wire is an effective deterrant, I must say.
These equines greeted us at the bottom of the hill,
when we finally wound (and found) our way
back to the road.

Big Daddy --


Check out these feet --


This pretty boy, across the street, was jealous
of all the attention the other horses were getting,
so I crossed the road while he posed for me --


Mama and baby --


Practicing dance steps --

5 comments:

  1. How beautifully cared for these horses are.

    In a pasture and the fetlock skirts are clean and non-tangled!

    And yes, good for the no news means good news!

    Love, C.

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  2. I have always wanted a pony.

    Thanks for the pix.

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  3. Delightful and they are so silky looking; obviously brushed every day.

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  4. Yes, they are certainly beauties! And this year is the first time that the stallion has even come up to me, much less let me pet him. He's a very serious daddy-horse! (He has two horse-wives and two foals, all in the same pasture.)

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  5. I've always wanted a draft horse- gentle giants. They look so very content.

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