Horse Sense

Ghostly Orbs in a 100 Year Old Horse Barn

Another ghostly photograph for Halloween, this time ghostly orbs in a 100 year old horse barn. What do you think, trick of the light or paranormal presence?

Photograph via Angel Ghosts

Ghost horse and rider photograph

“This is the horse and rider photograph I took at the Stockyards in Fort Worth a couple years ago. It was taken with a digital camera sometime around 8 pm. The man appears to be right in front of me, when he wasn’t anywhere to be seen by either myself or my friend who was with me. You can actually see right through the man and the horse, and the horse has no feet. He appears to be floating off the ground.

My friend and I looked all around the arena that night for this rider and horse and he did not exist. There was no one in front of me when I took that picture. I have shown it to others and they say that the Stockyards are very ‘haunted’. That maybe this was someone who rode with the rodeo who just didn’t want to leave. ????”

What do you think of this ghostly apparition? Is it a double exposure or is it a photograph of a ghost horse and rider?

Happy Halloween

Image & quote found via horseandman.com

The Haunted Horse Stables - A Ghost Story for Halloween

 

Happy Halloween!

Horse drawn drive-thru

If the price of fuel continues to escalate we might all be re-considering the horse as a form of transport.

Image found via The Similepedia Blog

For the Pony Mad Child - A Horse and Pony Stable Wallpaper Mural

More horse themed wallpaper, this time for the horse mad child. The Walltastic kit comprises 12 pieces of 20" x 48" wallpaper making it easy to hang and very cost effective at £34.99 for the mural.

Surely this is a must for any pony mad little girl.

Scott's Ponies - From The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott

From left to right : Snippets, Nobby, Micheal and Jimmy Pigg

20 Siberian bred ponies were selected for Scott of the Antartic's fatal expedition, they were never intended to cross the glacier but were to be used as a source of fresh meat on the expedition's return from the Pole.

19 ponies were transported aboard the Terra Nova, one had already died. Stalls had been especially built for them, unfortunately they suffered dreadfully during a storm at sea and two of the ponies were killed.

Upon landing it soon became apparent that ponies were not suitable for transport in the Antartic as they floundered in the snow. Pony snow shoes should have been available, they had been unloaded from the ship,  but all but one set  were been left behind at Cape Evans.

The ponies trials were many, being attacked by ill fed and half starved dogs, lameness and exhaustion. Three of the ponies actually floated off on an ice flow surrounded by killer whales, one fell in and Oates killed him with an ice pick. The other two were hauled to safety but one was so weak that it couldn't get to it's feet and kept slipping back into the water. Bower's said, "I can't leave him alive to be eaten by those whales" and so this pony was killed with an axe.

Of course Scott's use of ponies has often been cited as one of the reasons that the Antartic expedition failed so tragically. One - Ton Depot was in a different place to the original plan due to the weakness of the ponies and it's believed that Scott and his companions would have suceeded in making it to the depot had it been placed where orginally planned.

The above  photographs are from London's Atlas Gallery, they have a forthcoming exhibition of  photographs of Robert Falcon Scott's ill fated expedition which opens on 3rd November - The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott. Photographs will be for sale and a book is to be published to coincide with the exhibtion. More details at the Atlas Gallery website.

War Horse Fact & Fiction National Army Museum

A special free entry exhibition at the National Army Museum explores fact and fiction from Micheal Morpurgo 's War Horse.

A hands-on interactive exhibition for all the family, this compelling story will be brought to life using exclusive material from Michael Morpurgo and the acclaimed stage production by the National Theatre.

The touching 'real life' stories of the horses and men who depended on them will be illustrated through the Museum's rich collection encouraging visitors to think about the millions of War Horses who have supported the British Army across time.

You can find more information on the War Horse Fact & Fiction microsite

Slow Horsemanship

"Many problems in working with horses, and most of the abuses that occur in the horse world, would be avoided if Slow Horsemanship were used - if people weren't in a hurry, and didn't want quick results.  Haste does indeed lead to waste, and haste is the parent of impatience and anger."

I urge everyone envolved with horses to pop over to Kate's blog A Year with Horses and read her post "Slow Horsemanship"

Lipizzaners need our help

"The Spanish Riding School is the keeper of the Grail, where humility, service and perfection is the ultimate goal." Sylvia Loch

The Spanish Riding School of Vienna has survived for the past 400 years and is now under threat due to finance. It is no longer state funded and has to become a commercial venture. Putting tremendous pressure on horses and horsemasters, there have been reports about the stallions becoming tired and the pressures may have played a significant part in the recent suicide of Harald Bauer, lead rider of The Spanish Riding School.

A "Friends of the Spanish Riding School" group has been formed the German website here  http://www.freundeskreis-srs.at/, Google translate bar should translate to English for you, where you can add your support to save the school.

Or email : [email protected]

Act now the famous Lipizzaners need our help.

Or you can emailDr. Josef Offenmüller
Hetzendorferstraße Dr. Josef Offenmüller
Hetzendorferstraße 77/2/3a
1120 Wien
77/2/3a
1120 Wien

Don Vincenzo Giobbe

"And I whispered to the horse, trust no man in whose eyes you don't see yourself as an equal." ~ Don Vincenzo Giobbe