Saturday, February 17, 2007

The Equestrian Arts #1


"Linus" appearing at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY in 1901.
Later sold to Frank Bostock and taken to England.
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Posted by Buckles at 2/17/2007 06:14:00 AM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This horse's mane and tail are unbelievable. Maybe a horse person could tell me, is this a genetic fluke for this particular horse, or is there a breed for which this is natural? I've seen a lot of horses, but I've never seen anything like this. Amazing, and beautiful. Sorry if this is a bonehead question, but I'd really like to know.

18 February, 2007 05:41
Anonymous said...

That is not a bonehead question at all. Horses with manes and tails like these are extremely rare. Andalusians (Spain), Lusitanos (Portugal), and Friesians (the Netherlands) all grow naturally long manes and tails, but nothing like this. Most horses may grow long manes and tails, as long as the owner is willing to take very good care of them--rarely brushing, picking them by hand, conditioning them, and keeping them braided or tied up in a net or bag. Most horses with long tails tend to step on them, or the hairs get caught in their shoes and may get pulled out. In Mr. Fox's book, "A Pictorial History of Performing Horses," there are a couple of b&w pictures of horses such as this.
-Chris

19 February, 2007 00:22
Anonymous said...

Thank you for tthe information Chris. I will continue to keep my eyes peeled on the blog for more stunning photos like this.

19 February, 2007 16:25
Anonymous said...

The most beautiful horse I have ever seen was "TURCO" A Porchagese Andulation. [boy did I butcher that spelling] JC rode him in Horse Fantasy Review. He was like a fairytale horse. Too beautiful to be real. A Metalic Gold coat with naturally curly [like mine] coal black mane and tail. Whitey spray painted his hooves with glitter gold paint. Of course all his tack was gold. Beautyful

19 February, 2007 18:25

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