Everything Horsies

[Ruthanne]

 

[Ruthanne]

 

[Ruthanne]

 

[OregonGuy]

 

[katlupe]

 

[Ruthanne]

 

[Ruthanne]

 

[Ruthanne]

 

[Mizmo]

 

[katlupe]

 

[katlupe]

A bit of history from my hometown.

Winner 1918 Kentucky Derby (30-1 odds)

1922 Horse Of The Year

American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame

Broome County Hall of Fame

His owner was Willis Sharpe Kilmer from Binghamton, NY, a local businessman. He stabled him on Riverside Drive Binghamton.

Rugged & lanky, he was consistent, amazingly winning 50 races from 99 lifetime starts.

He became known as one of the most successful racehorses in history.

Nicknamed "Old Bones", a match race between him & Man O War seemed to agree, but it never took place.

The chestnut gelding ran until 9 years old.

May 30, 1915 – September 26, 1945

His final resting place is at Whispering Pines, Garner Road, above Ross Park Zoo

 

[katlupe]

 

[Imogene]

Oh wow @katlupe ! Your latest photo reminds me of the scenery and the pond on the Hallmark series “The Way Home”.

It’s a pond that only lets certain people time travel backward and only lets them go where it wants them to go. Not at all Hallmark-ish but it thankfully has a big enough following that it’s been renewed for Season 4 in 2026.

 

[katlupe]

Oh wow @katlupe ! Your latest photo reminds me of the scenery and the pond on the Hallmark series “The Way Home”.

It’s a pond that only lets certain people time travel backward and only lets them go where it wants them to go. Not at all Hallmark-ish but it thankfully has a big enough following that it’s been renewed for Season 4 in 2026.

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I see it is available on YT.

 

[katlupe]

 

[katlupe]

 

[Jace]

Fact:
All 19 horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby..S.5/4/25..
Are all descendents of Secretariat "Big Red"
(1970-1989).
"the greatest horse of all times"
winning Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont in 1973.

 

[katlupe]

Secretariat, Belmont Stakes

 

[katlupe]

June 9, 1973 Secretariat wins the Triple Crown

 

[katlupe]

Secretariat

 

[katlupe]

 

[Bretrick]

Yes, everything horsies.
Horses and Donkeys, although entirely different species they both come from the family - equidae, sub-family - equus
Young Donkey

 

[katlupe]

 

[katlupe]

Most people I knew who had a donkey used them for guarding livestock.

 

[Lilac]

I guess there is money in protection donkeys. Some breeders are producing a donkey with that as a strong trait & are making a decent living at it. Gentle with people, but teach-hair-and-eyeballs to predators.