Horses

Those Friesians were magnificent! The only ones I ever saw outside of a small guide to horses. Raised in the city. Always loved horses. Only rode once with my sweetie on our 25th anniversary. The horse kept trying to scrape me off against trees, but I enjoyed it anyway. I was never able to draw them properly. Those legs are complicated things. The little kid with the tiny horse?
Loved it! Made my day.
 
I loved watching this little horse run and frolic!

I did think again though, of the problems that sometimes occur when we breed animals down to miniature sizes like we do with dogs. We're all so used to miniaturized dogs but alot of them have real issues with their joints and hips because of that.

I hope the horse fares better. They are so darned cute !!!!
 
You know I always feared horses. Somewhere between being bitten as a kid and Christopher Reeve. But really if I had a chance now I would have probably two. Beautiful creatures and a lot of work but yes...I'd be ready to "muck out" litter boxes/stalls.
 
One of my favorite Internet horses, a 13-hand Icelandic gelding:
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A beautiful representative of one of my favorite breeds, a Knabstrupper stallion:
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Beautiful blue eye:
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AprilT said:
So cute. `You ever wonder if some animals who see little people think to themselves oh look a miniature one? of course not in that exact way, but, you know what I mean. And it dawned on me to ponder if the thinking miniature animals feel put upon, inadequate the way we at times us humans have made people with size differences feel. Silly thoughts, but, I just started having these thoughts midway as i was oohing and awing.
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Often, in a pasture herd of horses and one pony, the pony is the alpha of the herd! Ponies are infamous for having "ponytude"!

We moved our horse and small pony to a new barn. The pony was a really small one, only came up to about my armpit, and when we led him into the barn that first day some of the horses were freaking out! And their people were laughing -- "I don't think my horse has ever seen a pony before!" The horses were pop-eyed at such a little equine.
 
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I love horses, if I was up with Jackie Kennedy in income I would own a few. Maybe a horse rescue? Beautiful animals, wish I could know them better. How beautiful is that???
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