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Mongolia 2014 A Kazakh man in Western Mongolia rides his camel at a mile eating pace. The rider seems snug sitting bareback between the two humps. The camel is pacing: the lateral legs moving in tandem. This gives the body a side … Continue reading
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Western Mongolia 2014 When you go on a tour for a special event such as the Eagle Festival held in Western Mongolia, or the Theyyam in Mangalore, India, your photos are specific. You may, as I did, shoot several hundred gigabytes … Continue reading
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Bayan-Olgii Province, Mongolia 2014 Without horses like these, the Mongols wouldn’t have conquered the largest land empire in history. When I saw these horses, all tacked up, I thought about asking if I could ride one. A gallop across the … Continue reading
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Western Mongolia 2014 You have to look closely to see that the horse is in a gallop. His near hind and off fore hooves are leaving the ground. He leans away from the eagle, but he doesn’t shy. The Kazakhs … Continue reading
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Western Mongolia 2014 The eagle hunter rode into the arena at a brisk canter, shrieking a high-pitched cry that sounded to me like the cry of an eagle. He extended his “eagle arm”, the one his eagle normally perches on … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 Herds of animals are a common sight in Mongolia. This scene was only an hour from the capital of the country, Ulanbaatar. The land is open grassland, but I read that there are forests north of Ulanbaatar. When … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014…Hustai National Park The last of the wild horses roam free in a preserve on the grasslands of Mongolia. Called Przewalski horses after the Russian explorer who first described them, they are a stocky, dun colored breed with upright manes. Their eyes seem … Continue reading
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Los Angeles, California 2014 The Peruvian Paso breed was developed to carry riders over many miles as they surveyed the vast sugar plantations of Peru. The smooth ride makes it a good breed for older riders here in the U.S. … Continue reading
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Kashgar, China 2003 Animals behave as we do in many ways. They form cliques, a pecking order, and the low man in the herd has a miserable time of it. At feeding time, the outcast must gobble his food because … Continue reading
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Gujarat, India 2009 Milking time in a small Rabari village in India. It seemed that the men did the milking chore. Instead of a bucket, they used a copper vessel that, if you thought about it, resembled one of our old … Continue reading
