Category Archives: Horses

Farmerboy

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Rosemary
Amish boy rakes hay with a team of Belgian horses

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Lancaster, PA   1992 Work. It makes a man out of a boy.

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Perfection

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Rosemary
dressage rider on collected horse

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California, USA A skilled rider with a light touch rides a dressage test.

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Competition

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Rosemary
Kazakh men compete in games of strength and horsemanship

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A village in Kazakhstan, 2016 The idea is to pull your opponent off his horse.

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Fate

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Rosemary
minature horse with halter

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Pennsylvania 2016 Miniature horse awaits his fate in the sale barn.

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Environmental Action Shot

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Rosemary
kokpar match begins in Turkistan

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Turkistan, Kazakhstan 2016 I shot this with my zoom lens on its widest setting…28mm. The wide angle tells a story by including the environment.  I wanted my shot to have a bit of tension that accompanies any sporting contest.  Notice the dogs … Continue reading →

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Life on the Armenian Road

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Rosemary
herd of cattle, sheep and horses on the move to Azerbaijan border

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Armenia 2016 It was fall when I visited the Caucasus. And a common sight were the huge herds of sheep and other livestock moving down the center of a modern highway. This was a situation where a drone would get … Continue reading →

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Pastel Color Palette

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Rosemary
Mongolian horses stand in a landscape of magical pastel colors

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Western Mongolia 2014 The sky and mountains gave hints of these fantasy colors and I just went with it, using saturation, curves, levels, clarity and gradient tools. It’s fun.

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Oasis of Rissani

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Rosemary
Morocco: a Barb horse hitched to a wagon waits near Rissani market

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Rissani, Morocco 1997 I’ve never shown anyone this photo before, but I’ve always loved it. The beautiful Barb horse standing between the shafts of a wagon, the palm trees and the two women wrapped in  black chadors.  It’s Africa! I could … Continue reading →

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Buzhkazi in Kazakhstan

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Rosemary
Kazakhstan: close up shot of horses and men playing Buzhkazi

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Turkistan, Kazakhstan 2016 I tried to keep my 300mm lens ( on my D500) at full magnification so I could get shots like this one…close up and showing the emotion of the men and horses. I especially wanted the expression on … Continue reading →

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Sport in Turkistan

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Rosemary
Kazakhstan: riders tussle over dead sheep in game of Kokpar or buzhkazi

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Kazakhstan 2016 Our Turkistan guide lived in the village you can see in the background. He, like all the young men in the village, was an avid Kokpar rider. Kokpar is the name of the sport you see in the … Continue reading →

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