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Mongolia 2014 A Mongolian man, lying on the frozen earth, chats with his friends. I think his horse feels left out of the conversation and is about to nuzzle him as if to say, “What about me?” To be nuzzled … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 Shaggy and unkempt, the Mongolian horse is an animal with endurance and heart. He is an important part of the lives of the people of Mongolia and they love him whether they are city dwellers or nomads of the … Continue reading
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Mongolia-2014 With a close-up shot like this one, the bond between man and bird and man and horse becomes apparent. I do worry somewhat about the horse’s mouths. Those bits are severe. The rider does not have a tight hold … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 Jim Zuckerman chose our vantage point at the Eagle Festival and to this day, I feel grateful. We faced the mountain; this barren, scrub-covered, brown hill that provided a perfect backdrop to our photos. The shade from the mountain … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 A stallion and his harem…mares and foals…roam the high desert of western Mongolia. I added the yellow color to emphasize the horses. It was dusk when we saw them and they were the color of the earth but darker.
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Mongolia 2014 Very little farming is done in Mongolia, only 20% 0f the land is arable. The crops are wheat, barley, potatoes and some fruits and vegetables. The winters are long and severe; early frosts can ruin crops before the … Continue reading
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Eastern Mongolia 2014 It was a cold, gray day. Dust, churned up from the hooves of the animals, filled the air. The man ran his horse back and forth, gathering the herd, and moving them this way and then that … 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
