A horse at play

General at Play

Reach for the stars….you might just catch one. For the first part of General’s story, please refer to his earlier painting “General”. This painting was from a photo taken at age 2. He was rearing in play with an orange Jolly Ball and a neighboring horse. He is still so amazingly sweet and currently, at 8 years old, he is …

A horse leaning its head fencepost

Harley’s Happy Nap

To sleep, perchance to dream…” —W.S. Harley is an adorable dapple-grey ex-racehorse that had been rescued by my dear friends, R.T. and Teresa Fitch when they ran Lonestar Equine Rescue. Harley would actually fall asleep leaning his head on the fence. Currently, R.T. and Teresa still have Harley and their other rescues and are actively involved in helping support Habitat …

A playful, happy horse

Cloud in the Sky

Freedom has No Fencing…. Cloud is the most well known Wild Mustang Stallion, the inspiration behind the formation of The Cloud Foundation, with 4 PBS documentaries about his life from birth to the present. The Cloud Foundation was formed with the dedication to the preservation of wild horses on our public lands, and the protection of Cloud’s herd in the …

A foal looking at you

Baby

One’s worth and value move from the inside out. A beautiful Clydesdale bred for the Budweiser Team who didn’t make the cut because he was born with 2 black socks, instead of white. He lived out his life at the Redwings Sanctuary in Monterey. One of the sweetest horses they’d ever known.

A longhorn cattle

Mac

Do a little dance, make a little love……get down tonight….. For many years, as I drove my draft horses to my friend’s ranch to utilize her fabulous arena (visit Blue Fountain Farm and Blue Fountain Photography), I would pass by a herd of gorgeous and adorable longhorn cattle. This one, I called Mac, always had some quirky look on his …

A pony with a waving mane

Medicine Pony

Sometimes it takes a horse to heal a heart.. “Charlie paused and stoically stood at the edge of the sand covered plateau with head held so proud, raised to the challenge of the stormy weather, staring into the golden glow of the setting sun…his mane was billowing to the north, wild and free…” “….it is Charlie who taught me to …

Close-up of a horse looking at you

Face of Love

The one thing we need, above all else, is LOVE. Oscar, one of my rescued horses, came from a feedlot in Canada at the young age of 2.5 months old. He imprinted to me then and would stand at the gate and call to me instead of going to hang with the other horses in my herd. Even though he …

A playful horse looking at you

Elwood 2

Always carry the light in your heart. Elwood is a Draft Horse/Paint cross rescued by United Pegasus Foundation and adopted by a family in Grass Valley, CA. Elwood, and his buddy Jake, are an amazing, award winning Draft Horse team called “The Blues Brothers” that show every year at The Draft Horse Classic.