There is a passion/weakness which I possess that very few people know about. Since I was a little girl, I have been desperately in love with horses. I lived and breathed the magical, wonderful creatures, read every book I could get my hands on, cut pictures out of magazines, decorated my room to the EXTREME with bryer horses, barbie horses...it didn't really matter as long as some small part of it was equine!
When I was 15, I finally got my own horse. I think in a perfect world, every little girl would have the opportunity to own a horse of her very own! His name was Buddy and he was an old grey Arabian gelding. He was sway-backed, didn't have the smoothest gait, his face was a little wide, and he had his grumpy moments... but he was all mine. My heart broke when we moved back to the city and had to sell him. He went to a lady that owned a ranch which used horse-therapy to help children with special needs, so we know he got a good forever home....but it sure didn't make it any easier to say goodbye.
There are times when my arms literally ache to be wrapped around the neck of a horse. I want to bury my face in it's mane, breathe deeply, and wrap my fingers into its thick mane-hair. The smell of leather to this day is one of my favorite smells and is so very nostalgic.
I have just recently realized how deeply my love for horses still goes... For now I have to make do with beautiful pictures and images of horses, "Black Beauty" over and over again, and the occasional trip to the nearest horse-holding field. Someday, with God as my witness (and my husbands promise! lol), I will own horses again!
Do you have equine fever too? Please enjoy these images, close your eyes and imagine with me you are hugging the neck of a beautiful horse....isn't it divine?
xoxo,
Maranda
I can't stop thinking about this picture series above from Kiss the Groom (for Lorwick in NY). Have you ever seen such a decadent photo shoot? **sigh**
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You are an AMAZING photographer! I love all the pony pictures! Very touching.
ReplyDeleteDid you take the pony pictures? I love horses too and am studying about them whith my horse crazy sister Laura - Lise. V.
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