Photo of the Week: From indifference to affection
At first, Driven Storm was a bit cool to the charms of the young girl in his life. Whenever Malindi, 11,would try to catch him in his field, he’d trot away, says the girl’s mother Lori Ann Thwing. But, after persistence and consistent rides together, that all changed. “Now when he sees her he trots to her and drops his head to her,” she says, noting that this picture was recently during a break at a horse show. “Mali, who assists me at horse shows, wanted to go visit with him while the show was on break,” she says. “ […]
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Photo of the Week: Mystical gray beauty
One afternoon about three weeks ago, Shannon Smith slipped into a couture jacket and onto the back of her storybook-beautiful gray gelding. Posing for photographer Michele Taras in an outfit by a local designer, the Ontario equestrian and her OTTB Realbigwig romped in the woods without a care in the world. “Normally I wouldn’t ride without a helmet,” Smith says. “But nothing fazes him. He’s super smart and super brave. He’ll do anything you ask; he’s not a spooker and he’s super levelheaded.” Real Big Wig Barn: Russell Sire: Ghostzapper Dam: Pop Princess, by Alphabet Soup Foal date: May 22, […]
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Photo of the Week: Let’s do lunch
Jenny Manuelli and her OTTB Rambo (JC: Roy’s Remedy) share a love of Taco Bell bean burritos. So, a couple of years ago Jenny decided to show her 15-year-old bay Thoroughbred where the human “feed bin” was. Patiently and calmly, Rambo lined up with other hungry patrons at the order window at her busy California Taco Bell. And it was like he knew there’d be a big reward for lining up with the cars and trucks! “He was awesome!” says Manuelli of Waterford, Calif. “My big, scary OTTB … went right up to the ordering screen, waited patiently for the […]
