It’s exceptional to catch horses being wild on camera. They are difficult to photograph anyway, but catching those amazing, wild moments is never easy. The horse is gorgeous & a stunning example of dark chestnut with a flaxen modifier, a striking combination.
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This Week’s rare breed comes from Greece & like many native Greek breeds it’s dangerously rare & close to extinction. The Arravani breed only has a couple hundred members.
A wide variety of different breeds helped to develop this breed over the last couple of millennia, from Thessalian animals to the mighty Arabian. Originally they were bred as workhorses, which provides them a robust, surefooted foundation. Later outside influence (especially the Arabian) lent them a refinement that can still be seen today. Read more
Images of foals require no explanation, they are just cute (especially baby drafts). While this baby isn’t very interested in the camera, it almost looks as if it’s lost in thought. This is also a fine example of a mealy mouth on a young horse. What a cutie!
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This Monday’s rare breed is known as the Merens or the Ariègeois pony. They are a rare mountain pony native to the Pyrenees and Ariègeois mountains of Northern Spain & Southern France.
Thought to be of prehistoric ancestory, these rugged mountain ponies were originally domesticated for use in mines & for hauling timber. Physically they are very similar to Dales pony & the Friesian horse which probably shared an ancestor with them. It is believed that during the Muslim invasion local stock was also enhanced by Arabian blood. Read more