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As much as I wanted Red to come over and say hello, he was behaving like a horse in a fresh spring meadow. The nibbler was quite content to eat and eat some more.
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So beautiful! To be honest, I have only ever ridden a horse once, as they’re not that common in my part of the world, but to me, they always look so noble and intelligent. And I am a fan of Dick Francis books so I am fascinated all the more by horses. Red looks like a horse I would want for a friend. 🙂
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I want all horses to be my friend. Some respond, some don’t. There are many horses where I live. I will tell the red nibbler you say hello.
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Yay! Please do. Love from the Philippines, please tell him. 🙂
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Will do.
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Looks like a nice, fat, happy horse. I used to ride one that looked just like that. She was a great ride except she needed frequent breaks to eat some shrubbery 🙂
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Someone once said that a fat horse is much preferred to a skinny one. If they didn’t say that they should have.
What do they call a bar and grill for horses? Shrub Pub.
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Wow! What a beautiful red coat! He is quite muscular too!
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He works out when he isn’t eating. Big field to run in.
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He looks happy!
My new horse is arriving this afternoon!
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Lucky you!
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Reblogged this on Journey Of A Nifty Day Trader.
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I have always wanted a red horse with white legs .. well… Shaman is white, but he has freckles in summer, just like me^^
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Lol. You and Shaman getting freckles together. You are so cute Frauke!
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This is what I call an enchanting look into a horsey world. I love to look at horses in fields. In fact I once had two horses who wound up being lawn ornaments since I found numerous excuses not to ride. They lived to be very old – one was 32! There is something to be said for early retirement.
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Wow, a 32 year old horse. They must have loved you very much. I want a lawn ornament just like that, but alas just a regular residential lot here.
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I’m hoping I’m not the only person in the world who’s rather a bit afraid of horses. They’re really big and I guess I just never grew up with any exposure to horses.
Having said that, what a great picture! Love the contrast of colours 🙂
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Horses can be scary, and I always approach them with caution. My experience is that they will tell you if they want company by coming over, or not.
My 85lb golden retriever, Pumpkin, is absolutely freaked out by them. It’s like she just can’t process how big they are.
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What a beauty!
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I will tell the red nibbler you said that 😉
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What a lovely horse and what a warm color it has
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I want to give it a kiss.
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Always wished my hair was that colour!
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Why Katherine, whatever for. You have lovely long and full hair, no matter the color. You are that girl in the nursery rhyme about the cute girl with a cute little curl, right in the middle of her forehead.
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There is a power in this picture. You can see it rippling in the muscles. I have ridden a horse but this one looks powerful.
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Agreed. He appears to be quite the specimen. Since I look so good too I thought there would be a connection, but it didn’t happen. I think he thought I was just old.
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Age is in the mind of the beholder, and we are a sight to behold.
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What a beauty he is, even if he would not lift that proud head of his. 🙂
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He is a beauty and knows it too!
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A handsome red. One day, you’ll just need to walk up and say hello. Perhaps a camera bag full of oats will help. 🙂
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One day soon I will do just that. He, and his friends, live close by.
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Ah, pretty, pretty!
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Hi Lilly. Yeah the nibbler be a fine and handsome horse. Thanks, my friend.
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My first love was a horse. 🙂 Then my grandpa cured me by loaning his horse-crazy granddaughter a horse that required a choke bit and reared at every ground hog hole! The horse I learned to ride on previous to that therapy-inducing experience was soft, beautiful, and gentle with a canter like silk. Sigh.
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That sounds almost traumatic, as if there are life lessons to be learned by managing a spooky horse. Oh Grandpa!
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What a beauty! the field is pretty, too. How you doing, Mike?
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Mike be good, except for an old spine which includes bulging discs, a loose piece floating around, and a herniated disc. Stiff, sore, quick to bind up without movement. Athletics and age. But nothing has appeared that is killing me, yet.
It’s all good.
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Sounds painful. Mobility issues are definitely what most of us will be facing as we “grow up”.
Good to hear from you 🙂
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Likewise, Laurie.
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