It’s only appropriate that I celebrate today’s 500th post on Hoofbeats & Footprints. With blogging, I have met some incredible people all across the world, and the blogsphere has allowed us to share our thoughts, sights and local scenes to those who are willing to look. A year […]
Starting a warm spring day with a mid-morning snooze. Hum..is that mom? Sweet ! That means I get cookies and mash. Time to get up. In the barn we go, while mom tacks me up, I get to munch on some hay. I’m excited as today is Monday. […]
As unique as riding on horseback through the Luberon mountains in Provence, France. To experience the ochre cliffs and sand dunes of the Colorado Provencal outside of Rustrel, France. A truly special and once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Hi Everyone ! Well, a few people have been mentioning that some of my comments are being found in their spam basket. I’ve been behind on commenting on your blogs this week due to a new cold. So now when I’m trying to catch up, I’m definitely starting […]
This is really cool ! Bet you’ll love looking at your WordPress Year in Review too! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 47,000 views […]
Back in October, I introduced you to Nordeste, a Lusitano stallion who is a school master at Morgado Lusitano. This beautiful Portuguese hacienda standing high on a hilltop outside of Lisbon is home to a stellar Classical Dressage school for both local and international riders. Nordeste is just […]
With all the sights and sounds of Paris, one can easily overlook a noble creature that is deeply entrenched in French culture. For centuries, the horse has been a vital part of the French history, used for transportation, farm work, and war. The French Baroque Horse that consists […]
Originally posted on We Photograph As We Are:
My life has been immeasurably enhanced by living and working with horses. In the past several years I have traveled to beautiful places and met lovely, inspiring people that share the common thread of a love for horses. In the…
In the morning of All Saints Day of 1 September 1755 a seaside village in Portugal was suddenly destroyed. The Great Lisbon Earthquake hit at 9:40am and subsequent fires and a Tsumani brought Lisbon to its knees and was considered one of the deadliest earthquakes in history. Fortune […]
Shunning modern conveniences, the Amish are able to move around the countryside while being environmentally friendly. Whether it is walking from the shoe store Or biking home from work The Amish are perfectly accustomed to being gas independent. Using Mule teams to drive heavy farm equipment, huge fields […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 