This discussion really makes me want to watch War Horse (the 2011 movie about a horse in the First World War) all over again. Very touching.
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I think that just might make me too sad. But I would like to watch Secretariat and Seabiscuit again!
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I have a VHS of Seabiscuit and a player. I love that move. Another horse related movie I love is Wild Hearts Can;t be Broken.
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That also describes my cat; she works as an antidepressant too 
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Here are a couple prescriptions @TAH
Rachel Brownlee
Watchman, Sepia charcoal on panel, 2025
Heralds of the Storm, Charcoal, 2024, featured in Mark Subletteās recent Masters of Drawing exhibit
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We have had this favorite painting (print) of mine hanging in our house since we got married in '92. Itās also one of my favorite Frederick Remington paintings, Fall of the Cowboy. Couldnāt post it in the other categories since thereās no turquoise, but I will add it here to the horse thread.
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We have this William Matthews print in our dining room ~
and a Will James sketch (the glass was a bit reflective, sorry)
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I did this pencil/charcoal drawing of my horse, Ms Regal Satin a few years ago.
I think I need to work on how to draw a horse, lol.
Birds are so much easier.
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Please tell me thatās not a real thingā¦
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Hey all! Iām happy as I was finally able to get back on a horse for the first time in months. Iām used to riding weekly, but a number of things kept me away. Weather, illness, and my instructorās husband had a stroke, but heās now doing well. Iāve been struggling with something for the last couple months which has given me achy muscles and low grade temps. Finally a week and a half or so ago I came down with full blown flu which kept me on the couch for days. Iām feeling better, so I decided I would try it today, but be careful. Iām fortunate, because if you donāt own a horse itās hard to find horses to regularly ride, but my instructor is like family. My mom and I were her first students when she (coach) was 16 and I was 11. Mom rode till she was 80, even jumped fences till she was 78. Usually I ride a Thoroughbred that she keeps at another barn, but for a few weeks Iām going to ride at her place. I was also proud of myself, because Iām back on the horse that I got a nasty concussion from a fall a few yrs ago. But he has mellowed a lot. Latte is a 17 hand Swedish Warm Blood, and Iāve got to share a couple photos!
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@RedlandMaggie, youāve posted one of my favorite William Matthews prints! We met him years ango ago, then bid on and purchased our first piece of his at the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko NV. Later I purchased this one for my husbandās 60th B-day. He loves it, reminds him of those morning rides on chrisp, cold mornings!
And that first piece:
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@fernwood think you did a great job! Certainly, so much better than I could have done.
Speaking of sketches/paintings of our own horses (Appys), my nonprofessional sister did this oil of my husbands favorite horse, Dub (Double the Money). She did a pretty good job (for a geologist and later a MD). He out of our mare, Shawnee, and by Apache Double, a racing Appaloosa. We foaled him and my husband spent almost every day with him; he was a big guy with a lot of spunk and could be a handful in his youth. We finally had to put him down at 32.
The painting is now hanging in our garage:
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Beautiful horse, Zia. You English riders are crazy. I prefer to keep all hooves on the ground. 
That said, Gene Autry would be proud that youāre āback in the saddle againā. 
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Thanks! Western is wonderful too. We had been to a ranch when I was little, and my mom was determined that before we went back we were going to learn how to ride. She didnāt have any luck finding a Western barn, so we rode hunters, and got hooked. I didnāt have a horse so I got to ride anything and everything, and if they were a bit crazy I was fine with that. Not anymore One barn often brought in ex-race horses to turn into hunters, and I got to ride a Secretariat grandbaby. He was a huge Chestnut, absolutely glorious, and got sold very quickly. Hereās a pic of my riding instructor on a horse I used to ride a lot. I never jumped like this though, itās insane.
But hereās me a long time ago!
You Western riders notice my turquoise fringed half chaps
Thanks for letting me share a bit. No one else in my family cares as much about horses, and I miss talking to my mom about it.
@fernwood and @Bmpdvm, I admire those that can draw/paint horses!
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Ooooh, glad you never jumped like that first pictureā¦looks like the fence is going down! But that dapple your riding is gorgeous! I always wanted a dapple gray!
I never jumped, but did a some dressage when I was in high school - learned a lot about subtle communication between rider and horse. Since Iāve always lived on acreage, we mostly rode outside arenas, through trees on our farm, on trails, etcā¦western saddles on trails or bareback around home. Riding on mountain trails and camping with groups of friends was the best! Great memories!
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@Ziacat your eq is on point! Great pic! And Iām glad you got back in the saddle this week. You and I have something else in common (besides our love of turquoise and Native jewelry, and the fact that we ride H/J): we both used to ride hunters back in the day in chaps with turquoise fringe! Iāll have to see if I can dig up a picture.
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