Run with your horse, they say. It’s great exercise. You experience things together. You train horse and rider both in being attentive to each other. This advice was never handed out by a fat older rider, I’m sure of it.
Sniffer Poneh
Drawing Pilar
I’m not all that fantastic at inking (I tend to run out of patience!) and cartoon style isn’t something I have a lot of practice with. All the same I am quite fond of this little Pilar toon!
Given that she is black, as Friesians tend to be, I wondered if I should try to dab in some greys, but I suspect it might take away from the ‘clean’ feel of the image. Opinions very welcome in comments!
Ten More Poneh Funnehs
So, they took off the sling yesterday and replaced it with a hard plastic harness that’s to keep the two halves of my upper arm bone in place until they grow back together. It’s awkward, it rather hurts, and I feel like I’m wearing an imperial stormtrooper’s pauldron. I am also bored as heck, and this is why I dug out another ten random horse funnies that were sitting around in my archives. Don’t worry, I have quite a few left.
1: Anatomy of the horse
Sounds about right to me. Might add ‘mud collectors’ for feathered hooves like those of my Friesian, though.
2: By the weekend
Well, maybe by New Years in my case. With a bit of luck anyway!
3: Deliberate mistakes
I’ve certainly had this teacher. And on a side note, who does not love Thelwell ponies? Not loving this artist is sacrilege unto Poneh!
4: Don’t pee on the fence!
This picture was probably snapped just as the pony turned around. That’s one amazing mane, though!
5: Duckface is too mainstream
Yes, yes, it is. Duck faces belong on ducks. And on horses who have learned the “smile” trick.
6: Hello?
I’m not sure what’s going on there, but it sure seems interesting!
7: That angle…
We’ve all been there. First you fly off and do a faceplant in the mud, then you look up to a pair of concerned brown eyes asking what the heck you’re doing down there.
8: So very true!
This is no more true than this time of year when the paddocks are wet and deep and the horses always seem to find the wettest, deepest holes to roll in.
9: This one’s just bizarre.
Tumblr is a very strange place.
10: Horse gonna horse
And to finish this installment of What The Drawer Hid, let’s have another gorgeous Frisian.
Like last time, these are images people have sent to me in email and on Facebook over time. If you are the owner, or know who is the proper owner, of one of the images, please let me know so I can give proper links and credits.
Ten Funny Poneh Pix
Two weeks with a broken arm and I am going nuts with boredom and looking through my digital archives for entertainment. Now proudly presenting ten funny horse pictures that have somehow ended up on my hard drive.
1: Is My Horse OK?
Dina Hjort sent me this one after I broke my arm in the fall. She ain’t all wrong, I think I was more worried about Pilar than about myself.
2: Reality check
You’ve seen this one before but it doesn’t get more true than this. Every horse owner knows this.
3: Bitch, I’m fabulous!
It’s a Friesian with flowing mane and tail doing a leap. I ain’t arguing.
4: For Fast Riders…
This one makes the round on the net every month. I still laugh every time.
5: Halloween
Yes, yes. It was just Halloween and besides, we don’t even officially celebrate this holiday in Denmark (though commercial interests are working hard to change that). I just love that horse’s face.
6: Bordering on cruelty
A friend sent me this one. I made him swear not to tell Pilar about it. She loves to dress up for attention and get, well, attention and a metric buttload of treats. She will want one of these in pink and she will never let me take it off.
7: Yikes!
The caption reads: “This is an extremely cheap way to castrate a stallion…” to which the lady replies, “You could probably switch the carrot for a beer and the stallion with…”
8: Argh.
Everyone who ever took care of a grey or other light coloured horse knows this one. Too well.
9: Yeah, I noticed…
I sort of felt like that when I went flying. Only, you know, this sign is somewhere in the US and not on our paddock. But if it had been, I woulda. Yes.
10: Has Talent…
Nobody’s perfect.
Credit where credit is due: If you are the owner of one of the used images, please contact me for proper credits.