Saturday, October 2, 2010

Animado!


He Speaks For Himself












(I took this photo yesterday. It inspired a friend of mine to suggest I post just the photo and the above phrase. I thought it was a terrific idea. Thanks, Eva!)

8 comments:

Annemiek said...

He is magnificent, I wonder when he will pick up the bird chasing business!!

eva said...

Oh Lynne, he is breathtaking! the UR-FORM of horse, the UEBER-horse.

We have become so accustomed to the sight of domesticated versions of horses (often diminished and stunted in their expressions and movements) that we have forgotten what they were meant to be and look like.

The Olsen's are a lucky bunch.... :-)

Máire said...

Indeed he does. Magnificent.

June said...

So is Animado going to be the sire of his own herd when he moves?

Lynne Gerard said...

Eva wrote:
"We have become so accustomed to the sight of domesticated versions of horses (often diminished and stunted in their expressions and movements) that we have forgotten what they were meant to be and look like."

So true, Eva. I for one was always completely frightened and undone when around a horse who rears or shows any form of energy this vibrant with meaning. To be around this type of energy now, I am vicariously made to feel like I am part of some epic landscape--which is utterly different than a horse that rears in protest against the demands of a human, and it draws me in like a magnet.

There is a distinct difference between a horse expressing his fullness of self, as is Animado versus one who uses these maneuvers as a protective/reactive action against the miscommunication between horse and human.



June inquired:
"So is Animado going to be the sire of his own herd when he moves?"

I don't think the Olsons will have quite the same family band set up as we do here at Ravenseyrie, but Animado won't be living in solitary confinement in a dirt paddock either. Something in between extremes is more what is in his future, I believe.

Lynne Gerard said...

Annemiek wrote:
"He is magnificent, I wonder when he will pick up the bird chasing business!!"

Oh dear! How could the birds cope with another horse chasing after them!? So far, it is only Altamiro who wears the name "BirdChaser".

eva said...

Lynne, I think there is a huge difference when horses rear in confinement, it is usually an act of despair or of utter revolt against coercive conditions perceived by the horse as unacceptable. I am thinking of these stallions that KFH depicts in his books and videos. I truly believe that horses in a big open space such as Ravenseyrie are so much safer to be around and interact with. Wouldn't you agree?

Lynne Gerard said...

Eva wrote:
"I think there is a huge difference when horses rear in confinement, it is usually an act of despair or of utter revolt against coercive conditions perceived by the horse as unacceptable....I truly believe that horses in a big open space such as Ravenseyrie are so much safer to be around and interact with. Wouldn't you agree?

Absolutely.

there is something here that may work into an article for the JofR one day...