tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65721421645795367082024-03-13T11:22:53.132-04:00Journal of RavenseyrieImages, Imaginings and Insights gathered from the <i><b>Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve</b></i> and <b><i>Ravenseyrie Studio & Art Gallery</i></b>
Manitoulin Island, Ontario
Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-78396568698262890722024-01-30T14:53:00.002-05:002024-01-30T14:53:44.059-05:00Images from January 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhJ9QtqbpFqT_lKh19dtQQR0ZxRCCp_6VV2I_8p_musXjIUPPogJgSVx6bKyzWjlJRcSHDOQnvB4fjULGstOK9dPBR-DOv6FAvTgH2qto4xQkEyhiCi5O6VvRU2wgMrmKGJerwuHZVmYCSTUrXf5AhXrYzB9HD-9mkxPKVmiycDInw23KBLATH02TEPEH/s2388/IMG_0104.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="2388" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhJ9QtqbpFqT_lKh19dtQQR0ZxRCCp_6VV2I_8p_musXjIUPPogJgSVx6bKyzWjlJRcSHDOQnvB4fjULGstOK9dPBR-DOv6FAvTgH2qto4xQkEyhiCi5O6VvRU2wgMrmKGJerwuHZVmYCSTUrXf5AhXrYzB9HD-9mkxPKVmiycDInw23KBLATH02TEPEH/w400-h280/IMG_0104.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a couple of back to back snowstorms, but overall, so far this winter has been on the mild and friendly side of things.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn88wg-2hzUm_PFGg_MpHBKs4iptV7lCDm8asS05at3MfLdKWUpvkQHWuJfXW2zku5h8UYDJj12olws39Ly15vgicmuzgkF9LKRONLpugKAExOnu_7l2qScWhdmc1bYZijY37xe1J0kkTiI-76Gs3__EHJWpU83jOsHlIN62-WoRVxV-NeQZG7bmdBphl/s4058/IMGP3974.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2954" data-original-width="4058" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpn88wg-2hzUm_PFGg_MpHBKs4iptV7lCDm8asS05at3MfLdKWUpvkQHWuJfXW2zku5h8UYDJj12olws39Ly15vgicmuzgkF9LKRONLpugKAExOnu_7l2qScWhdmc1bYZijY37xe1J0kkTiI-76Gs3__EHJWpU83jOsHlIN62-WoRVxV-NeQZG7bmdBphl/w400-h291/IMGP3974.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The horses are doing well! We've been able to continue to support both our groups, the nine bachelors who are with us here at Ravenseyrie and the eight mares who we are thankful can continue to enjoy living wild on their range an hour's drive from us. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl7MyKtqRpLtgiWFZ7DOJaCmJ8Ax-RaOTX3p4jeYpK2E6uvcx0YJUsg3UAcDMK_F-_sYbve82aaFCyVKRsjI-Pm3o5w8QKo5Smwix3SDVBWf7os4yFl_fvxNxyKBXpTenEEMOMKP0YzmTMiyDE-u9I9n53TdxQlieJTGPHT6twVgsrs0Knew7TFkTphPf/s1280/IMG_0343.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKl7MyKtqRpLtgiWFZ7DOJaCmJ8Ax-RaOTX3p4jeYpK2E6uvcx0YJUsg3UAcDMK_F-_sYbve82aaFCyVKRsjI-Pm3o5w8QKo5Smwix3SDVBWf7os4yFl_fvxNxyKBXpTenEEMOMKP0YzmTMiyDE-u9I9n53TdxQlieJTGPHT6twVgsrs0Knew7TFkTphPf/w400-h300/IMG_0343.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All are getting older! Zorita is 22 this year! Altamiro, Bella and Belina are all 19! Even our last two offspring (Ousado and Rija) who were born the year we shifted from breeding conservation of our Sorraias to supported separate herds will turn eleven this year.</div><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEUZ7IKt09nhyeKe4jBuGPLZsah-ip5_tkLZ2-yO-Womd-ANlsHspiFqqY7Z6IyaJhlK1t81fy_ig9qQPmtQjeQ__uYsRhr33CqTSsx8rG_P2x5qQa-9A-qzm0pQDJLZ3rlgeA38Cl7ek20MTbFDQIRdXfTuj6_W43kcRsZHngXdSUZC2KuEizFuKu3B0/s6000/IMGP4009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEUZ7IKt09nhyeKe4jBuGPLZsah-ip5_tkLZ2-yO-Womd-ANlsHspiFqqY7Z6IyaJhlK1t81fy_ig9qQPmtQjeQ__uYsRhr33CqTSsx8rG_P2x5qQa-9A-qzm0pQDJLZ3rlgeA38Cl7ek20MTbFDQIRdXfTuj6_W43kcRsZHngXdSUZC2KuEizFuKu3B0/w400-h266/IMGP4009.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzyD48rDmum9qZ6MYD07GkCeNw8mKfJZ351_uFek0x4W7rDknOnf_CL3RqihX7qxPNeMdMFybu-n8RansTK2Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I remain so thankful to be able to share my life with these wild horses and continue to draw artistic inspiration from them. Kevin and I both feel that our lives and the health of the land have benefitted greatly by the presence of these equine friends.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-80506214360465459322023-10-02T08:35:00.000-04:002023-10-02T08:35:05.178-04:00October Morning, After Glorious Rain<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59RJvyFA1Tqg6TVZs3S0gf6P92tNTyE7ZPM_ROWn9HBNSVRKZBLGFTvQt_jRPmJRE8s385dlsfTSaDwRtr9Fjayn2Aoq6EdzWrxI9po9FYFy8GT1wf80ZkCVpba20IPSYlPTnnquLYkSTkvr8ElW99a5nPd0ytlMa7XPkBdgkqTy8AKv3-FzOVBQLcREf/s6000/IMGP3662.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59RJvyFA1Tqg6TVZs3S0gf6P92tNTyE7ZPM_ROWn9HBNSVRKZBLGFTvQt_jRPmJRE8s385dlsfTSaDwRtr9Fjayn2Aoq6EdzWrxI9po9FYFy8GT1wf80ZkCVpba20IPSYlPTnnquLYkSTkvr8ElW99a5nPd0ytlMa7XPkBdgkqTy8AKv3-FzOVBQLcREf/s320/IMGP3662.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We’ve had a very dry autumn and so this morning’s unexpected rain was such a gift! How fresh and moist it was as we went about morning chores. I’m thinking the horses found it a nice sensory experience, too.</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxmYON_9vNlUCCG4qJ9jnp9D5FUJIC-R2uiM1plj8XHwIGyYUGA-HMC1D9fJ9kN4x1xxFxubvY4VmH2k9LMpA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzHMZD46VXG747jwcdeDOno2TTl0VGm1mbFLKgItA8sQWgETQKWLsNzag79sntn0P1br6M9ZxcaK4kT0RhvdA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is also the time of year for punk hairstyles, thanks to the Greater Burdock ingenious method of seed dispersal. Believe it or not, last week I had all the boys tresses free from burrs - that only lasted a day! So there are many more de-burring sessions for us this autumn and winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzKruT9UiRbQhMopCQpvi0XcChhT08im3fH-xT-a2ceVibhZ0vzjAI7ObcqQeo4J_9vi8FO7ivs8iVRHBKRrQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For a more dedicated ode to burdock season, I’ll post a link to one of my archived entries:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/2011/02/equus-ferus-ibericus-and-arctium-lappa.html">http://ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/2011/02/equus-ferus-ibericus-and-arctium-lappa.html</a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-73974384959876963512023-09-10T15:50:00.003-04:002023-09-10T15:50:27.231-04:00A September Morning at Ravenseyrie<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OY_rJS-STmhGqMUElmouNPDHE7rTXifn8twWjm7Kse8yslPxboC9hdPK8cClgkBHRvoAIRBYGK5dvS1_bGDRDk_hrRq1e9CB_4LIp0IDmISlTnNiiOUj4Ylw7Sc7zzDjIRGorthgSsjL1Xtzg4T4RkbFCGhPSa2X2pA67xYS6VfbLn_rVrEd_QGH6Rqi/s1280/IMGP3321.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OY_rJS-STmhGqMUElmouNPDHE7rTXifn8twWjm7Kse8yslPxboC9hdPK8cClgkBHRvoAIRBYGK5dvS1_bGDRDk_hrRq1e9CB_4LIp0IDmISlTnNiiOUj4Ylw7Sc7zzDjIRGorthgSsjL1Xtzg4T4RkbFCGhPSa2X2pA67xYS6VfbLn_rVrEd_QGH6Rqi/s320/IMGP3321.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>A little movie to share how marvellous and magical it feels to live here! The magical morning was so full of gentle delights!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c8naqkrTl2w" width="320" youtube-src-id="c8naqkrTl2w"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/c8naqkrTl2w?si=EHAh7dg0e2JUBi06">https://youtu.be/c8naqkrTl2w?si=EHAh7dg0e2JUBi06</a></p>Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-45306702396865558332023-06-26T09:38:00.004-04:002023-06-26T09:42:56.964-04:00Summertime<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgya17jLDFAdnh0VQT9ISo4QC5t6txIXUP3LiKdyY2cWDcMziw_TVDVPduI9Fyy1m-RR-TaZ3SlIatxKUec9EZ7wnqBW_6CFn86p-N_sY8utDiEd27kCsH8NhHuj9SklbCO_8m0eW5muJg3lFdtuhU5tU7Vfuk5zntIZ7xH60d-V0Py2QWElenVzuTUmtvq/s1280/IMGP2669.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1280" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgya17jLDFAdnh0VQT9ISo4QC5t6txIXUP3LiKdyY2cWDcMziw_TVDVPduI9Fyy1m-RR-TaZ3SlIatxKUec9EZ7wnqBW_6CFn86p-N_sY8utDiEd27kCsH8NhHuj9SklbCO_8m0eW5muJg3lFdtuhU5tU7Vfuk5zntIZ7xH60d-V0Py2QWElenVzuTUmtvq/w400-h248/IMGP2669.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fidalgo</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Off island forest fires bring us hazy skies and smokey air at times this summer and though things are dry, for us at Ravenseyrie, conditions are not as dry as other years have been. We’ve been fortunate to get in on a few rains that have kept the landscape from withering and our well from going dry.</p><p><br /></p><p>The horses are doing great, both here on the home range and the mares down on the Twinravens range. </p><p>There is a great rhythm to the way seasons come and go and the wild ones flow with it effortlessly.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApLFFs1A9vPX6Ycklsi8ecuZBibrlmdviZGaAd6tyDe7cXpZpl0_lzM8OvVtcg3OZJJKCtvyiiW4gufr_u9kqm7a9N5zi85SG69NuZIIW0xZx6PQHL3i5ICbN-p3nQXnXLV-cuSOy41xYC9aqUnzEWmWedFDWj7hNf0dkUVVB4QKzI1iGu6i6eNKoLrF7/s1280/IMGP2685.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1280" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApLFFs1A9vPX6Ycklsi8ecuZBibrlmdviZGaAd6tyDe7cXpZpl0_lzM8OvVtcg3OZJJKCtvyiiW4gufr_u9kqm7a9N5zi85SG69NuZIIW0xZx6PQHL3i5ICbN-p3nQXnXLV-cuSOy41xYC9aqUnzEWmWedFDWj7hNf0dkUVVB4QKzI1iGu6i6eNKoLrF7/w400-h249/IMGP2685.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandhill Crane family</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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There I received an investigative visit from one of the wild stallions of Ravenseyrie, with the godhead of the Zen Elm benevolently watching.</p><p><br /></p><p>How dreamy the sounds!</p><p><br /></p><p>How magical the light!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwwJHTED4Y9fK9ht-4PaS4wBw4LhjNWRgNqwoDY8g8dQo5HEei_1bhCTq2rBYibiMDTrQ3SXeXoNbO5cfyBEA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitl6ml3WfmkMRGmYlWcsdbleaUfOeTQJ4XuHvvUfrD9VgB0I4fjXHbNPa6znjjQuZKMp_WqvnhsAUQYzcDM55W8lfLqLiPSrrS649jLjmxRMDqkffECJG_4I90h2Ps4GCdi1tKfWVcVoWSpHxD8d8hLjKvLfe9Y4nJgJyFuSv9ndCpekLZqkV5NKgX5w/s6000/1325563E-8E1F-409D-A1DD-0AC20BFB3822.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Now that I have finally replaced my broken camera, perhaps I will get back into the habit of more regular posts here on this wonderful old blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've got some scenes with Capaz, Fidalgo, Altamiro, Kevin and our beloved Sandhill Cranes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2H-o5f4TLJqZUckBJ0SGZ5SDrLSrCUXRRSTSyCueCiKtuQrVa6ecXue9BR4MAs9kGp4k-2ARFfCWsc6t0SKX7nh4EOClydQeQuurVq3uk6SFceJJDWNV0_thR2azhn-LWW3QpXLZtndkIgWWaPCoKBggPaPjTz4fv6sROi2btJ30PlSLx4fSSiEaxg/s640/0B03C07B-1BF3-434A-B1CB-6143F76F34ED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2H-o5f4TLJqZUckBJ0SGZ5SDrLSrCUXRRSTSyCueCiKtuQrVa6ecXue9BR4MAs9kGp4k-2ARFfCWsc6t0SKX7nh4EOClydQeQuurVq3uk6SFceJJDWNV0_thR2azhn-LWW3QpXLZtndkIgWWaPCoKBggPaPjTz4fv6sROi2btJ30PlSLx4fSSiEaxg/w400-h268/0B03C07B-1BF3-434A-B1CB-6143F76F34ED.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-70015720873113380612022-03-16T15:16:00.004-04:002022-03-16T15:16:53.883-04:00The Mediator and the Gods<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-0K3we4LV_N8ruh6qw7hM-L3kv1SoHXVFgNqQTU0nhOFonF7c0_HJoo9udTxuD4FkHcI5E6XzQ098ccqLhJSQwFeuiO6NyTrUSRsjttD89rgfL8WOBKbLHVbc3N0QttS7klTBZHRIjMbts7EKrBTJyOgBX28fYdwq6-yx25G-VWU4a2MNEwHL8UtWmQ=s3024" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-0K3we4LV_N8ruh6qw7hM-L3kv1SoHXVFgNqQTU0nhOFonF7c0_HJoo9udTxuD4FkHcI5E6XzQ098ccqLhJSQwFeuiO6NyTrUSRsjttD89rgfL8WOBKbLHVbc3N0QttS7klTBZHRIjMbts7EKrBTJyOgBX28fYdwq6-yx25G-VWU4a2MNEwHL8UtWmQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Original Paleolithic-style rock painting by Lynne Gerard</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>A new rock painting inspired by some of the fantastic males in my life.</p><p>Reposted here from my Instagram account @gerard.lynne</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">And so here it is! The 11” x28” Paleozoic dolostone plaquette painting of Kevin and two of our stallions, now completed!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I’m giving this rock painting the title: The Mediator and the Gods</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Our lives here at the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve are ruled by the wild stallions and we happily (most of the time) have devoted ourselves to doing what we can to placate them and assure that all is well in their mythic realm here on Manitoulin Island.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">When they were younger, they were more like drinking buddies and their internal fights were playful games. But now these primal-type wild stallions are mature studs and while they are not aggressive with either Kevin or me - they are, by default it seems, prone to petty arguments and pitched battles amongst themselves. Despite there being no mares to fight for (our mares now live an hour’s drive from the home range on land owned by </span><a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/twinravens2000/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">@twinravens2000</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> ) these guys are like gang members and are always looking to flex their muscles for some type of supremacy - and I think they delight in just how exquisite their capable bodies are.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">When we are not mingled in the thick of these impressive bachelors (7 stallions, 2 geldings) they are allowed to conduct their affairs and resolve conflicts as they see fit for the most part. But when they erupt in violent outbursts while we are distributing supplementary forage for them we intercede and quell the storm “Boys! BOYS! That’s enough!” and marvellously they seem to listen to us and set their differences aside (momentarily) and get back to enjoying the offerings their human subjects have present to them.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I’m delighted with how the rock painting turned out! I think it well captures the moment when a few stern words and intense glare from my mortal man, Kev, were able to diffuse a potentially volatile situation between two stallions - err, two gods.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4BjV0TlzrgyibuL6LCXEYlp_NbeJgENIh48hBWY64xrY49KbnPsRM_DZQifY_kCdYkXe_OrMsdljzt9D_QtbdS5-dw_sp2DSyLMCp8TQghW4Pcn4zm8UIcCPyT6Z10EGxVXERW6IjI0WdvKQcTEc90dWpLwRfwqceMM1hQYaMvap2zeL8GkA4NyrnIw=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4BjV0TlzrgyibuL6LCXEYlp_NbeJgENIh48hBWY64xrY49KbnPsRM_DZQifY_kCdYkXe_OrMsdljzt9D_QtbdS5-dw_sp2DSyLMCp8TQghW4Pcn4zm8UIcCPyT6Z10EGxVXERW6IjI0WdvKQcTEc90dWpLwRfwqceMM1hQYaMvap2zeL8GkA4NyrnIw=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpAPC9TfxOM-48GsUEYXwRsMY90gMC3LHWjmJMIjhCV7-XG2kIO-SmxA9cU__GVfdnyhRlrmDowHZZ6elz_4uxvpCNhr3G0QTyK2Aa1rXWS7c-7JXB_UIL6RBwB__KwxmvlTIp_5poOB9BwNsto1sgxpjhboG7fXydiUkERvDpcaueY1vh-8xQh6Gzrw=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-41368958897703705902022-01-31T19:29:00.003-05:002022-01-31T19:29:57.769-05:00First Day of January and Last Day of January<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Out on a walkabout on New Year’s Day, I was delighted to be met on the fringe of the forest by my old friend, the Sorraia stallion, Altamiro.</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyyWe98E9sD4V1I6rxU4ABgFrnODfdHP6Mmi4NyGuSO1-7XilI40YJsVK2NWHxcJBCV7RnKn9ccrq59N2wtZQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It had been my intention to angle myself back to where I had seen the horses and stop to hand out some alfalfa cube “cookies” I had in a pouch I was wearing. Altamiro must have read my mind because he met me before I had even gotten back across the preserve to where the horses were keeping on that afternoon. But, much as I would like to think that this handsome gent came to see me because he likes me and wanted to have a one-on-one visit apart from the others, I know that he really came because he knew I was packing treats. Even still, a starstruck groupie of such a rock star of an equine can pretend otherwise!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And today, on the last day of January - some of Altamiro’s sons can be seen soaking up the warm sunshine after many days of deep chill here on the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve. All is well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyy3FtZfkTIzpsmmFuu_HAUDMndLnu_SH00pXR-pp8EJDWZRIiuv9QCj9-5Y8t36SL5fQ44JOiwcvRZ5KewGWbeeUX-CxysSlr08mAaUSYhpUKVv7nxivEW0hpa9_ElsALZyN5rRznWF_rGzkxLglmaET75uJMD5m4Bup_U9S9RlOWi3v1qRnhR3HMzg=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyy3FtZfkTIzpsmmFuu_HAUDMndLnu_SH00pXR-pp8EJDWZRIiuv9QCj9-5Y8t36SL5fQ44JOiwcvRZ5KewGWbeeUX-CxysSlr08mAaUSYhpUKVv7nxivEW0hpa9_ElsALZyN5rRznWF_rGzkxLglmaET75uJMD5m4Bup_U9S9RlOWi3v1qRnhR3HMzg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvTDB0FQwiUgF8rQcjhkD5TzEtnWAxEad_AVES2tzNNLTDG63IJ1945-bj3kg-goi-pu5ysx71Re58dt4HaiZNRb1DuIL3Cu50J5KRR4s-Rg1s5gafzEslGL2TrxjWhh9NWRMwQ6ndhedhLhM65Ga-RoGDOHtHrlE_M03qu7TIoZrgDkKFYIN9QUgyMg=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvTDB0FQwiUgF8rQcjhkD5TzEtnWAxEad_AVES2tzNNLTDG63IJ1945-bj3kg-goi-pu5ysx71Re58dt4HaiZNRb1DuIL3Cu50J5KRR4s-Rg1s5gafzEslGL2TrxjWhh9NWRMwQ6ndhedhLhM65Ga-RoGDOHtHrlE_M03qu7TIoZrgDkKFYIN9QUgyMg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI5kf9GgWRfeFrzPPoobeKJ_iis-zpYOTEH-KCVigzESDJUMB3uXIj70ndnABbccp6Jzs8Fn5Qob21uEtR0-mPrlxbnfCTlyeQDWFJPedn3dB562its3Z8pCOesn3aSz6VqbnidE0N_g_oatFxYDO848FhxKaYHilJMMCfSocgnsx5m0eLnf_DDkuVww=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI5kf9GgWRfeFrzPPoobeKJ_iis-zpYOTEH-KCVigzESDJUMB3uXIj70ndnABbccp6Jzs8Fn5Qob21uEtR0-mPrlxbnfCTlyeQDWFJPedn3dB562its3Z8pCOesn3aSz6VqbnidE0N_g_oatFxYDO848FhxKaYHilJMMCfSocgnsx5m0eLnf_DDkuVww=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-33211017403778385402021-12-25T16:35:00.002-05:002021-12-25T16:41:14.925-05:00Fog on Christmas Day at Ravenseyrie on Manitoulin Island<p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSQ93q-F9bcDZPCZg2v9283EZkbf_jbPvo4pZE8yuFaE1kvCHhZRUCrqDOmLzbswqG1bjZniOX7Nyutt3wbYkhMpY9TXch0qDxtbZFuzPteDyivRkloosdPaNL3uZCDzo_hHuRosQuPhzYhVXZybBZz1TjFRVQG5FISmyzNcdsJ7ZVeOOaq4ApJuAeRA=s640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="640" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSQ93q-F9bcDZPCZg2v9283EZkbf_jbPvo4pZE8yuFaE1kvCHhZRUCrqDOmLzbswqG1bjZniOX7Nyutt3wbYkhMpY9TXch0qDxtbZFuzPteDyivRkloosdPaNL3uZCDzo_hHuRosQuPhzYhVXZybBZz1TjFRVQG5FISmyzNcdsJ7ZVeOOaq4ApJuAeRA=w400-h328" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Foggy Dawn at Ravenseyrie on Christmas Day</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> Dawn came to Ravenseyrie on this Christmas Day with a wonderfully atmospheric fog, providing a rather magical element to our distribution of Christmas breakfast to the “wild” bachelors. I was born in later December and have lived all my life in regions where a White Christmas is the norm. But on rare occasions, conditions have been mild and snow has been lacking on Christmas Day and so it is for us this year.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFN4fz3Pbc2OGQ98uZeSidVDJkbAo0S4DTOEf92u3IER2MXPj-423c338XHeYjEBhRBTcNxT51ZfvQ6VyiTVklYXEWp4i1ylCDaCfNMI55FV3tpao50ATyAfaxqLq7JQoa0p6tZejGAcO1WDW483hAp5GsVY1yG3V9S7gYpi7xWROachyfBiyO3t4bBw=s640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFN4fz3Pbc2OGQ98uZeSidVDJkbAo0S4DTOEf92u3IER2MXPj-423c338XHeYjEBhRBTcNxT51ZfvQ6VyiTVklYXEWp4i1ylCDaCfNMI55FV3tpao50ATyAfaxqLq7JQoa0p6tZejGAcO1WDW483hAp5GsVY1yG3V9S7gYpi7xWROachyfBiyO3t4bBw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A Ravenseyrie snow scene from December 6, 2021</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Just yesterday (Christmas Eve) we had perhaps 12.5cm of snow covering the landscape, more in drifted spots - which isn’t all that much for Manitoulin Island this time of year, but certainly enough that our Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve had a winter wonderland appearance. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That changed, however, with the above freezing temperatures and rain that came over the course of last evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOvkTDzO0JrE2HcJ5h5en0BvOpqKf2NcQsF2x3T2AFa30YewHBN-7f5Ku8a921aiiIVkAYsfWysvV23IkOFu45xW7JUd8QUzeyEaqwDbuGv9DbSgwTK7-4zOBwtN4PBefR9hPPl5Kj5HCJXHS0-M6qi9T-0czX-0lQMgVv9MCJA9KOZNWSw3EvKSP6pw=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOvkTDzO0JrE2HcJ5h5en0BvOpqKf2NcQsF2x3T2AFa30YewHBN-7f5Ku8a921aiiIVkAYsfWysvV23IkOFu45xW7JUd8QUzeyEaqwDbuGv9DbSgwTK7-4zOBwtN4PBefR9hPPl5Kj5HCJXHS0-M6qi9T-0czX-0lQMgVv9MCJA9KOZNWSw3EvKSP6pw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the temperature a little better than 2ºC and very little snow left, Kevin and I decided to go on a foray for Juniper berries. Foraging for ripe Juniper berries is a somewhat tedious enterprise, but on a day like today when whiling away the time is an acceptable activity there can be quite an enjoyable experience to be had. For me, getting absorbed into the wild landscape - the sound of the wind, the colours and scents, shapes and textures are a mind-altering drug, with the feeling of deeper connection and obliviousness to time passing. This is very much like when I am beach-combing for special stones to use in my Paleolithic-style rock paintings. It is a sensation that I feel is quite medicinal - especially during such troublesome times the human world continues to experience. I am so glad that Kevin was able to join me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK9dqnFM95qJZI7LmUYt8EPjrZDn61P_YJRQEe8bcr_njJ63404A-BgmKGG5STiVkwBU_aHi1lguGXQt_bz6ZIBIe3rpNf_e2P7dQgufHKMZ8WGxVherFkggmjoiLsis_xg3RuNsPJkAEP8xM7VTXcbAhdhEqZQXj6WZaEHZo5r_pD2R9f0hsQQr1Clg=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK9dqnFM95qJZI7LmUYt8EPjrZDn61P_YJRQEe8bcr_njJ63404A-BgmKGG5STiVkwBU_aHi1lguGXQt_bz6ZIBIe3rpNf_e2P7dQgufHKMZ8WGxVherFkggmjoiLsis_xg3RuNsPJkAEP8xM7VTXcbAhdhEqZQXj6WZaEHZo5r_pD2R9f0hsQQr1Clg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The main sector of the preserve where there are good Juniper berries to be found</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Most, however, we are macerating and soaking in vodka to make a simple gin for mixing in herbal liqueurs. Such drinks are another type of medicinal we partake of…one that can be especially helpful to us when the harsher elements of winter return…which is quite likely soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4G7YImJfgvA1Szpu5oGeRcUhodWMzal2zUvVKpGGNQjuqzHFU4TVtPjqdZeiwhtI5tt5EYeNF7gFO4-HKOKkQCizi09qVxAHiS75LPd-V9Ji8KPyllSztHgpiuCw1jep8ybrTXX4scGz/s1600/DSCF3860.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4G7YImJfgvA1Szpu5oGeRcUhodWMzal2zUvVKpGGNQjuqzHFU4TVtPjqdZeiwhtI5tt5EYeNF7gFO4-HKOKkQCizi09qVxAHiS75LPd-V9Ji8KPyllSztHgpiuCw1jep8ybrTXX4scGz/w400-h300/DSCF3860.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Sorraia stallion, Altamiro, from a winter several years ago</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!</div><br /></div></div>Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-24419544872282130702021-03-19T12:09:00.002-04:002024-02-26T14:00:13.851-05:00Wild-type Coat Colour and Primitive Markings in Sorraia Horses of the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2MxLj-O4JvGTCYTM6NRS12hOnwriw11d0Trkn8Ke9SvSdF35eg82rNDKPztxUDJ5nO0o0qGJA4wx0GUB0FuNGEbkUAWXpETAAyY2A4i5v2KUfOfbG0gED6P3oJ4qYW9nd5vnyjNtx8ki/s640/YoungBachelors.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="640" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2MxLj-O4JvGTCYTM6NRS12hOnwriw11d0Trkn8Ke9SvSdF35eg82rNDKPztxUDJ5nO0o0qGJA4wx0GUB0FuNGEbkUAWXpETAAyY2A4i5v2KUfOfbG0gED6P3oJ4qYW9nd5vnyjNtx8ki/w400-h295/YoungBachelors.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Sorraia x Sorraia Mustang stallions<br />Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve<br />Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />A couple weeks ago I received a request from a biology student at McGill University who is involved with a research project on striping patterns in horses, asking for images, notes, stats, etc. on what we have experienced here at Ravenseyrie.<div><br /></div><div>This request provided me with the stimulus I needed to finally put together more cohesively the results of the breeding that took place at Ravenseyrie. From 2008 to 2013 twenty foals were born. While I have documented quite extensively within this blog the births of these foals, a summary of that information, until now, has not been gathered in one place.</div><div><br /></div><div>This blog entry first will feature an informational image for each offspring incorporating photos and descriptions. Each offspring is being presented in order by date of birth.</div><div><br /></div><div>This blog entry will then offer up photos that display the variety of primitive markings that have been expressed in the wild-coat colour of our horses, all which are varying shades of <b><i>grulla</i></b> (rato in Portuguese) also often referred to as "mouse dun". This colour alters in appearance depending on the season and the light. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Births in 2008</u></span></b></div><div>Let's begin with our firstborn, <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Animado</b></span>:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxD4i9eYPrdvtyGlmjF61CdWcIuaiStAUAjFd-2Ya2qLe17ZRH-VW1zHximjfCXw56pfBsqAAvYkOnHLW61-XlfGzECA96pL7ol_WPGtiHqDH29kguD1wmLCh7NwWZ8pTtc2UoIbBLzPIo/s720/Animado.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxD4i9eYPrdvtyGlmjF61CdWcIuaiStAUAjFd-2Ya2qLe17ZRH-VW1zHximjfCXw56pfBsqAAvYkOnHLW61-XlfGzECA96pL7ol_WPGtiHqDH29kguD1wmLCh7NwWZ8pTtc2UoIbBLzPIo/w512-h640/Animado.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Animado was exported to the U.S.A. in 2011. </div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Fada</b></span>:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0q1KinNuLEuOjgR9Zou9qsr1MxEdVN8_r-3iEGNEhyphenhyphenCoN0pJRcBX-eSFsDQYQNhQjOScmnu5rRbISxc8r_ANe7fKRCtkqg7T2n0kBKCMnxY_biFezdV1F6aZD4DZM9evWgMnf8LiBi2Z/s720/Fada.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0q1KinNuLEuOjgR9Zou9qsr1MxEdVN8_r-3iEGNEhyphenhyphenCoN0pJRcBX-eSFsDQYQNhQjOScmnu5rRbISxc8r_ANe7fKRCtkqg7T2n0kBKCMnxY_biFezdV1F6aZD4DZM9evWgMnf8LiBi2Z/w512-h640/Fada.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Fada remains with us and lives on the Twinravens range where we keep our band of mares on the southeast of Manitoulin Island, an hour's drive from Ravenseyrie.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Interessado</span></b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3ATcjX2S8sQ2vnm2-0MbE-siOsUTRWxqy_Bzmknf4hqtwzZDUMzcDGetI0OzoZ0q6z3NyWYAwuqK3sG1tR-uBtsivO0u9Uk1dggFa_Hn7Up-MjsbEfMPEmkWbSwd9WLihkzZtG0EDw5M/s720/Interessado.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3ATcjX2S8sQ2vnm2-0MbE-siOsUTRWxqy_Bzmknf4hqtwzZDUMzcDGetI0OzoZ0q6z3NyWYAwuqK3sG1tR-uBtsivO0u9Uk1dggFa_Hn7Up-MjsbEfMPEmkWbSwd9WLihkzZtG0EDw5M/w512-h640/Interessado.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Interessado was (regrettably) castrated in 2012. He remains with us at Ravenseyrie, living with the bachelor band.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Births in 2009</u></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Firstborn for this year was <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Encantara</span></b>:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAVxqGqjLaL6wzhh-r3SI4biWAaTcRIBhSupe3VxeGBMryAg18pj8xRKqIPoL9RKbmQm119n2SRNbPm2iQa9HUt5JY0OH90GE1S2mUoFjNvcM4bNE7M1tkqVLy662h6Vf_O53kYvOH2Au/s720/Encantara.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAVxqGqjLaL6wzhh-r3SI4biWAaTcRIBhSupe3VxeGBMryAg18pj8xRKqIPoL9RKbmQm119n2SRNbPm2iQa9HUt5JY0OH90GE1S2mUoFjNvcM4bNE7M1tkqVLy662h6Vf_O53kYvOH2Au/w512-h640/Encantara.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Encantara was exported to the U.S.A. in 2011 and more recently was exported to Mexico</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Silvestre</span></b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tXQ2DfpVnawLC5BAYcG8klerX2LNwBEHfWi-MBvdfRR3YxC13tuS0r5NobxoVQEIAQbG07-lPbDshwXjqSyvTvT81YC2pWWPIryGu-7-Jjz9yo5C92inC6XUTLwIeZXuhvfpP_vKxmgJ/s720/Silvestre.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tXQ2DfpVnawLC5BAYcG8klerX2LNwBEHfWi-MBvdfRR3YxC13tuS0r5NobxoVQEIAQbG07-lPbDshwXjqSyvTvT81YC2pWWPIryGu-7-Jjz9yo5C92inC6XUTLwIeZXuhvfpP_vKxmgJ/w512-h640/Silvestre.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Silvestre was (regrettably) castrated in 2012 and remains with us at Ravenseyrie, living with the bachelor band.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Segura</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir27d9E6IoMMYKmcyo6DyxNPZNH9L14fLH0ngebc027_PEVjUl-lWUd0ldwQKmu43KZ5Fy-CTpHTDjQoSCKLnfhGflfoBuCiP4JObGTkOFC94y6cJDSVC-SoOFbot3q3VRSPu8dfmEelqd/s720/Segura.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir27d9E6IoMMYKmcyo6DyxNPZNH9L14fLH0ngebc027_PEVjUl-lWUd0ldwQKmu43KZ5Fy-CTpHTDjQoSCKLnfhGflfoBuCiP4JObGTkOFC94y6cJDSVC-SoOFbot3q3VRSPu8dfmEelqd/w512-h640/Segura.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Segura was exported to the U.S.A. in 2011.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Births in 2010</u></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Firstborn for this year was <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pinoteia</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzbtNdLUMcydsgafVbwhsljTvasPchJoAzHLg63BU98nYGMd3ZWtr9I5mA__aSbv0jfQGDw_YFPhyphenhyphenXpWCw_DP_WMwpnMfL-v5NkxqTHRog2bDgUk2b7oTGjqjZeHCX3fuZtM8bfw5AaQn/s720/Pinoteia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzbtNdLUMcydsgafVbwhsljTvasPchJoAzHLg63BU98nYGMd3ZWtr9I5mA__aSbv0jfQGDw_YFPhyphenhyphenXpWCw_DP_WMwpnMfL-v5NkxqTHRog2bDgUk2b7oTGjqjZeHCX3fuZtM8bfw5AaQn/w512-h640/Pinoteia.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Pinoteia remains with us and lives on the Twinravens range where we keep our band of mares on the southeast of Manitoulin Island, an hour's drive from Ravenseyrie.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tocara</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwGzN5TWrlQihlDyKC-J_6Tu64lYiOwCvVBHoDw8RgPHxrp2HO1exuw3YLN7rU1AmGK60hx_CDLZX_3pBbsFm2XwtMSbLouLnpXNM4b5h3vLy3CObeiiz42SpG0k4nMxihKeXgy-MHEsn/s720/Tocara.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwGzN5TWrlQihlDyKC-J_6Tu64lYiOwCvVBHoDw8RgPHxrp2HO1exuw3YLN7rU1AmGK60hx_CDLZX_3pBbsFm2XwtMSbLouLnpXNM4b5h3vLy3CObeiiz42SpG0k4nMxihKeXgy-MHEsn/w512-h640/Tocara.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Tocara was exported to Austria in 2012 and later exported to Portugal where she presently is part of a conservation effort in the northeastern region of the country.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Levada</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w6EG6fdVBY5ziYzG4Wz6_0tJWt0IEP3wA1HkFVrGqJw3N2YFj09o9FbSkg5dzKwPm8HVPsTkf9KV8k02wlqoL6SlBnCuh9xsd1rHIgmJZMjXImkPxOwJQs1SBc2_bUDhk1srx3EYtLFJ/s720/Levada.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w6EG6fdVBY5ziYzG4Wz6_0tJWt0IEP3wA1HkFVrGqJw3N2YFj09o9FbSkg5dzKwPm8HVPsTkf9KV8k02wlqoL6SlBnCuh9xsd1rHIgmJZMjXImkPxOwJQs1SBc2_bUDhk1srx3EYtLFJ/w512-h640/Levada.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Levada was exported to Austria in 2012 and later to Portugal and this year moved across the border to Spain where she is part of a conservation project.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Births in 2011</u></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Firstborn for this year was <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Esperanda</span></b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyhJ8VCHLrwXXPXtW1kZDg9fM5DViSWDARb1e2U98ISphUQHKLdQbttoIAACFJG_QZlzEe8f3N-6nN0t0uFq-i1usU7utQciOpv44OTxquiVUGaZa6-hGsQ4dNQ6fOTMSLC12I-duOacD/s720/Esperanda.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyhJ8VCHLrwXXPXtW1kZDg9fM5DViSWDARb1e2U98ISphUQHKLdQbttoIAACFJG_QZlzEe8f3N-6nN0t0uFq-i1usU7utQciOpv44OTxquiVUGaZa6-hGsQ4dNQ6fOTMSLC12I-duOacD/w512-h640/Esperanda.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Esperanda remains with us and lives on the Twinravens range where we keep our band of mares on the southeast of Manitoulin Island, an hour's drive from Ravenseyrie.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Altavida</span></b>: </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrcYVHSrNS0mqwZK6T7sKFknHToTpG2zvARc67M3iaPQ0cDHTSaiUwAToOiSKJlh0DYlKWrEHUhH8OGuxOhUaTc27INGXlEYTsPjazUF882MzdwMQqVK0u8nW-tWKKnakVpzzbrNi2Got/s720/Altavida.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrcYVHSrNS0mqwZK6T7sKFknHToTpG2zvARc67M3iaPQ0cDHTSaiUwAToOiSKJlh0DYlKWrEHUhH8OGuxOhUaTc27INGXlEYTsPjazUF882MzdwMQqVK0u8nW-tWKKnakVpzzbrNi2Got/w512-h640/Altavida.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Altavida remains with us and lives on the Twinravens range where we keep our band of mares on the southeast of Manitoulin Island, an hour's drive from Ravenseyrie.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Espìrito</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SSZk24bKga4Gu2ScDt-w1L3Y6ekzCceUsYDKxrjAsKs5s5TazK-wrBLDMWPZk4oHj1600M3wFxlxfV5_Rm5Kp0KF-yAfnZWhmDeIf7IpDhhcdfaTWfm07NLwq-8r8VcASZQnm-ev2ael/s720/Espi%25CC%2580rito.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SSZk24bKga4Gu2ScDt-w1L3Y6ekzCceUsYDKxrjAsKs5s5TazK-wrBLDMWPZk4oHj1600M3wFxlxfV5_Rm5Kp0KF-yAfnZWhmDeIf7IpDhhcdfaTWfm07NLwq-8r8VcASZQnm-ev2ael/w512-h640/Espi%25CC%2580rito.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Espìrito is the only foal born at Ravenseyrie that did not survive - he was too large and died during birth.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Legado</span></b>: </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTZVafIlDJMxCzjKVsJ_1nSyBliUAECHeUAzycsIbtXPNmMp2k7QrwNOgQEvxFtU9GGK_sRTwuqhccoG9EP1CQIQf5mSW94H0Wp6vx5EtexFwjPisQwmwiSWDkZxhLftRP9PhlK0jbryn/s720/Legado.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTZVafIlDJMxCzjKVsJ_1nSyBliUAECHeUAzycsIbtXPNmMp2k7QrwNOgQEvxFtU9GGK_sRTwuqhccoG9EP1CQIQf5mSW94H0Wp6vx5EtexFwjPisQwmwiSWDkZxhLftRP9PhlK0jbryn/w512-h640/Legado.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Legado remains with us at Ravenseyrie and lives with the bachelor band.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Destemido</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fTnuHoU_vogWFLlJ4M1_HJsXxYDP4940-EXftEP2cJzimqOwMMzM_RTAkKvLQS-f9T4ORolfZy-yjU3ArSlMZNucWPpvR-nZjrXozd1zO6wKl5pNXT3gxy00jeFeluv3DUNof9_IKUXv/s720/Destemido.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fTnuHoU_vogWFLlJ4M1_HJsXxYDP4940-EXftEP2cJzimqOwMMzM_RTAkKvLQS-f9T4ORolfZy-yjU3ArSlMZNucWPpvR-nZjrXozd1zO6wKl5pNXT3gxy00jeFeluv3DUNof9_IKUXv/w512-h640/Destemido.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Destemido remains with us at Ravenseyrie and lives in a pasture separate from the other bachelors.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Births in 2012</u></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Firstborn in this year was <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gosto</span></b>:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GjjikHL-xeZkPq41JFAalJ4QO9GFwEJ2KeNyIqiYCJg0Pql-Sye8GcOxKXkX0JhPNWdOemZW7novZ42hRy6FcCGJlAlj3xLtaD8nm_C4XGZUBackqn2Cisos2EYY_4fCccqn61nPq451/s720/Gosto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GjjikHL-xeZkPq41JFAalJ4QO9GFwEJ2KeNyIqiYCJg0Pql-Sye8GcOxKXkX0JhPNWdOemZW7novZ42hRy6FcCGJlAlj3xLtaD8nm_C4XGZUBackqn2Cisos2EYY_4fCccqn61nPq451/w512-h640/Gosto.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Gosto left Ravenseyrie in the autumn of 2020 and presently resides in southern Ontario.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fidalgo</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbc9R7OmbzuGTz8_sMQzc_5ha3eHFATwQtUBu7qTvFKqraVO2wZKB5wdO7zB958Lh-QJOLwmwE5mug5fJBy0Oq8Q3hUofsAhrePvDz6QCqkKA4fiAg2PxGY22Zo99KOSQOu5Kuk8HjHP9x/s720/Fidalgo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbc9R7OmbzuGTz8_sMQzc_5ha3eHFATwQtUBu7qTvFKqraVO2wZKB5wdO7zB958Lh-QJOLwmwE5mug5fJBy0Oq8Q3hUofsAhrePvDz6QCqkKA4fiAg2PxGY22Zo99KOSQOu5Kuk8HjHP9x/w512-h640/Fidalgo.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Fidalgo remains with us at Ravenseyrie and lives among the bachelor band.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sedutor</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CcKzr1-2wYeLGdzm03CJOPqltXZlL1GD1Pqp_tAiQVn_IhY8Q0WX9dLO-S3RLK6xoP0VBBPudtR21glvfGsQPj-IsxbW0_mO0yXHB7ZQfInV0JsVQBZqlSvDhtcFBswXf5DRmEx4EqfG/s720/Sedutor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CcKzr1-2wYeLGdzm03CJOPqltXZlL1GD1Pqp_tAiQVn_IhY8Q0WX9dLO-S3RLK6xoP0VBBPudtR21glvfGsQPj-IsxbW0_mO0yXHB7ZQfInV0JsVQBZqlSvDhtcFBswXf5DRmEx4EqfG/w512-h640/Sedutor.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Sedutor remains with us at Ravenseyrie and lives among the bachelor band.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Capaz</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8PUxi_K6h16v8C9GhuuJWOD8roR8pa7zXtfCD0_nPQVh2anoMNDsFNyCP_MS5QQ3Mmrgntv07dpDr40BczcqwlFiX9esAHoDInnYncmddeJaINzqhk_6SwGAq8Z69XxaY4tnhqq57BQT/s720/Capaz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8PUxi_K6h16v8C9GhuuJWOD8roR8pa7zXtfCD0_nPQVh2anoMNDsFNyCP_MS5QQ3Mmrgntv07dpDr40BczcqwlFiX9esAHoDInnYncmddeJaINzqhk_6SwGAq8Z69XxaY4tnhqq57BQT/w512-h640/Capaz.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Capaz remains with us at Ravenseyrie and lives among the bachelor band.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Births in 2013</u></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Firstborn in this year was <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ousado</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFYCHQyeZMfuC_glts0oXnUZ5CsEYlkotxJeDCHMKq7nRA1xOPgRg7vvcTtb5XOX1TA8Nz2qDLgQDvlxekonJfjUGXRItPoMkMi89kPQY8KsgWCLVAOV4_6vARwz-wSrfRHIqSV9aKJMM/s720/Ousado.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFYCHQyeZMfuC_glts0oXnUZ5CsEYlkotxJeDCHMKq7nRA1xOPgRg7vvcTtb5XOX1TA8Nz2qDLgQDvlxekonJfjUGXRItPoMkMi89kPQY8KsgWCLVAOV4_6vARwz-wSrfRHIqSV9aKJMM/w512-h640/Ousado.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div>Ousado remains with us at Ravenseyrie and lives among the bachelor band.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rija</span></b>:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHnY-7KYl8dcKoogAyVMXS2blBwxDu73V54slxXaxTSyJYrjxB7XUhI_CDHOjDnwcvtch8oxhBjrFjZEdSg-hZp5ADpB0LlPXm-9G3IA-rJVI1sYnpU_tQKumrKuvETYcKLJGDhIeBBC0/s720/Rija.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHnY-7KYl8dcKoogAyVMXS2blBwxDu73V54slxXaxTSyJYrjxB7XUhI_CDHOjDnwcvtch8oxhBjrFjZEdSg-hZp5ADpB0LlPXm-9G3IA-rJVI1sYnpU_tQKumrKuvETYcKLJGDhIeBBC0/w512-h640/Rija.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Rija remains with us and lives on the Twinravens range where we keep our band of mares on the southeast of Manitoulin Island, an hour's drive from Ravenseyrie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxuRy5kPFZjYhpkLC8n8vrac8EvZUqUTfwpYk5fJiFD0E_F7fRcW02wgSktLlkwkHBMv9yE-a7vocktEHPhpr8-Izyk-uiyjkbuOYJxEih2OBRypD7f8ypxP7lRNTqYeUnoYJFdL4Xb8/s1600/Family+band+at+beach3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxuRy5kPFZjYhpkLC8n8vrac8EvZUqUTfwpYk5fJiFD0E_F7fRcW02wgSktLlkwkHBMv9yE-a7vocktEHPhpr8-Izyk-uiyjkbuOYJxEih2OBRypD7f8ypxP7lRNTqYeUnoYJFdL4Xb8/w400-h288/Family+band+at+beach3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve, Manitoulin Island</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Having made a significant contribution to the conservation of the endangered Sorraia and Sorraia Mustang horse the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve in 2013 ended the breeding phase of our mandate and shifted to strictly safeguarding the remaining horses in our stewardship.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPBJ-hIzEJsw-k3W9I5_XvxkEaPmTW-265PIYck7BqY-ed6eZF9CcYWpJByRhfOROH4ncq2zzO8I8sbnwSq354NKXejcn2boFZEDrFx5eCMEbfjDEy320f30wO1aKp5mud2dYjdto80qC/s640/Fidalgo+and+Altamiro.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPBJ-hIzEJsw-k3W9I5_XvxkEaPmTW-265PIYck7BqY-ed6eZF9CcYWpJByRhfOROH4ncq2zzO8I8sbnwSq354NKXejcn2boFZEDrFx5eCMEbfjDEy320f30wO1aKp5mud2dYjdto80qC/w400-h300/Fidalgo+and+Altamiro.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Light grullo/Fidalgo, medium grullo/Altamiro<br /><br /></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div>All Ravenseyrie horses display one or more phenotypic elements (so-called primitive markings) characteristic of dun wild-type hair coat:</div><div>--dorsal stripe</div><div>--traverse stripes on legs</div><div>--bilateral stripes on withers, shoulders, neck</div><div>--bi-coloured ears</div><div>--bi-coloured mane and tail</div><div>--dark face mask</div><div>--dark bilateral spot on cheeks</div><div>--light vertical line up the back of legs</div><div>--traverse "fishbone" stripes along dorsal stripe</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiuRvpb0jkLau93noya3O1bFawbjp9aclNr55hC_iAn-XoKIId69lgUolLXPJdaLCsmKVWKoV6Cio5muze1_Wx9xSkyYg-so2h3jPow6btC41sitkde-h7ZE2noNQbvhxOEersv6F1ArP/s640/IMG_1165.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiuRvpb0jkLau93noya3O1bFawbjp9aclNr55hC_iAn-XoKIId69lgUolLXPJdaLCsmKVWKoV6Cio5muze1_Wx9xSkyYg-so2h3jPow6btC41sitkde-h7ZE2noNQbvhxOEersv6F1ArP/w400-h300/IMG_1165.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Subtle neck stripes/Bella</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIywpA5fHujn9Q7XdwQGKJTrzFEADEILXHfFkBF1lkDONBl95DKuJRUpQ1h49LrqFGU84bRTnx887eKshTYy5oTi_QxCGYE479QanG4UXafub9FQxjcV0geV5k_o73YOtFwN1v1esKYH8/s640/IMG_1162.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIywpA5fHujn9Q7XdwQGKJTrzFEADEILXHfFkBF1lkDONBl95DKuJRUpQ1h49LrqFGU84bRTnx887eKshTYy5oTi_QxCGYE479QanG4UXafub9FQxjcV0geV5k_o73YOtFwN1v1esKYH8/w400-h300/IMG_1162.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-small;">Subtle neck stripes/Bella</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJDoSuAz9Ia9iH6OZaIoO41Hl6hodBFMFXF6q9bC0mjgkwhW7btjAZv_2t1sXaubbCdQhqcDmlZwscSnATeqnDsuqyPOHsvd16QIOkoBPUjoohEda8BhDqmPIv-Gvu6MEw0MjiKgVHYyn/s640/IMG_1159.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJDoSuAz9Ia9iH6OZaIoO41Hl6hodBFMFXF6q9bC0mjgkwhW7btjAZv_2t1sXaubbCdQhqcDmlZwscSnATeqnDsuqyPOHsvd16QIOkoBPUjoohEda8BhDqmPIv-Gvu6MEw0MjiKgVHYyn/w300-h400/IMG_1159.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Subtle leg stripes and light vertical line/Bella</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBMZYI84SkiJMwBSpf8om3LF3QBWXndtdpAHwB4DtvKKLhLdHls63SSYZjfOQusERk2gE10js0mh0EI6f5dGdA4tNLcVMkbxW3je8u2LoFXwwo4ZmoBlhEjqYz1PKbiV3fZ32vJ7f9-5k/s640/IMG_1158.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBMZYI84SkiJMwBSpf8om3LF3QBWXndtdpAHwB4DtvKKLhLdHls63SSYZjfOQusERk2gE10js0mh0EI6f5dGdA4tNLcVMkbxW3je8u2LoFXwwo4ZmoBlhEjqYz1PKbiV3fZ32vJ7f9-5k/w300-h400/IMG_1158.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Subtle leg stripes and light vertical line/Bella</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9thyphenhyphenP0nE6tn1DwzMl1J7TT_MGIqdNuC9A3IaHzFaCaWi257bmj4lJqQSM3KR51flwLviGEWTPQiCW26pOSN2zvy7bsLfO6bu_LHBp5IaoRsztvxXtz6T2fR9U4neYk7lkxLI0PlrDGOGj/s640/Zorita+Cheek+dot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9thyphenhyphenP0nE6tn1DwzMl1J7TT_MGIqdNuC9A3IaHzFaCaWi257bmj4lJqQSM3KR51flwLviGEWTPQiCW26pOSN2zvy7bsLfO6bu_LHBp5IaoRsztvxXtz6T2fR9U4neYk7lkxLI0PlrDGOGj/w400-h300/Zorita+Cheek+dot.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dark spot on cheek/Zorita</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInLnEbat1aFKsnmg-E3DDeyDeM20-1gTvOKo15v07jxZYcEycUyYL3PCHyE9V2i0H-0Dg72TEP9QSCtQAAHSZEMhRQ3DKKQO8Lp1frMzJp_mJRMlGwATdWd65KniYVqKoG-qn_ta047RU/s640/Dorsal+and+neck+stripes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInLnEbat1aFKsnmg-E3DDeyDeM20-1gTvOKo15v07jxZYcEycUyYL3PCHyE9V2i0H-0Dg72TEP9QSCtQAAHSZEMhRQ3DKKQO8Lp1frMzJp_mJRMlGwATdWd65KniYVqKoG-qn_ta047RU/w400-h300/Dorsal+and+neck+stripes.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Medium grulla standing behind light grulla,<br />dorsal stripes, withers and neck stripes, dark face mask<br />bi-coloured ears/Belina</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94TvduLXyMI5vQ9OWYAe7FlYm733oecwPKhEC0p5jGeBOuFZsBfl1Ny3H3pS1DoYtmpLiCo1Bqk8Nc4WZUK9TefcaUq1K_RTwDvW4OqIZIO5NLAlWnPnmLIFL961cFIzAc2PojynvGO5l/s640/IMG_1061.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94TvduLXyMI5vQ9OWYAe7FlYm733oecwPKhEC0p5jGeBOuFZsBfl1Ny3H3pS1DoYtmpLiCo1Bqk8Nc4WZUK9TefcaUq1K_RTwDvW4OqIZIO5NLAlWnPnmLIFL961cFIzAc2PojynvGO5l/w300-h400/IMG_1061.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Subtle stripes on hocks/Ciente</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSSaG8Nxb-NM__Lqw-hcZ3dRKL6khdcyrod3wtbCFFhSzivY33T8pglqS-6RR53rcJy5_ACBQr18701yPDSdn17SGGDgcdo_9nqfnh0sz3xFFHdxXlQed2_CE22bXFAHI191STu72MkeV/s640/IMG_1059.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSSaG8Nxb-NM__Lqw-hcZ3dRKL6khdcyrod3wtbCFFhSzivY33T8pglqS-6RR53rcJy5_ACBQr18701yPDSdn17SGGDgcdo_9nqfnh0sz3xFFHdxXlQed2_CE22bXFAHI191STu72MkeV/w300-h400/IMG_1059.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Intense stripes on front legs/Ciente</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq9ANySOuN8SLgRH_7328V6EMFOKJ0uOEKkKUVqqa9MDXCNPjAPVqG89yV9qXskSMmT6jPmf-3IIQJqA7Y9FC7FeGhIujNlHnwGZ2vuv7q8mWHzpCyVAcaovBEbF2QCdgGO7QEYN6UFI9/s640/IMG_1058.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTq9ANySOuN8SLgRH_7328V6EMFOKJ0uOEKkKUVqqa9MDXCNPjAPVqG89yV9qXskSMmT6jPmf-3IIQJqA7Y9FC7FeGhIujNlHnwGZ2vuv7q8mWHzpCyVAcaovBEbF2QCdgGO7QEYN6UFI9/w300-h400/IMG_1058.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-style: italic;">Intense stripes on front legs/Ciente<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxJW2RDUHd7U7Rzq9k3MG2e1nD-Q1wjs39s7Pk9gSLIAnjASZx0gHMHz0ZMpEDQw8udUkJOzNNT7VGn5P0XtxSsuU1j5Fp1ZZd68DwYg8PDS5OMONhOdhJhJBPxFAWOQvSjE8kb6JoojJ/s640/BellaHerringboneStripes.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxJW2RDUHd7U7Rzq9k3MG2e1nD-Q1wjs39s7Pk9gSLIAnjASZx0gHMHz0ZMpEDQw8udUkJOzNNT7VGn5P0XtxSsuU1j5Fp1ZZd68DwYg8PDS5OMONhOdhJhJBPxFAWOQvSjE8kb6JoojJ/w400-h300/BellaHerringboneStripes.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Subtle transverse "fishbone" stripes on dorsal stripe/Bella</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ftkhrfwbp3UNxcF0IIvENFqi69y7la_Y9J7fHXilRaCX6nokzX0ijC3bxk352l79DjCEE-56Mp4_og8IxqQKDtDTDN_lUqtK7WzIKCWF7JMgUFkObsljEAoYTX6NSdUfwi_zqyTR3aYi/s640/Altamiro+leg+stripes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ftkhrfwbp3UNxcF0IIvENFqi69y7la_Y9J7fHXilRaCX6nokzX0ijC3bxk352l79DjCEE-56Mp4_og8IxqQKDtDTDN_lUqtK7WzIKCWF7JMgUFkObsljEAoYTX6NSdUfwi_zqyTR3aYi/w400-h300/Altamiro+leg+stripes.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Medium grullo, winter pelage/Altamiro</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8UY_I8jcwfzIZ2qhBE29s9xyKphJupKbTKlDBky1uejAR0zYMwgC7_GPCWTQoJusPHxJqxIvNK8Y3YQDNa5uCJZhFPbhCf16UtBDeEBPCrV5gwdqALIaSQl4lA-afXM9cM0UdqbPxKmx/s640/Altamiro+running.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8UY_I8jcwfzIZ2qhBE29s9xyKphJupKbTKlDBky1uejAR0zYMwgC7_GPCWTQoJusPHxJqxIvNK8Y3YQDNa5uCJZhFPbhCf16UtBDeEBPCrV5gwdqALIaSQl4lA-afXM9cM0UdqbPxKmx/w400-h300/Altamiro+running.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Medium grullo, late spring pelage/Altamiro</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRhjc91r3cNe11eyqq1_m4fJy1k8OWl9sRoqPomxRlO0VK6sPXVzPQjeVSeni15-ZXJ4jQB-hUt9yb9mEQPUZbvQW1EyxLEN9KJgz7AXOWHTAxoq5yDkQkyRNOWdyV1dcwhIzk4KtP6md/s640/Bella+neck+stripes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRhjc91r3cNe11eyqq1_m4fJy1k8OWl9sRoqPomxRlO0VK6sPXVzPQjeVSeni15-ZXJ4jQB-hUt9yb9mEQPUZbvQW1EyxLEN9KJgz7AXOWHTAxoq5yDkQkyRNOWdyV1dcwhIzk4KtP6md/w400-h300/Bella+neck+stripes.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Subtle withers and neck stripes/Bella</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-Y44CtB-TXpsch438nwhnQMrykUL6CuhaIGxW7Swxn639o8MSQ9AWIbvyOuHZvok6O78N4O4mqGULE_Fu91GEq4rjyfsCZM5PJLDXQQzffFBXrvyzCfIpyP1BfVEqkcNMdkvL4gum8mV/s521/Bella%2527s+ears.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="521" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-Y44CtB-TXpsch438nwhnQMrykUL6CuhaIGxW7Swxn639o8MSQ9AWIbvyOuHZvok6O78N4O4mqGULE_Fu91GEq4rjyfsCZM5PJLDXQQzffFBXrvyzCfIpyP1BfVEqkcNMdkvL4gum8mV/w400-h308/Bella%2527s+ears.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Medium grulla, bi-colouring in ears and mane and tail/Bella</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmpTjI-qGznXH5lwTPaMlmvRLXt0piwTLCjL6tr8F-g85_tfAtWTRGkBa2FoBqY_Ip4fOhdYmFK00S1zNQ8JQjxfGV-C8px4HjwJvmIXoL0tN05Qr0KY8vKEz2aOZxqEKMQSIUUSTL05w/s515/BellaAnimadoYearling.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="515" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmpTjI-qGznXH5lwTPaMlmvRLXt0piwTLCjL6tr8F-g85_tfAtWTRGkBa2FoBqY_Ip4fOhdYmFK00S1zNQ8JQjxfGV-C8px4HjwJvmIXoL0tN05Qr0KY8vKEz2aOZxqEKMQSIUUSTL05w/w400-h280/BellaAnimadoYearling.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Light grullo/Animado(front) with (behind left)<br />medium grulla, dark face mask/Bella</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlD_DiYY7nKRZaVisQLvzBBTTvI5c9JvVD6OHEdVMfugnTLnos3zPOCTsR9bxFhhwiUaLVNPsLNyyZ9L_luQNeDaKl6eT1QbaOEyahCdI2Y_sUxJBjNM31vsz6kqYHm9FNIV0aw-LTjSbN/s640/Animado1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlD_DiYY7nKRZaVisQLvzBBTTvI5c9JvVD6OHEdVMfugnTLnos3zPOCTsR9bxFhhwiUaLVNPsLNyyZ9L_luQNeDaKl6eT1QbaOEyahCdI2Y_sUxJBjNM31vsz6kqYHm9FNIV0aw-LTjSbN/w480-h640/Animado1.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Light grulla, intense leg stripes and bi-coloured mane/Animado</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJ90pzIE7XRVf6003Mt-YZIcOhXdkjK-bU1jtX5m5seZfCaYJ74s3D3xtbHBAvjnjK9aEfLbMrbKim5FoaVHFP98rCgGORnboltJWfg2-S3fcSfK9VNqFL_nT9PiDh377eAOjj7vEMhE8/s525/Altamiro%2527s+ears.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="525" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJ90pzIE7XRVf6003Mt-YZIcOhXdkjK-bU1jtX5m5seZfCaYJ74s3D3xtbHBAvjnjK9aEfLbMrbKim5FoaVHFP98rCgGORnboltJWfg2-S3fcSfK9VNqFL_nT9PiDh377eAOjj7vEMhE8/w400-h301/Altamiro%2527s+ears.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Medium grullo, bi-coloured ears and mane/Altamiro</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmjdQvMKFJd8_mefkNMgVDjcToyImMAC5YiNDqWDi1jm04J_r8rWC2bllaIe7NxgkNFX2rwXvj3xpkbe9r24lBw8TgCidVuHD01IQyFo7aGYI9-toSNIrx055iP6CrWr8YSHGHgfOtjaO/s512/Sedutor+Neck+Striping.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="512" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmjdQvMKFJd8_mefkNMgVDjcToyImMAC5YiNDqWDi1jm04J_r8rWC2bllaIe7NxgkNFX2rwXvj3xpkbe9r24lBw8TgCidVuHD01IQyFo7aGYI9-toSNIrx055iP6CrWr8YSHGHgfOtjaO/w400-h300/Sedutor+Neck+Striping.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Dark grullo (Centre) neck and withers stripe, <br />bi-coloured ears/Sedutor</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcUtNuScRqxsXcuX-MNcT_rQI-6yG0JcltDs3K8ykVTxxPV9SWsH1CeNDp1AefImaFwR4nepoN84wr7MP1f6fcZeAzde6CgyoNFY_1lecnrB8Mt2ZPB_eyclZbTim4uy4iSwm2UXRUgwz/s640/DarkGrullaBiColouring.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcUtNuScRqxsXcuX-MNcT_rQI-6yG0JcltDs3K8ykVTxxPV9SWsH1CeNDp1AefImaFwR4nepoN84wr7MP1f6fcZeAzde6CgyoNFY_1lecnrB8Mt2ZPB_eyclZbTim4uy4iSwm2UXRUgwz/w400-h300/DarkGrullaBiColouring.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Medium grulla, bi-coloured mane</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHn9g2Bk6e3lzZc_S3K6Ax9qB8zd6K4tkPw4dQBeZO_Tu9Lqxv2zinSqpCgCfSGLKbE159ENYlBegnNbrej6v1JYEx3Y7tKtYy_wRbxIp2Iz1yxTK_n-LbLfDiD-JrmXMgYyNDzahd7ig/s640/LightGrullaBiColouring.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHn9g2Bk6e3lzZc_S3K6Ax9qB8zd6K4tkPw4dQBeZO_Tu9Lqxv2zinSqpCgCfSGLKbE159ENYlBegnNbrej6v1JYEx3Y7tKtYy_wRbxIp2Iz1yxTK_n-LbLfDiD-JrmXMgYyNDzahd7ig/w400-h300/LightGrullaBiColouring.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Very light grulla, bi-coloured mane</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBq7NBnRYLNBWe6jcvHPHqpwH2F_QMv3ADGBHap4fRlxMszzUF1UCpphbJcFQC40b8bei_lOr09IK8FN1D3SJwxhkLMQDrwa3eEFVjs4HEjVG7D7uzC0X64TS35QJy_cZyuwTJN8ZkVttB/s529/Altamiro+in+Clover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="529" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBq7NBnRYLNBWe6jcvHPHqpwH2F_QMv3ADGBHap4fRlxMszzUF1UCpphbJcFQC40b8bei_lOr09IK8FN1D3SJwxhkLMQDrwa3eEFVjs4HEjVG7D7uzC0X64TS35QJy_cZyuwTJN8ZkVttB/w400-h286/Altamiro+in+Clover.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Intense wrinkles in neck hide/Altamiro</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgP0mOuSptGzM8VyTlHUh9s2UaiqR5aNbqh9qzYs3_WvnyuwVEd61e105GxPh7uBkS6tW2qdWHlrCz742pDvoMYeXNFlnKZHxtGAfNXIgOXzWl1r5ekKg0Bgz-4aqxWNmKuXTH37OMq3Ne/s640/Legado+-+wrinkles+like+stripes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgP0mOuSptGzM8VyTlHUh9s2UaiqR5aNbqh9qzYs3_WvnyuwVEd61e105GxPh7uBkS6tW2qdWHlrCz742pDvoMYeXNFlnKZHxtGAfNXIgOXzWl1r5ekKg0Bgz-4aqxWNmKuXTH37OMq3Ne/w400-h300/Legado+-+wrinkles+like+stripes.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Intense wrinkles in neck hide/Legado</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzpQqI_ncU6l8MPJYWUWtQ6dwLFhnNyYoxWknDfLCG2cWTdhBbbq7ruTsoB34nr1D8zXIIdp2OQso7oaHQcSeqMhGk3KckjFr1zClJ3NEmNE7sh8DPROmB2aSmCMZKeLUDPzadhHWRySP/s640/Encantara+close+up+neck+stripes.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzpQqI_ncU6l8MPJYWUWtQ6dwLFhnNyYoxWknDfLCG2cWTdhBbbq7ruTsoB34nr1D8zXIIdp2OQso7oaHQcSeqMhGk3KckjFr1zClJ3NEmNE7sh8DPROmB2aSmCMZKeLUDPzadhHWRySP/w400-h300/Encantara+close+up+neck+stripes.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Intense neck and withers stripes/Encantara</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGF4hCBBaSR_pGN-w4WWcCJ9hLvonTbazobjVY221bdyEL5KjPQ4LBqx1whAvZTgXv2vAsZ2WOaB9wYlJzzwmroOl7No0YzIiA-4GzrXNG8g1kLVg6OCNHqslZ3iylXifY9DXjZX-nYVem/s334/Ciente%2527s+Ears.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGF4hCBBaSR_pGN-w4WWcCJ9hLvonTbazobjVY221bdyEL5KjPQ4LBqx1whAvZTgXv2vAsZ2WOaB9wYlJzzwmroOl7No0YzIiA-4GzrXNG8g1kLVg6OCNHqslZ3iylXifY9DXjZX-nYVem/w288-h400/Ciente%2527s+Ears.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Medium grulla bi-coloured ears and mane/Ciente</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWOZ5WHcDoDd1nkkzyhjhxGnRhkvMVWPu-OGFHwERxyl1x4gAmxG73m03Zs21Kf7MnPp-a-DEjmQkf88KdBrDaEWET4bO1hScci227Gtyfuo9jM0ZgvFr1B8I3MGxCfUlIrKNp-25v8w/s1600-h/AnimadoBellaMineralBlockjpg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227428344068125074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWOZ5WHcDoDd1nkkzyhjhxGnRhkvMVWPu-OGFHwERxyl1x4gAmxG73m03Zs21Kf7MnPp-a-DEjmQkf88KdBrDaEWET4bO1hScci227Gtyfuo9jM0ZgvFr1B8I3MGxCfUlIrKNp-25v8w/w400-h300/AnimadoBellaMineralBlockjpg.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Leg stripes on Animado (left) and Bella, his dam</i></span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ByvLlXK4axy73xV3YFz5WjnsaVVl_4OdeWIpNZ-mQqNTsvije0xzSMn-CQ2Yu8AX4CjEUM7sw2W5SWB3t6mp_jYyopbc1KbVBPPXFRMSboqK1aSNLCajLazBvgqI9vDPzZ4QRQ7_r0g/s1600-h/unknown.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230698523211968370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ByvLlXK4axy73xV3YFz5WjnsaVVl_4OdeWIpNZ-mQqNTsvije0xzSMn-CQ2Yu8AX4CjEUM7sw2W5SWB3t6mp_jYyopbc1KbVBPPXFRMSboqK1aSNLCajLazBvgqI9vDPzZ4QRQ7_r0g/w400-h300/unknown.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Newborn, pseudo-stripes from compressed hair/Interessado</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO95KU_Pn3cJnryuV6ug9TfXuzvfyHbcyPm9QnZ5Ct3fIdY-0NFYSA6ti8p4cL8R2fRAHJio0a_pBSVr_cGTiFIaOIUjIYCzVlAN0TgneB_FTFrUKSJnLiSTGxgwTp1wEG4ea0zAaA0PM/s1600-h/unknown-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230699677407378050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO95KU_Pn3cJnryuV6ug9TfXuzvfyHbcyPm9QnZ5Ct3fIdY-0NFYSA6ti8p4cL8R2fRAHJio0a_pBSVr_cGTiFIaOIUjIYCzVlAN0TgneB_FTFrUKSJnLiSTGxgwTp1wEG4ea0zAaA0PM/w400-h300/unknown-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Newborn, pseudo-stripes from compressed hair/Interessado</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp-ZuqNgh6tiN34t8s9rSJjd_LaSL-sgDe_UL7zuf6QYYnTVu6H7-nHk2x1R0Mhtmkmxe3qCAEy7XQZr06X9CPILz4URNSjVYh1US95ZfT8QsJFL982-Y8xeGd56j6mODi9vsTLkVXzBS/s595/SedutorFoal.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="593" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp-ZuqNgh6tiN34t8s9rSJjd_LaSL-sgDe_UL7zuf6QYYnTVu6H7-nHk2x1R0Mhtmkmxe3qCAEy7XQZr06X9CPILz4URNSjVYh1US95ZfT8QsJFL982-Y8xeGd56j6mODi9vsTLkVXzBS/w399-h400/SedutorFoal.jpg" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Intense leg, neck and withers stripes, compressed<br />hair pseudo stripes/Sedutor</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>A summary of the horses in the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve conservation effort:</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>Foundation Herd</u></b> </div><div>Bella - mare, med. grulla, Spanish Mustang</div><div>Belina - mare, med. Spanish Mustang x BLM Mustang</div><div>Ciente - mare, med. grulla, Kiger Mustang</div><div>Zorita - mare, silver grulla, Sorraia x Sulphur Mustang </div><div>Altamiro - stallion, med. grullo, reg. Portuguese Sorraia</div><div><br /></div><div><u>Offspring, first generation</u></div><div>2008</div><div> Animado, stallion, light grullo</div><div> Fada, mare, black grulla</div><div> Interessado, gelding, black grullo</div><div>2009</div><div> Encantara, mare, medium grulla</div><div> Silvestre, gelding, medium grullo</div><div> Segura, mare, very light grulla</div><div>2010</div><div> Pinoteia, mare, light grulla</div><div> Tocara, mare, med. grulla</div><div> Levada, mare, med. grulla</div><div>2011</div><div> Esperanda, mare, med. grulla</div><div> Altavida, mare, light grulla</div><div> Espirito, stallion, died at birth</div><div> Legado, stallion, very light grullo</div><div>2012</div><div> Gosto, stallion, dark grullo</div><div> Fidalgo, stallion, light grullo</div><div> Sedutor, stallion, dark grullo</div><div>2013</div><div> Ousado, stallion, light grullo</div><div> Rija, mare, light grulla</div><div><br /></div><div>Offspring/Second Generation</div><div>2011</div><div> Destemido, stallion, med. grullo</div><div> 2012</div><div> Capaz, stallion, light grullo</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO95KU_Pn3cJnryuV6ug9TfXuzvfyHbcyPm9QnZ5Ct3fIdY-0NFYSA6ti8p4cL8R2fRAHJio0a_pBSVr_cGTiFIaOIUjIYCzVlAN0TgneB_FTFrUKSJnLiSTGxgwTp1wEG4ea0zAaA0PM/s1600-h/unknown-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-align: center;"></a><span style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolVZAq-YpXC9TXThfdQ_enssFDPJu4pRcnnFLGWNrqrgDuieyYLucwMNVFGOZBuH0vRi9cx6l5ayeZWiOpENMLcwPLzjzfHy_x7ZmvsC3PBVA6xmanVB7DkiV4-dG8IKOpy2bUZ9X8es/s1600/Pinoteia+and+colt+at+beach.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolVZAq-YpXC9TXThfdQ_enssFDPJu4pRcnnFLGWNrqrgDuieyYLucwMNVFGOZBuH0vRi9cx6l5ayeZWiOpENMLcwPLzjzfHy_x7ZmvsC3PBVA6xmanVB7DkiV4-dG8IKOpy2bUZ9X8es/w400-h300/Pinoteia+and+colt+at+beach.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pinoteia with her foal, Capaz on the Ravenseyrie beach, Manitoulin Island</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Over the years, I have done a fair bit of research on Sorraias, Sorraia Mustangs, Pleistocene horses, Pzewalski's Horse, the Tarpan and wild-type coat colour and primitive markings. I have written layman's articles within this blog regarding these subjects, some of which I am providing links to below. New discoveries regarding wild-type coat colour and the dun gene have been made since those earlier days when I was studying and writing about such things - I am providing links to those scientific research articles as well. (Clicking on each article's title should open up the link in a new window.)</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9eQBKKiLGxlmkV8UHrTJl9cRB_KG9AIRL0aD97C7nRC5j-avjfJNbvl-nZh0HnnICEakTBoCySgE5mQu-ripcm2gjkMwTlaJGg3KbStZLqeDgk5koreGy47v4T68U6ebk7rY_FvP3Tg/s1600-h/IMG_0852.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" height="268" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221103170051018274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9eQBKKiLGxlmkV8UHrTJl9cRB_KG9AIRL0aD97C7nRC5j-avjfJNbvl-nZh0HnnICEakTBoCySgE5mQu-ripcm2gjkMwTlaJGg3KbStZLqeDgk5koreGy47v4T68U6ebk7rY_FvP3Tg/w400-h268/IMG_0852.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The Family Band, Ravenseyrie beach 2008, Manitoulin Island</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /><p><a href="https://ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/2009/04/whence-color-dun.html" target="_blank">Whence Come the Colour Dun</a> </p><p><a href="https://ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/2010/12/complicated-mystery-of-mouse-dun-in.html" target="_blank">The Complicated Mystery of Mouse Dun in Primitive Horses</a></p><p><a href="https://ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/2010/01/pleistocene-horses-zebro-tarpan-and.html" target="_blank">Pleistocene Horses, The Zebro, The Tarpan and The Sorraia/A Shared Ancestry?</a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0hcbBTo6g5NkSrew8Bm1NG1Ctqk2-ahRhWAwEcxWvk4aBfMj2S6NWDVqrO3zlRoS2QrJEhpBDjD7D8BGcKnAlhjxxltTQrxjk4D9rs9NxWAUMxQol9_DBfYRESwGKNqtqnGSssBMllQ/s1600/Sedutor2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0hcbBTo6g5NkSrew8Bm1NG1Ctqk2-ahRhWAwEcxWvk4aBfMj2S6NWDVqrO3zlRoS2QrJEhpBDjD7D8BGcKnAlhjxxltTQrxjk4D9rs9NxWAUMxQol9_DBfYRESwGKNqtqnGSssBMllQ/w400-h300/Sedutor2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Sedutor and Zorita, Ravenseyrie Beach, Manitoulin Island</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/2014/12/let-earth-decide.html" target="_blank">Let the Earth Decide</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/2015/02/wild-musings-equine-coat-colour.html" target="_blank">Wild Musings on Equine Coat Colour</a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fheW-2G4-_jhi0KqE_fvcRZGbevmtEpjf29OvNUjrdbbpkiUnlxVbJK3B3E-tFVx0XXlsngEuNabrlBRgmLjTCpdzLUIIv40Lu93mMtbVXshlJ29ZpA5Ya6qHuZAHULzT42b1gkniag/s1600/Beach2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fheW-2G4-_jhi0KqE_fvcRZGbevmtEpjf29OvNUjrdbbpkiUnlxVbJK3B3E-tFVx0XXlsngEuNabrlBRgmLjTCpdzLUIIv40Lu93mMtbVXshlJ29ZpA5Ya6qHuZAHULzT42b1gkniag/s400/Beach2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve, Manitoulin Island</span></i> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="The Sorraia's Prehistoric Relatives/Countering a Historian's Critique" target="_blank">The Sorraia's Prehistoric Relatives/Countering a Historian's Critique</a></p><br /><div><a href="http://media.longnow.org/files/2/REVIVE/Ludwig_HorseColour_Science2009.pdf" target="_blank">Coat Color Variation at the Beginningof Horse Domestication</a></div><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Constantino-Gonzalez-Salazar/publication/320717401_Coat_colour_adaptation_of_post-glacial_horses_to_increasing_forest_vegetation/links/5a00a4d20f7e9b62a153d419/Coat-colour-adaptation-of-post-glacial-horses-to-increasing-forest-vegetation.pdf" target="_blank">Coat colour adaptation of post-glacial horses toincreasing forest vegetation</a></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287646074_Regulatory_mutations_in_TBX3_disrupt_asymmetric_hair_pigmentation_that_underlies_Dun_camouflage_color_in_horses/link/57610edd08ae244d0370da69/download" target="_blank">Regulatory mutations in TBX3 disrupt asymmetric hair pigmentation that underlies Dun camouflage color in horses</a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaewFJilX8BsyZiAgud8Ig9WUwIzT0AbaaQUM7oKSIdXB5u809A0bbQ3SvSjIJCcR_3vK_B8Q37IJOWir5Py3C47vokznlHy5G_mJ8j-K79XEdr_uWiPTgVjBzofd-kNFNa68NekGquU/s1600/Family+at+beach1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaewFJilX8BsyZiAgud8Ig9WUwIzT0AbaaQUM7oKSIdXB5u809A0bbQ3SvSjIJCcR_3vK_B8Q37IJOWir5Py3C47vokznlHy5G_mJ8j-K79XEdr_uWiPTgVjBzofd-kNFNa68NekGquU/s400/Family+at+beach1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve on the shores of Lake Huron, Manitoulin Island</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: -webkit-center;"><a href="http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume6/issue2/animal/art-02.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">The Issue of Blue Dun Shade Inheritance in the Horse</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223890270_Colour_variation_in_blue_dun_Polish_Konik_and_Bilgoraj_horses" target="_blank">Colour variation in blue dun Polish Konik and Biłoraj horses</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309306780_Variation_in_TBX3_Gene_Region_in_Dun_Coat_Color_Polish_Konik_Horses" target="_blank">Variation in TBX3 Gene Region in Dun Coat Color Polish Konik Horses</a></p><h1 class="nova-e-text nova-e-text--size-xl nova-e-text--family-sans-serif nova-e-text--spacing-none nova-e-text--color-grey-900 research-detail-header-section__title" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.375rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 5px;"><br /></h1><p><a href="https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/full_html/2020/01/bioconf_fies2020_00202/bioconf_fies2020_00202.html#R6" target="_blank">Features of coat color and markings and impact of dun factor on Vyatka horse breed</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/test/dun-horse" target="_blank">UCDavis Dun Dilution</a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ38jPygVusFv4gscWyKlCLG1lsMpwk3xAPYcRnTZc2OuPwg_OA14-Y1NeAHIUBYm5Y5sJA79nvCVxLNLfgMAP2Nf29HbB30MrRoo5nmMUUtmOdbn2fAR7v_rcY5PNX8DV0nl245ZShB-V/s640/Bachelors.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ38jPygVusFv4gscWyKlCLG1lsMpwk3xAPYcRnTZc2OuPwg_OA14-Y1NeAHIUBYm5Y5sJA79nvCVxLNLfgMAP2Nf29HbB30MrRoo5nmMUUtmOdbn2fAR7v_rcY5PNX8DV0nl245ZShB-V/w400-h300/Bachelors.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>The Bachelor Band<br />Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve, Manitoulin Island</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-41959280389538697542020-12-01T15:36:00.004-05:002020-12-01T15:39:49.163-05:00A New Life For Gosto<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHWJEQ0wQ2TFp4mFqYALNbBV1E-SmdSKzhhYPqHP7fd5wEb7C6omH0Dx3_iv_5lkwDC8KQLPTCnmpOcltlQEHTXnHX7MlqogTKMJmoM_O6cnNydTRtBY-OEV4xetPKaJAnVK7t8YD3DxU/s640/IMG_0876.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHWJEQ0wQ2TFp4mFqYALNbBV1E-SmdSKzhhYPqHP7fd5wEb7C6omH0Dx3_iv_5lkwDC8KQLPTCnmpOcltlQEHTXnHX7MlqogTKMJmoM_O6cnNydTRtBY-OEV4xetPKaJAnVK7t8YD3DxU/w400-h300/IMG_0876.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Gosto (Altamiro x Bella) <br /><i>Enjoying a good gallop on one of his last days on the range</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On November 13 Gosto left his wilderness world at Ravenseyrie and embarked on journey taking him to a new life in the Flamborough district of Hamilton, Ontario better than 6 hours south of our wonderful Manitoulin Island.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Steph Clift of Clearview Kiger Adventures is well situated to take on Gosto, an 8 year old, untrained Sorraia stallion as she has had experience with stallions and owns a number of Kiger Mustangs both domestic and wild born and an infrastructure in place to accommodate him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESJGSHg03nZNU9s3RkbKtHk9ALtg6Dw5dRbC0gViH6f4HPWbyIgVnSN06HFOCoRWpdIxr8G9qVyfarGZr5c41dJse3l_GKUrgY3H2-ryg-MRM8p1Rj6JhLUyEeR4VRZlc4w3I0m1EF9pT/s1080/FB_IMG_1602353062682.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESJGSHg03nZNU9s3RkbKtHk9ALtg6Dw5dRbC0gViH6f4HPWbyIgVnSN06HFOCoRWpdIxr8G9qVyfarGZr5c41dJse3l_GKUrgY3H2-ryg-MRM8p1Rj6JhLUyEeR4VRZlc4w3I0m1EF9pT/w400-h266/FB_IMG_1602353062682.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Two 2019 yearlings from Clearview Kigers</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Steph likes to use liberty training to start horses and also enjoys tackless riding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1-BLOT-Vv-aKP-KB3d9tN7ogUEhiMy8cDiQ5uaL2fO4BOFpOui5Oi9BoJTbBrskZbh2xzJW7cYuaHzcz47p9rry6b1kf9BY7kNZQC5aVOCE6GTFL3g3wW4q7qGYf2O_33_vUG80iSFpP/s888/FB_IMG_1602882285592.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1-BLOT-Vv-aKP-KB3d9tN7ogUEhiMy8cDiQ5uaL2fO4BOFpOui5Oi9BoJTbBrskZbh2xzJW7cYuaHzcz47p9rry6b1kf9BY7kNZQC5aVOCE6GTFL3g3wW4q7qGYf2O_33_vUG80iSFpP/w400-h400/FB_IMG_1602882285592.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Steph Clift and Ace (Kiger Mustang from Riddle Moutain HMA)</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While Gosto has not had any formal "handling", since birth we have had daily interactions with him and he is no stranger to the wonderful itches sensitive human hands can provide and has appreciated us helping him keep his mane and tail free from irritating burrs. Of all our stallions, Gosto is the one who seems to actually enjoy interacting with humans and is full of curiosity and trust.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Steph intends to leave Gosto as a stallion and cross him with one of her Kiger mares and that is something that Kevin and I are so pleased to hear. Steph will also likely be training Gosto as a riding mount and if she is as sensitive and patient with him as she was with him during the 5+ hours it took to have Gosto calmly walk into her trailer, I have no doubt he will be a willing partner and that both of them will be experiencing a more beautiful life by coming together than if they had never met.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Steph let me know when she and Gosto made it safely to their destination late that evening. She left Gosto in the care of a friend because she had to be off again in the next morning to haul some more horses (Steph hauls horses coast to coast as part of her occupation) and kindly sent me a photo her friend had taken, showing how well Gosto was getting along. Gosto had only arrived late Friday evening and this photo was taken on Sunday:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcKHFRpJuYub2BlTWD6g1qpQRSWN82aLAj1s4rQ4XzTLulh8FtszITCeK6Pud8lYG_GQ_O8H1eJzzGmGcDPF3-ebf0mEz4f5NHNG3eMiDNBfdRp5evXZpkzqX_6Nrv11fZbfmu3c9TFzM/s640/received_1072341266538946.JPEG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcKHFRpJuYub2BlTWD6g1qpQRSWN82aLAj1s4rQ4XzTLulh8FtszITCeK6Pud8lYG_GQ_O8H1eJzzGmGcDPF3-ebf0mEz4f5NHNG3eMiDNBfdRp5evXZpkzqX_6Nrv11fZbfmu3c9TFzM/w400-h300/received_1072341266538946.JPEG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Gosto, not looking like a wilderness stallion any longer</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>To my eye, Gosto looks a little perplexed at his "change of scenery", but not the least bit unnerved by his induction into the life of a domesticated horse. <div><br /></div><div>We sure wish him well! And we hope to receive news from Steph about Gosto from time to time.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll close by sharing just a few images from some of the last days that Gosto was with us.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2pa9qxN2jgq1sETReWSTpG0UcDxFUaML72SlxWNd5dP5uKSDFU_mt4ItsY_W7bqViQcWIlHwxJfromYmXADzROyBDTdU_XeGHeR5n-h9u4kyBzq_RIzXQPqj-Sd7iR0sc8H4bu73OgCI/s2048/51FA902E-2187-4C91-AC6C-04DD513A3C56.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2pa9qxN2jgq1sETReWSTpG0UcDxFUaML72SlxWNd5dP5uKSDFU_mt4ItsY_W7bqViQcWIlHwxJfromYmXADzROyBDTdU_XeGHeR5n-h9u4kyBzq_RIzXQPqj-Sd7iR0sc8H4bu73OgCI/w400-h300/51FA902E-2187-4C91-AC6C-04DD513A3C56.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-eXEYMcs6tb4fozdRI5-DLCog03_St6tuPAetz1n0klhlI3gcdM4Lde1kdverKjAFBTNju-Fygmgnk2wbUcKx3tpQGgN7tndL5-hl2nG-nf1DoorW-W2GyIYSySVmlGDKN8iayuZQ43S/s2048/ADCB649B-5091-4FCF-8FDE-424923101A21.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-eXEYMcs6tb4fozdRI5-DLCog03_St6tuPAetz1n0klhlI3gcdM4Lde1kdverKjAFBTNju-Fygmgnk2wbUcKx3tpQGgN7tndL5-hl2nG-nf1DoorW-W2GyIYSySVmlGDKN8iayuZQ43S/w400-h300/ADCB649B-5091-4FCF-8FDE-424923101A21.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstzwrE5Svax5pMzYJ-7JjnbfOiB3ejt13bYTizXD4SsyQaDOBstJPvpAn-NpShiWTsHkp7fPKftGYp9hm2FsAd0lDYQxaNi0MWWlfk4NVxat44aelvJzQc8NTQ30Ig8T6fBYK3UvXXr5u/s640/DSCF0667.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstzwrE5Svax5pMzYJ-7JjnbfOiB3ejt13bYTizXD4SsyQaDOBstJPvpAn-NpShiWTsHkp7fPKftGYp9hm2FsAd0lDYQxaNi0MWWlfk4NVxat44aelvJzQc8NTQ30Ig8T6fBYK3UvXXr5u/w400-h300/DSCF0667.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Getting accustomed to the round pen</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div>Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-12688077660785653682020-10-14T14:46:00.009-04:002022-10-24T12:22:15.320-04:00Iberian Horse Free to the Right Home<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqouxB5M796oQonHtcKkV9OanMygX6-GKCSFgHJzWtJgBQQsw5gaexYxIOPsSKs8bHqFySd1NFz3mvPOAnBBXgZH-HJgzZHObtSGQOt6wlKJrlC8plxdDwMPT8LXWKpon0DcEzt3Q7RzcQ/s1280/DSCF8124.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqouxB5M796oQonHtcKkV9OanMygX6-GKCSFgHJzWtJgBQQsw5gaexYxIOPsSKs8bHqFySd1NFz3mvPOAnBBXgZH-HJgzZHObtSGQOt6wlKJrlC8plxdDwMPT8LXWKpon0DcEzt3Q7RzcQ/w400-h300/DSCF8124.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gosto</b><br /><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Sorraia Mustang stallion on Manitoulin Island</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: verdana;">Special Notice</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: verdana;">____________</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: verdana;">The Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve needs your help. An amazing Iberian horse is free to a good home. Sound, healthy, the most gregarious, people friendly stallion at Ravenseyrie - this horse has fantastic potential for the right person. When I was a young girl, to be offered a horse like Gosto would have been a dream come true! But I am no longer young, nor do I have the luxury to lavish all my attention on one special horse, and do not have a controlled setting for training. Someone out there does, though - that someone could be YOU. Please consider our gift of Gosto. We will corral him for you, the rest is up to you. Come pick him up (before the Whitetail Deer hunting season begins on Nov. 16) and embark upon a beautiful educative partnership for him and for you. <b>Contact Kevin Droski at ravenseyrie@icloud.com or Lynne Gerard at ravenseyriestudio@icloud.com</b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Chantelli Antiqua"; text-align: left;"><b>17Oct20 UPDATE: Congratulations to Steph Clift from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sbjccc.ca/" target="_blank">Clearview Kiger Adventures in Hamilton, Ontario</a> - with heartfelt thanks for her willingness to bring Gosto into her life. We will post more soon!</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: verdana;">____________</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There came a day when Gosto got the <b><i><a href="https://youtu.be/fsK4jSGjZ9Q" target="_blank">"urge for going"</a></i></b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nevermind that he was <i><b><a href="http://ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/2012/03/gosto-gusto.html" target="_blank">born and raised</a></b></i> in the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve and had been quite contented to roam the expansive 360 acre habitat with his siblings and receive the support and admiration of the two devoted humans who live there, too. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzlq_aEJ008" target="_blank"><i>"Seasons change and so did I, You need not wonder why"</i> - Bachman/Cummings</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This spring, as a mature 8 year old stallion, something within him became dissatisfied and pressured by the situation he was living in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-73jxNESwbXSUV-uOo6N5mu6xIUTfBxvNseZ2WUB6AAlSCSDHRitNotZ7a08i5G28CkzBEv9QpG6XsQ9yNlLvfyMOVx_LeClBswA38lIhRNBttKRXnrtXjsQeFUGieuVSXozMa5oOvqWP/s1280/DSCF8035.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1280" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-73jxNESwbXSUV-uOo6N5mu6xIUTfBxvNseZ2WUB6AAlSCSDHRitNotZ7a08i5G28CkzBEv9QpG6XsQ9yNlLvfyMOVx_LeClBswA38lIhRNBttKRXnrtXjsQeFUGieuVSXozMa5oOvqWP/w400-h293/DSCF8035.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Gosto in the lead</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It wasn't enough to simply avoid his brothers when testosterone aggression expressed itself among these wild boys, the way his sire, Altamiro, had learned to do. No, Gosto wanted a realm to himself, it seems...so he taught himself how to swim out and around the eastern fence line extending into the North Channel. A brilliant solution for an incredibly intelligent equine, but one that has made things very problematic for us humans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To provide some perspective on the way Ravenseyrie is situated on the landscape, I have put together these aerial photos. Click on each of them to see the larger version and read their captions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhye2jiH69Efilozc9W2xKvceBOEcZ53etXP0kY9MwHii0pNBkwYfHNfV0DvvTnOcLYg5_ZRYpW6tCYWJ5w2NHpdgyTv786TvlIiNqSTYLU6ZOwTMD85uk8NsHDJd5ZJ2Po9VrKsEC3nNRg/s1600/Ravenseyrie+aerial+view.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621072002912819202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhye2jiH69Efilozc9W2xKvceBOEcZ53etXP0kY9MwHii0pNBkwYfHNfV0DvvTnOcLYg5_ZRYpW6tCYWJ5w2NHpdgyTv786TvlIiNqSTYLU6ZOwTMD85uk8NsHDJd5ZJ2Po9VrKsEC3nNRg/s400/Ravenseyrie+aerial+view.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9STVTUww79XEf25sSRCtsGWP4oOvIyoKwmqoyUHmugDfa1BzUttJNkMirw4jLeU6W8b3q2J_44WsXL1VFO8Ez9ydpgn0QevXf-XL6zSh8-ks9cv_DqWlyoBrw7XfxFUfTCUaLiIzv-PQa/s1600/Northwest+aerial+view+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621071991393169138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9STVTUww79XEf25sSRCtsGWP4oOvIyoKwmqoyUHmugDfa1BzUttJNkMirw4jLeU6W8b3q2J_44WsXL1VFO8Ez9ydpgn0QevXf-XL6zSh8-ks9cv_DqWlyoBrw7XfxFUfTCUaLiIzv-PQa/s400/Northwest+aerial+view+2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIkwlqvASGnaXV3ivghqWxVklQVGGvMHOm41QZ-_3o0HKi4-acqYjbcKqPOchYc5fU9HU3hV_ZPoDGUM_-D_lFJHQcLb6cqO1talW6TA54-AV9nmMQ7qDx3AWPuEyewyySM-w54uoBlen/s1600/East+aerial+view.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621069462590033778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIkwlqvASGnaXV3ivghqWxVklQVGGvMHOm41QZ-_3o0HKi4-acqYjbcKqPOchYc5fU9HU3hV_ZPoDGUM_-D_lFJHQcLb6cqO1talW6TA54-AV9nmMQ7qDx3AWPuEyewyySM-w54uoBlen/s400/East+aerial+view.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After swimming out and around the eastern fence extending into the lake, Gosto, found himself off the preserve and on Bill Riach's property, so he climbed up the bluff to the table land and loitered around Bill's yard. Again, and again, and again, Kevin would go to the site, dismantle a section of the cedar rail fence and with a bucket of oats, escort Gosto back into the preserve. Again and again and again, Gosto would swim over to Bill's property. Bill leases the front range of his land to Bill Fogal who runs cattle up there from spring to fall and with the kind and generous permission of the two Bills, we were able to let Gosto live temporarily among the cattle while we put our minds to work on a solution.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6_6xGiJ8p837Nru79cHJW-SjxGLLt99grwpw97ZqzSx4hbmkjxz3oyzLwiDpSRjpvWLAShcqgORtLHsaKjp8AoRwlImE2gQHju9YW3T35grTd1UvtIWKOs9Uwd5EtaqtP4CXQjkacjsA/s1280/DSCF9878.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6_6xGiJ8p837Nru79cHJW-SjxGLLt99grwpw97ZqzSx4hbmkjxz3oyzLwiDpSRjpvWLAShcqgORtLHsaKjp8AoRwlImE2gQHju9YW3T35grTd1UvtIWKOs9Uwd5EtaqtP4CXQjkacjsA/w400-h300/DSCF9878.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Bill Fogal's handsome cattle</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each morning and each evening, Kevin has gone over to the cattle range to check on Gosto and bring him oats and hay cubes and remind him about how good life is on the preserve. As expansive as the cattle range is, Gosto is frequently hanging around the fence between the preserve and Bill's land, looking to see what his former mates are up to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k5jhk0UZjLoU1MHcemsmyzwIY2MZLOvcldCG5Q-yPrHf4Z7xEOx9mTbegPrs9GMBTzD5hfETzd-ZBza9P7lFQ3b8rra0BCSqaeW2s-qCITtZcBsLZWQnylTuP2BINcXqe5USnOtRh4tP/s1280/DSCF9748.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k5jhk0UZjLoU1MHcemsmyzwIY2MZLOvcldCG5Q-yPrHf4Z7xEOx9mTbegPrs9GMBTzD5hfETzd-ZBza9P7lFQ3b8rra0BCSqaeW2s-qCITtZcBsLZWQnylTuP2BINcXqe5USnOtRh4tP/w400-h300/DSCF9748.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUTmjAo0TglnHsCmqxf0IuRQ96jTMqOahtK1AsfPq6qO2mM91b79K5k0F4RZKVXAlwbvW4tTvX0akdFc_-1uwES7hirnjQnWqCVvs8worW63ncsI7rgr82R_kkORWyO3fCGPGchyphenhyphen6og3H/s1280/DSCF9750.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUTmjAo0TglnHsCmqxf0IuRQ96jTMqOahtK1AsfPq6qO2mM91b79K5k0F4RZKVXAlwbvW4tTvX0akdFc_-1uwES7hirnjQnWqCVvs8worW63ncsI7rgr82R_kkORWyO3fCGPGchyphenhyphen6og3H/w400-h300/DSCF9750.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Fidalgo, within the preserve, Gosto on the outside</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx12EF3BhGJs5ds6tVfuY8RYdNBo7PTgoNKFrmZNn3JveUHvLl3btttSkVF7aIzRXDW-vkpd4sIHlQGTQqbR08VvfJ-cd6dijqomZKAg_sRxSa3rlVg3znWlkjGxl50cMQejXV9Io57ExE/s1280/DSCF9746.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx12EF3BhGJs5ds6tVfuY8RYdNBo7PTgoNKFrmZNn3JveUHvLl3btttSkVF7aIzRXDW-vkpd4sIHlQGTQqbR08VvfJ-cd6dijqomZKAg_sRxSa3rlVg3znWlkjGxl50cMQejXV9Io57ExE/w640-h480/DSCF9746.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Gosto. What a handsome horse!</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After strengthening a number of sections of fence that needed attention in other parts of the preserve and juicing up the electric fence line that extends into the lake, Kevin gave an invitation to Gosto to come back home - with us both hoping enough time had passed that Gosto had changed his mind and would stay home. Sigh...Gosto had <i><b>not</b></i> changed his mind and the electric fence down on the shore did not dissuade him - he just swam further out (or under where it was higher than him.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More time passed until Kevin and I managed to install a floating boom barrier further out into the lake and when the next opportunity to invite Gosto back home came, Kevin took it. And Gosto spent the night at home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiedS9l92eZkXoQJZ7XlV32KzdxGjDd4lA9NbJsMPGZKCW58imBisCurviai9aS_tLlvoAvBbkC2KchaCxaW6-vchtXszulRPLMb9Lup1oaWQBe0kdhm9cw2O3fXBLQlWzWmn-MHaeiyiI/s1280/B496A3D6-B30C-48D3-8400-4156DFBD5D5F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiedS9l92eZkXoQJZ7XlV32KzdxGjDd4lA9NbJsMPGZKCW58imBisCurviai9aS_tLlvoAvBbkC2KchaCxaW6-vchtXszulRPLMb9Lup1oaWQBe0kdhm9cw2O3fXBLQlWzWmn-MHaeiyiI/w400-h300/B496A3D6-B30C-48D3-8400-4156DFBD5D5F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Bringing our floating boom from our shore over to Bill's shore</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkwP1nBmzz3sf1URkWD4A6BGH036Fy03VHq3MZByFMStoQ4-cqrUKQx7njIBhL4Mrt_8_Ooj1G22RsetvCqAKo0HF9AlFW4-cXOZDTptupqFQMvXmmVozmxa6BUgW9bcNP6vU1lb3sLJd/s1280/051082DA-3B2F-48C5-8A8C-C95858DB5466.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkwP1nBmzz3sf1URkWD4A6BGH036Fy03VHq3MZByFMStoQ4-cqrUKQx7njIBhL4Mrt_8_Ooj1G22RsetvCqAKo0HF9AlFW4-cXOZDTptupqFQMvXmmVozmxa6BUgW9bcNP6vU1lb3sLJd/w400-h300/051082DA-3B2F-48C5-8A8C-C95858DB5466.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">We got the boom installed, finally!</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwUt8DpqrXZCC4A05UG0fe9FI_3Kq4jiAUKu8idJ9apBEMTsFq5n_ItMdv04sOX3Gmyjkimt1Kd9VK5CeJ9-2H1jE83JvSvp0PzW9-wXAFkJobHz1I3h9Wp0b67S3VPYgudicIkMxUqEv/s1280/C0145F28-32E5-4690-A0D3-024D0FE752F2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwUt8DpqrXZCC4A05UG0fe9FI_3Kq4jiAUKu8idJ9apBEMTsFq5n_ItMdv04sOX3Gmyjkimt1Kd9VK5CeJ9-2H1jE83JvSvp0PzW9-wXAFkJobHz1I3h9Wp0b67S3VPYgudicIkMxUqEv/w400-h300/C0145F28-32E5-4690-A0D3-024D0FE752F2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">We head back to the Ravenseyrie shore, hoping the boom does the job.</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Joy was short-lived due to a day of high winds and powerful waves that managed to rip the floats off their mooring, snag them on the post that the electric fence connected to and downed the line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiyiGSD8vjwpbhbheajo64YYTWBnM8zDqu_kuD8EOF_4QnseQS_F2KDVeVLU44GTYwrLwAnA0giRjCDIJ4FX9t7aa8k1f7QHRGiXqDH0wdgQsSP-5o2dCbqNovJuoqcS_UikJ415x6wZy/s640/P1020139.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiyiGSD8vjwpbhbheajo64YYTWBnM8zDqu_kuD8EOF_4QnseQS_F2KDVeVLU44GTYwrLwAnA0giRjCDIJ4FX9t7aa8k1f7QHRGiXqDH0wdgQsSP-5o2dCbqNovJuoqcS_UikJ415x6wZy/w400-h300/P1020139.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">High winds, high sea</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmakADWYW7LTU82d_5PMqJGr4s0EoDwuI0C0B7xIS_ve6HwNPBFraw0Qi8zddgu_tJwq8p3e3m_xKaDC-tz6o_egCmZ3w8YwR4jPtiqCwD58ZHqeDhMxFib9UE2UqPRNY8OVjwVSMB-dOg/s640/P1020140.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmakADWYW7LTU82d_5PMqJGr4s0EoDwuI0C0B7xIS_ve6HwNPBFraw0Qi8zddgu_tJwq8p3e3m_xKaDC-tz6o_egCmZ3w8YwR4jPtiqCwD58ZHqeDhMxFib9UE2UqPRNY8OVjwVSMB-dOg/w400-h300/P1020140.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The float line lost its mooring but got snagged by the fence post.</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjxmPzl-lKJdDFpWA_TmEbPbRLO-_kDD6FDI5vx2hL30vnsEU207m9XKzxPDzgNDuUePZgRJZPD2E-nP6HmgPOaiySWU-LXhGI6KWdP95BH6G4L4YuIeRtogyaUkTV9BQRqxjvJ4cUl6-/s640/P1020138.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjxmPzl-lKJdDFpWA_TmEbPbRLO-_kDD6FDI5vx2hL30vnsEU207m9XKzxPDzgNDuUePZgRJZPD2E-nP6HmgPOaiySWU-LXhGI6KWdP95BH6G4L4YuIeRtogyaUkTV9BQRqxjvJ4cUl6-/w400-h300/P1020138.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The rest of the boom got pushed up on the shore</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While the waves were high, Gosto did not venture out to sea, but Kevin predicted once the lake went calm, Gosto would take his leave again - which he did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What can one do when someone they love wants to leave?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewZBem3NyFcXuU5s_foNKVvF7eFgv-iUx08zeAxZem0wK8_ugSmxMaFVFgovk0zaUQ-b2KROZv3-_1id96NCzlgBuac8mp10UO70RHWjDJbewROvo4235CQPnP0j1Ic7GSUKb5VLQ6vYk/s640/DSCF4983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewZBem3NyFcXuU5s_foNKVvF7eFgv-iUx08zeAxZem0wK8_ugSmxMaFVFgovk0zaUQ-b2KROZv3-_1id96NCzlgBuac8mp10UO70RHWjDJbewROvo4235CQPnP0j1Ic7GSUKb5VLQ6vYk/w400-h300/DSCF4983.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have to let him go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DySgMy-FbRp-cbHxDdf5n8QyhEB5gnUHzsVjt7qsR5eXH2-mydDYtc4OXcf9GyUfTU2ruCEVk3u_MY9OwJk-JAdmjvE4eGNJ2ejSSXVC9tFkBJMC-_p9e49kuCO1Irw23zZY8fitGiB6/s1280/DSCF2993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DySgMy-FbRp-cbHxDdf5n8QyhEB5gnUHzsVjt7qsR5eXH2-mydDYtc4OXcf9GyUfTU2ruCEVk3u_MY9OwJk-JAdmjvE4eGNJ2ejSSXVC9tFkBJMC-_p9e49kuCO1Irw23zZY8fitGiB6/w400-h400/DSCF2993.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpRj98m2ha9MjIsMg5FVRITDI9FjavGfiVfaUBwBkuqagA1BbqntaPTgcU2bLQQlMnT8BiCjNo8mDRhVnJhEqj1lgfPIQpE4j9HCRnFAgYwxVl4JXOTKnIacamiHMMe3SJHJUXen3Ck1b/s1280/DSCF7720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpRj98m2ha9MjIsMg5FVRITDI9FjavGfiVfaUBwBkuqagA1BbqntaPTgcU2bLQQlMnT8BiCjNo8mDRhVnJhEqj1lgfPIQpE4j9HCRnFAgYwxVl4JXOTKnIacamiHMMe3SJHJUXen3Ck1b/w400-h300/DSCF7720.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1pogOSKhTY_SjwKVivmW3cGkYS225TSe8DoJIslo7jK2fqWrfb2OquvDsk0xa7Kg8IW-v6FG3q9w9J2SzgZ2xTFTa2YuGb5KBHClUtG4CxdB6S6PERCF2NN3wsxkqtiqUCQ4YpChZXOL/s1280/DSCF9884.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1pogOSKhTY_SjwKVivmW3cGkYS225TSe8DoJIslo7jK2fqWrfb2OquvDsk0xa7Kg8IW-v6FG3q9w9J2SzgZ2xTFTa2YuGb5KBHClUtG4CxdB6S6PERCF2NN3wsxkqtiqUCQ4YpChZXOL/w640-h480/DSCF9884.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Gosto, coming up to see me, while on the cattle range</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Both Kevin and I are stretched to the max just carrying on with daily duties here on the preserve as well as making sure our mares down on the Twinravens range an hour's drive from Ravenseyrie are doing okay. Our way of living, our finances and our personal physical energies are not capable of keeping a horse that is as determined to leave us as Gosto seems to be. <div><br /></div><div>Winter will soon be here and Gosto will no longer be tolerated on the cattle range - so we are obliged to find a new home for him. But how does one find the right home for an untrained 8 year old Iberian stallion in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic? We have cast out a line or two among a few people we know, but so far nothing has come of it and the clock is ticking...</div><div><br /></div><div>The next step we are taking is to put it out to the general Manitoulin public:</div><div><br /></div><div>The Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve needs your help. An amazing Iberian horse is free to a good home. Sound, healthy, the most gregarious, people friendly stallion at Ravenseyrie - this horse has fantastic potential for the right person. When I was a young girl, to be offered a horse like Gosto would have been a dream come true! But I am no longer young, nor do I have the luxury to lavish all my attention on one special horse, and do not have a controlled setting for training. Someone out there does, though - that someone could be YOU. Please consider our gift of Gosto. We will corral him for you, the rest is up to you. Come pick him up (before the Whitetail Deer hunting season begins on Nov. 16) and embark upon a beautiful educative partnership for him and for you. <b>Contact Kevin Droski at ravenseyrie@icloud.com or Lynne Gerard at ravenseyriestudio@icloud.com</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div>Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-91410112768733414622020-09-30T12:55:00.000-04:002020-09-30T12:55:23.923-04:00Autumn Enchantments<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOLarVEz_ku0iz0dUSnhOha4Q_CmvsX2kJQrYcsUSJ-BsK00VSgnh-gH9ki5tPQyN-jruqEnJtitljpR8Y_RP6wWOW4qpgNolz-pzBNAbD22nSWQpQAjLCUpABi0jGzHnjkVLwYF0p7Kh/s2048/DSCF0404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOLarVEz_ku0iz0dUSnhOha4Q_CmvsX2kJQrYcsUSJ-BsK00VSgnh-gH9ki5tPQyN-jruqEnJtitljpR8Y_RP6wWOW4qpgNolz-pzBNAbD22nSWQpQAjLCUpABi0jGzHnjkVLwYF0p7Kh/w400-h300/DSCF0404.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">A Discussion</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />There are things you do not know <p></p><p>About the way things at Ravenseyrie have unfolded. </p><p>Unsettling things.</p><p>Things that awaken thoughts you'd prefer not to have...</p><p>So you are best served not to dwell on such things.</p><p>Instead, walk among the other inhabitants</p><p>Breathing in the Wim Hof way</p><p>After cold immersion --</p><p>Then one can feel the enchantments</p><p>Such powerful medicine!</p><p>And smile to think one had been so paralyzed with anxiety</p><p>When really there is nothing wrong</p><p>Except a befuddled perception, now arighted</p><p>Almost effortlessly. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpy3C_pkGl2oG6leais-N5q9bh3VuCmvrQqKgWNWSDRo7R4O5JZQc9Ij5qZiJtiqSEW4J0n649btBiMU1iTGGe8HdOPkMMPRC6_WNTQaKH-XYlhKD28z9od8YQfrzjP6yC8uTIyYUckdd/s2048/DSCF0353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpy3C_pkGl2oG6leais-N5q9bh3VuCmvrQqKgWNWSDRo7R4O5JZQc9Ij5qZiJtiqSEW4J0n649btBiMU1iTGGe8HdOPkMMPRC6_WNTQaKH-XYlhKD28z9od8YQfrzjP6yC8uTIyYUckdd/w400-h300/DSCF0353.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Symbiotic</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-BRMLUnKvxMe-HH03EExqdBcDpSX_DklUNiYsUGCa1G4CcuI1CO_rD6qHJ-cylDJ5OxSZz8pzUhJzDAny2fLoveUMNw2UhO9RGfyRfx3HO3NxtSIrgSjRdd3OIcBi1_m6lambfk5ulam/s2048/DSCF0350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="2048" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-BRMLUnKvxMe-HH03EExqdBcDpSX_DklUNiYsUGCa1G4CcuI1CO_rD6qHJ-cylDJ5OxSZz8pzUhJzDAny2fLoveUMNw2UhO9RGfyRfx3HO3NxtSIrgSjRdd3OIcBi1_m6lambfk5ulam/w400-h229/DSCF0350.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Family</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuQAINxplGbOYrXnodjFV7D40fbFgz2FfAI6FBH1Zb3ZNaHmorHfWQXxUobSHwR2hyphenhyphenYRr8TETKxvxjOhCbmnI5SfZj-OKlDTXZ-Lzchc96ZJLW6IMFjmLJhO9AcA5vhw0zPEq-POSb1_S/s2048/DSCF0278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuQAINxplGbOYrXnodjFV7D40fbFgz2FfAI6FBH1Zb3ZNaHmorHfWQXxUobSHwR2hyphenhyphenYRr8TETKxvxjOhCbmnI5SfZj-OKlDTXZ-Lzchc96ZJLW6IMFjmLJhO9AcA5vhw0zPEq-POSb1_S/w400-h300/DSCF0278.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Shaggy Parasols</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7vgxWC1ib05t-SZCseTEIYjgRkh0arFyeg-3CxL2CI46Ot81PD0MGzc4uu02rP0y-IPbU5Zk_cuywfq01rpZFXSlnPVoIFJ7oDEnIHMMLH_Yy5aKqVWTroZivkFcb0E5vJ1TMC1dGpI2/s2048/DSCF0291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7vgxWC1ib05t-SZCseTEIYjgRkh0arFyeg-3CxL2CI46Ot81PD0MGzc4uu02rP0y-IPbU5Zk_cuywfq01rpZFXSlnPVoIFJ7oDEnIHMMLH_Yy5aKqVWTroZivkFcb0E5vJ1TMC1dGpI2/w400-h300/DSCF0291.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For Dinner</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV13gzEx_4Futbaa4sihPaK4qm3ee-iRqOXfIYzIf5HEX48DyfRhjiZNa2q7sq_UE45E1cu8TI9diXr4bhke-cKYIFSxgl4lLbSLZXE9lFSmPTc2ajQ2UNcw887htiCTdjhxSln2SA-dTT/s2048/DSCF0318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV13gzEx_4Futbaa4sihPaK4qm3ee-iRqOXfIYzIf5HEX48DyfRhjiZNa2q7sq_UE45E1cu8TI9diXr4bhke-cKYIFSxgl4lLbSLZXE9lFSmPTc2ajQ2UNcw887htiCTdjhxSln2SA-dTT/w400-h300/DSCF0318.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Waves</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpB2QsKec7Wx6jKslRscuYPJRJz35o1v2MRjsSRApwCz1P3kc0xdnoZL17CLc0Zm-Y44GtyIx2B45EymdSsJIokYv3ZHgRAF39YVANGGhxkTR39CrpXysaXGuq-U1OIBQdZmocXvO0vkU/s2048/DSCF0391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpB2QsKec7Wx6jKslRscuYPJRJz35o1v2MRjsSRApwCz1P3kc0xdnoZL17CLc0Zm-Y44GtyIx2B45EymdSsJIokYv3ZHgRAF39YVANGGhxkTR39CrpXysaXGuq-U1OIBQdZmocXvO0vkU/w400-h300/DSCF0391.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Barred Owl</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlmCoda04Pdv5fNNqqBzoBNWFMegpbvl3Ak01U_-WVaq1NtnXrcg1yDX8rNARYC-At9lC2c2gO01qxvUaM7cfk3ME9MrbXCWibgCAmRb9OE7EjFgjz4OOxJamg-hr3ptFa7Vt_AilIiCx/s2048/DSCF0452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlmCoda04Pdv5fNNqqBzoBNWFMegpbvl3Ak01U_-WVaq1NtnXrcg1yDX8rNARYC-At9lC2c2gO01qxvUaM7cfk3ME9MrbXCWibgCAmRb9OE7EjFgjz4OOxJamg-hr3ptFa7Vt_AilIiCx/w400-h300/DSCF0452.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Attitude</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxrK5tIsc3H6_xntOIj8y1-Ef4pRLR437UahIZm5OAJn5cQL8G2KxLJn7cqAH04xdtxlBvmd-q6ViuDzFP-KKsFWcJpuHoXlBoUtOzk_jKeqT7c2nWGtUsHKNmziVBtWgSUc_eA4ZzdHd/s2048/DSCF0440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxrK5tIsc3H6_xntOIj8y1-Ef4pRLR437UahIZm5OAJn5cQL8G2KxLJn7cqAH04xdtxlBvmd-q6ViuDzFP-KKsFWcJpuHoXlBoUtOzk_jKeqT7c2nWGtUsHKNmziVBtWgSUc_eA4ZzdHd/w400-h300/DSCF0440.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Looking up to The Zen Elm --with Gratitude</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-89637183801226475382020-07-19T12:40:00.003-04:002020-07-19T13:02:23.700-04:00A Morning Thunderstorm at Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve Manitoulin Island<br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A wonderful thunderstorm rolled over the East Bluff this morning and brought with it much appreciated moisture in addition to lovely sights and sounds. I could not help but capture snippets of video, from inside and outside, to weave into a little iMovie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">May you enjoy this not-too-agressive storm as much as we inhabitants of Ravenseyrie did. (Be patient, it may take a few moments for the video to load after you have clicked on the window for it. Once loaded, select for full screen if you can, for best viewing.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw-cJnGnSa_Ckwlvo1fB03BI1N6Jv1HqgBxHAiluHePDQVowz5_Fk0w3zn595wJhJyp_SuhUhklmSU5GDaEeg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-1538223802307588412020-06-30T15:45:00.001-04:002020-06-30T15:45:17.457-04:00Capaz<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b9yMUfGFPyA" width="320" youtube-src-id="b9yMUfGFPyA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This little toad of a horse has been as inspiring to paint as any of the others, whether my medium of choice be sumi ink or lakeshore stone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimY4WES53yXhN6fQfCyGanoDzc4KK4AV-KRb1PTT8s2OpXYADnT_ifcnnSWHHjZb6LzWy3DvvwAEO7nk2Cqe3FgRZTNpUxOTD7KF4cueV-qHCnk-wOqSi0Xhmg3lqvdEq6aMrGacif4gAG/s1280/6F6CCA20-516F-4175-8630-52F31D4E2B79.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Original Sumi-e by Lynne Gerard" border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="1280" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimY4WES53yXhN6fQfCyGanoDzc4KK4AV-KRb1PTT8s2OpXYADnT_ifcnnSWHHjZb6LzWy3DvvwAEO7nk2Cqe3FgRZTNpUxOTD7KF4cueV-qHCnk-wOqSi0Xhmg3lqvdEq6aMrGacif4gAG/w400-h195/6F6CCA20-516F-4175-8630-52F31D4E2B79.jpeg" title="Capaz" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A comment was left in last month's blog entry by a reader with the moniker of "Joan of Arc". This reader inquired:<br />
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A view of spring break up from atop the East Bluff on my bicycle commute to my studio on the bay (for optimum viewing select to play full screen):<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I see the strength of the universe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And the fragility of mankind</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I see the vulnerability of technology</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And the reliability of Nature</span><br />
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Dancing with prehistory and modernity<br />
I looked to the Dao<br />
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It is intuitive, primordial<br />
Infinitely sustainable<br />
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So I chose not so much to follow the Way<br />
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And found the Way is<br />
Illuminated by love and beauty<br />
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--So there, "Joan of Arc", is my answer and I am grateful it is the same type of answer my husband gives.</div>
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To "Joan of Arc" and all readers, I turn the question back on you: <i><b>"Why do you make the choice to live in the way that you do?"</b></i></div>
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There is a timelessness for me, living up on the wild East Bluff among the horses and working down in my studio on the bay within the human realm. </div>
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Seasons come and go...That which was once young seems less so...and yet walking in winter fog among such elemental things - especially when away from the hum of humanity, one feels very much like the plants and animals feel...that there is no meaning in a calendar that says it is the year 2020 A.D.</div>
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Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-6796617929339845692019-12-28T15:50:00.003-05:002019-12-28T15:50:58.494-05:00Wild Horses in Freezing Rain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our winter on the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve got off to an early start with a snowstorm on November first, followed by a determined freeze. Thankfully we had a thaw not too long after that and though we have had more snow and freezing since, there has not been the harshness of persistent, prolonged storms like we had <a href="https://ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/2019/03/manitoulin-island-in-extreme-winter-of.html" target="_blank">last year.</a><br />
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On December 9th, we had some freezing rain, which did not last long, nor was it as severe as we have experienced here on Manitoulin Island - in fact, it had a certain allure to it because the wind was not wicked and the air temperature was somewhat mild. I wanted to get out in the elements, so donned my rain gear, put my camera in a plastic bag and went out to check on how the horses were coping with the inclement conditions.<br />
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The bachelors who live out on the range* on the Ravenseyrie Sorraia Mustang Preserve are our Portuguese Sorraia stallion, Altamiro and his sons and grandsons out of our Sorraia Mustang mares.<br />
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<b>Legado</b> <i>(Altamiro x Sovina's Zorita)</i><br />
<b>Fidalgo</b> <i>(Altamiro x Belina)</i><br />
<b>Gosto</b> <i>(Altamiro x Bella)</i><br />
<b>Capaz</b> <i>(Interessado x Pinoteia)</i><br />
<b>Sedutor</b> <i>(Altamiro x Sovina's Zorita)</i><br />
<b>Ousado</b> <i>(Altamiro x Bella)</i><br />
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<b>Interessado</b> <i>(Altamiro x Ciente)</i><br />
<b>Silvestre</b> <i>(Altamiro x Ciente)</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*Two other Ravenseyrie residents are our 33 year old draft mule <b>Jerry</b> and the escape artist stallion, <b>Destemido</b> <i>(Interessado x Fada)</i> who have adjacent pastures near the house. Our eight Sorraia Mustang mares continue to reside on the Twinravens range in Tehkummah, thanks to the generosity of Mark Seabrook and Michelle Hrynyk.</span><br />
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The bachelors do not congregate all together like they did when the boys were young, but have been keeping in clusters that are not always fixed. <br />
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For the most part, Altamiro prefers to keep to himself. <br />
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Ousado, the youngest of the bunch laid claim to the geldings, Interessado and Silvestre, as if they were mares and does not allow the other stallions to have direct contact with them, though he will tolerate the other stallions nearby. This arrangement has lasted for several years now. <br />
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Fidalgo used to often hang out nearby Altamiro, but has now attached himself to the fringe of the main band of boys, while Capaz now hangs out nearby Altamiro.<br />
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Sedutor likes to float between the main band of boys and wherever Altamiro might be. Gosto is a firm follower of the main band of boys as is Legado.<br />
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These herd dynamics are likely to shift again, depending on the moods of the bachelors. We would like them all to be "best buds" and stick together as one group, but this is not up to us - they call the shots and determine who gets to hang out with who.<br />
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Although I found it difficult to keep the horses in focus while the freezing rain fell, I decided the activities the fellas were engaged in, despite the inclement weather were interesting and attractive enough to put into a video for my YouTube channel. I hope you enjoy it!<br />
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Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-26528689889575821982019-10-31T15:06:00.000-04:002019-10-31T15:06:06.763-04:00Rose Glow Dawn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When dawn comes,<br />
From the shadows, wild horses emerge,<br />
Sometimes galloping en mass,<br />
Sometimes meandering in small pairings,<br />
Journeying near the dwelling, where the man and woman live,<br />
Where oats and alfalfa cubes<br />
- an offering to the gods - will be distributed,<br />
Along with words of praise and admiration.<br />
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A ritual.<br />
With the unique East Bluff terroir enhancing the<br />
Sensual qualities of perception.<br />
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Do the equines of Ravenseyrie delight in the rose glow dawn as much as I do?<br />
I feel certain they are not oblivious to its charms.<br />
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Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-2725810822995119532019-08-31T11:49:00.000-04:002019-08-31T11:50:40.670-04:00That Certain Play of Light<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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That allure of ochre grasses, a thousand cricket songs and</div>
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That fragrant, mellow maturing of many things --</div>
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A demonstration that more is right than not right.</div>
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Lynne Gerardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107340619393934366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6572142164579536708.post-77378948163666234452019-07-31T13:55:00.000-04:002019-07-31T13:55:35.349-04:00Listening, Not Talking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">Inside me a hundred beings</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">are putting their fingers to their lips and saying,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">"That's enough for now. Shhhhh." Silence</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">is an ocean. Speech is a river.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">When the ocean is searching for you, don't walk</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">to the language-river. Listen to the ocean,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">and bring your talky business</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;">to an end...</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #45818e;"> --Rumi</span></i></div>
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Rumi's words serve to describe my state of being for a number of years now. Stories of the equines of Ravenseyrie I hold in my head and heart. Artful things, too. Best I can do for now (this could change, as all things do) is share some photos once again, before July ends without a posting in this blog.</div>
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