Red Umbrella Project #41:  Horse Portrait

 Red Umbrella Project #42:  Horse Eats Umbrella

cool wind in my mane

 

With apologies to the Eagles

Somewhere in Lubbock County

out to pasture

 

Tahoka Lake Pasture

Lynn County, Texas

8.27.2016

grooming for the grand parade

 

The 74th annual ABC Rodeo is in town.  Outside the Coliseum, a cowboy grooms his horse before the Grand Parade.

 

ABC Rodeo

Lubbock, Texas

ride'em cowboy

 

 

Many firefighters have a "second job."  This cowboy had firefighting as his second job.  Now retired, he runs cattle and rides in parades (and his mother was my third grade teacher).  There was a reason the Shallowater Harvest Festival put the horses and sheriff's posse at the end of the parade.  Wouldn't want to mistake horse patties for peanut patties!

 

Shallowater, Texas

10.17.2015

yum....

 

Silver Mist, a miniature pony colt, joins Piggly and Wiggly and the free-range chickens at Juicy Lucy's Veggies.  Standing only thigh-high, Silver was kicking up her heels and acting out like any toddler!

 

Juicy Lucy's Veggies

5524 E. Erskine

Lubbock County, Texas

country rustic

 

The rains have brought a profusion of wildflowers (or weeds by other names) which make even run-down places look scenic.

 

East Erskine

Lubbock County, Texas

6.13.2015

steer ropin'

 

Announcements have been made and I am pleased to have one image accepted in the upcoming 14th annual High & Dry Exhibit at the International Cultural Center.  This image hung in the 2013 exhibit.

 

West Texas Church at the Barn

8322 County Road 6500

Lubbock, Texas

9.20.2011

spring round-up

 

SH 114

Baylor County, Texas

4.23.2014

working cattle

 

Every afternoon, Jake and his horse "work cattle"-- or rather they give the cattle a work-out.  Jake and his J&B Cattle provide competitive bucking bulls for events.  The bulls are run around the cattle pen working up a sweat -- the bovine version of jazzercise!

 

J&B Cattle

Old Amarillo Highway

New Deal, Texas

dexter

angel's caballo

 

Angel's horse doesn't get many visitors; he's leery but checks me out in case I brought food.

 

New Deal, Texas

around the paddock

 

Dexter goes for a run.

Texas Tech Equestrian Center

Lubbock, Texas