Last April, I had the opportunity to visit Fort Worth, TX, AKA the City of Cowboys and Culture. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was certain I was going to have a good time while I was there.
Fort Worth may be the only city where the Cultural District includes not only art galleries, but the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and the Will Rogers Equestrian Center as well.
I saw proof that just about everything is bigger in Texas at the Barnes & Noble in downtown Fort Worth. That Barnes & Noble has a two-story replica of a sculpture by Fredric Remington.
One of my favorite places downtown was the Sid Richardson Museum. It has an incredible collection of work by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, as well as other western artists.
My hotel was right on a bus line, so getting around posed no problems for me. The bus service wasn't as frequent as in Minneapolis, but the fare was much cheaper. Eating on the bus was allowed, unlike in Minneapolis. Also, they had one rule I wish could be incorporated here, best summed up signs that were on nearly every bus: "Grandma says, 'Pull 'em up or find another ride.'" In Fort Worth, wearing jeans with your butt hanging out (even if you're wearing underwear) is not allowed.
They also have a free bus in downtown Fort Worth called "Molly the Trolley." It's a bus designed to look like a trolley and will stop at bus stops throughout downtown. It's named after Molly the Longhorn, who is Fort Worth's mascot. Fort Worth's website has a graphic of Molly walking back and forth. Occasionally, she'll stop walking and a "Molly says" will appear. Frequently the message is "Molly says you need a pair of Justin Boots." (Justin is headquartered in Fort Worth. After wearing Justin Boots, I won't buy any other brand.)
My favorite place in Fort Worth is the Stockyards. The Stockyards has the world's only twice-daily longhorn cattle drive. I saw it a couple of times and one time when I was fairly close, it looked to me like the longhorns were thinking, "Do we have to do this again?" Of course, they do have a pretty cushy job - walk through the Stockyards twice a day and that's it.
While I was in Fort Worth, the Budweiser Clydesdales were visiting the Stockyards Stables and I got to see them up close and personal. I even had my photo taken with one of them. (A link to my Texas photo album will be posted at the end.)
I was able to go on two trail rides while I was there. They were fun, but next time I'm in Fort Worth, I want to visit a different stable. The second trail ride was the better of the two. On the second one, I had a better feel for what I needed to do to have better control of the horse.
The Stockyards includes two Cowboy Halls of Fame. One is the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. George Strait, of course, is one of the members. Admission is good for all day, so visitors can visit the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, go do something else and come back later the same day for another visit. The Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame is located inside the Cowtown Coliseum and admission is free. Among the honorees in the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame isn't a cowboy or cowgirl. It's Scamper, who was the horse Charmayne James rode to become the World Champion Barrel Racer ten times and National Finals Rodeo champion six times.
The Cowtown Coliseum is home to the Stockyards Rodeo, which is held every Friday and Saturday night. I wasn't able to attend one while I was there, though. Something to save for my next visit to Fort Worth!
The editorial offices of my favorite magazine, Western Horseman, are located in Fort Worth. I was able to visit there once. From there I walked to the Cultural District, where I visited the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Even Jessie the Cowgirl from Disney's Toy Story II has been honored by the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. I would have loved to have been able to visit there more than once. There was a cutting horse show at the Will Rogers Equestrian Center, so I stopped to watch some of that.
I spent one day at the Botanical Gardens. Fort Worth has an amazing Japanese Garden there. (I was told it's considered one of the top five Japanese Gardens.) Nothing against the Japanese Garden in St. Paul, MN, but the one in Fort Worth makes the one in St.Paul look like somebody's back yard.
I do plan on visiting Fort Worth again. I'm just not sure of when that will be.
Here's the link to my Texas vacation photo album: http://s225.photobucket.com/user/Princess_Ailina/library/Texas%20April%202012?sort=2&page=1
Friday, May 31, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013
The Cowboy And The Senorita, Part Two
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans didn't just talk the talk. They walked the walk as well.
Even before he became a Christian, Roy valued people. He refused to do what other stars did - throw fan mail in the trash. If someone took the time to write to him, he felt obligated to send a response. Arline helped him and they paid for the postage themselves.
Roy met orphans when he performed for group homes and hospitals. When it seemed he and Arline were unable to have biological children, they adopted an orphan from Dallas, Texas. They did have two biological children later, although Arline passed away shortly after the birth of their son.
Together, Roy and Dale adopted three more children. They also became the guardians of a thirteen-year-old Scottish girl they met while in the United Kingdom on a European tour. "We're either going to have to stop visiting orphanages or buy us a hotel to live in," Dale once told Roy.
They were frequent guests at Billy Graham Crusades. They sang and shared what Jesus had done for them, how He'd seen them through the difficult times in their lives. Even when mourning the loss of their children, they still wanted to reach out and offer hope to those who needed it.
They took a strong stand in New York City when they were scheduled to perform during the course of a rodeo. Management was up in arms when they learned Roy was going to do a religious song as part of the performance. Roy refused to leave it out. He said if he couldn't do the song, he and Dale wouldn't be performing at all. Management gave in reluctantly. Roy and Trigger entered the arena, where spotlights formed a cross. The sold-out arena crowd gave Roy a standing ovation after his performance of "Peace in the Valley," followed by three full minutes of cheers.
Children were always important to Roy and Dale. Roy was never too busy to take time to visit sick children and sing for them. When a little boy wrote to him and told him he was being called a sissy for going to Sunday School, Roy addressed the issue head-on. At a Houston rodeo, he told all the young cowboys and cowgirls that going to church and Sunday School didn't make them sissies. He told them it was the best way to get started right in life.
To be continued. . .
Even before he became a Christian, Roy valued people. He refused to do what other stars did - throw fan mail in the trash. If someone took the time to write to him, he felt obligated to send a response. Arline helped him and they paid for the postage themselves.
Roy met orphans when he performed for group homes and hospitals. When it seemed he and Arline were unable to have biological children, they adopted an orphan from Dallas, Texas. They did have two biological children later, although Arline passed away shortly after the birth of their son.
Together, Roy and Dale adopted three more children. They also became the guardians of a thirteen-year-old Scottish girl they met while in the United Kingdom on a European tour. "We're either going to have to stop visiting orphanages or buy us a hotel to live in," Dale once told Roy.
They were frequent guests at Billy Graham Crusades. They sang and shared what Jesus had done for them, how He'd seen them through the difficult times in their lives. Even when mourning the loss of their children, they still wanted to reach out and offer hope to those who needed it.
They took a strong stand in New York City when they were scheduled to perform during the course of a rodeo. Management was up in arms when they learned Roy was going to do a religious song as part of the performance. Roy refused to leave it out. He said if he couldn't do the song, he and Dale wouldn't be performing at all. Management gave in reluctantly. Roy and Trigger entered the arena, where spotlights formed a cross. The sold-out arena crowd gave Roy a standing ovation after his performance of "Peace in the Valley," followed by three full minutes of cheers.
Children were always important to Roy and Dale. Roy was never too busy to take time to visit sick children and sing for them. When a little boy wrote to him and told him he was being called a sissy for going to Sunday School, Roy addressed the issue head-on. At a Houston rodeo, he told all the young cowboys and cowgirls that going to church and Sunday School didn't make them sissies. He told them it was the best way to get started right in life.
To be continued. . .
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Cowboy And The Senorita, Part One
In 1944, Republic Pictures released the movie The Cowboy and the Senorita. It was the first film to feature Roy "The King of the Cowboys" Rogers and Dale "The Queen of the West" Evans. It would be the start of a more than fifty year partnership between them. They made twenty-four movies together, as well as the Roy Rogers Show in 1951 and the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show in 1962.
At the time they met, Roy was married to his second wife, Arline. (His first marriage ended in divorce.) They were married on July 3, 1936. Roy and Arline were devoted to each other until the time she passed away on November 3, 1946 - just two days before his 35th birthday. He devoted himself to charity work, making more than eight hundred visits to sick boys and girls in the first year after Arline's death.
Dale had been married and divorced two times and was married to her third husband when she met Roy. She offered her sympathy to Roy after Arline's death and told him how much his late wife had meant to her. Her third marriage ended in divorce. She and Roy spent time together after Arline's death and fell in love. They married on New Year's Eve, 1947.
They did have a major difference at that time. Dale was a Christian; Roy wasn't sure he even believed in God. He wondered how God could allow children to suffer. If Dale could explain that to him, he'd go to church. Dale had no answer for him. It was after they'd had an argument after a party that he decided to go to church with the rest of the family the next morning. It was then that he decided to follow Jesus and raise his children to be good Christians.
Their life together was not without tragedy. They had one biological child together, Robin, born in 1950. She had Down Syndrome. She died in 1952, before her second birthday. Dale wrote a book about Robin called Angel Unaware. In 1955, Roy and Dale adopted a half Korean, half Puerto Rican girl whom they named Debbie. In 1964, when she was twelve, she went on a trip with friends from church to visit an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. Debbie died in a bus accident. Dale wrote the book Dearest Debbie, with the royalties being donated to World Vision International. In 1952, they adopted a five-year-old boy named Harry. They changed his name to John David and gave him the nickname Sandy. In 1965, he died in Germany while in the army. He'd been drinking and choked to death during the night on his own vomit. Dale wrote another book about a lost child, this one titled Salute to Sandy. Royalties from that book were donated to Campus Crusade for Christ, now known as Cru.
Roy and Dale were committed to their faith and made several appearances at Billy Graham Crusades. Roy encouraged members of his fan club to go to Sunday School every Sunday.
To be continued. . .
At the time they met, Roy was married to his second wife, Arline. (His first marriage ended in divorce.) They were married on July 3, 1936. Roy and Arline were devoted to each other until the time she passed away on November 3, 1946 - just two days before his 35th birthday. He devoted himself to charity work, making more than eight hundred visits to sick boys and girls in the first year after Arline's death.
Dale had been married and divorced two times and was married to her third husband when she met Roy. She offered her sympathy to Roy after Arline's death and told him how much his late wife had meant to her. Her third marriage ended in divorce. She and Roy spent time together after Arline's death and fell in love. They married on New Year's Eve, 1947.
They did have a major difference at that time. Dale was a Christian; Roy wasn't sure he even believed in God. He wondered how God could allow children to suffer. If Dale could explain that to him, he'd go to church. Dale had no answer for him. It was after they'd had an argument after a party that he decided to go to church with the rest of the family the next morning. It was then that he decided to follow Jesus and raise his children to be good Christians.
Their life together was not without tragedy. They had one biological child together, Robin, born in 1950. She had Down Syndrome. She died in 1952, before her second birthday. Dale wrote a book about Robin called Angel Unaware. In 1955, Roy and Dale adopted a half Korean, half Puerto Rican girl whom they named Debbie. In 1964, when she was twelve, she went on a trip with friends from church to visit an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. Debbie died in a bus accident. Dale wrote the book Dearest Debbie, with the royalties being donated to World Vision International. In 1952, they adopted a five-year-old boy named Harry. They changed his name to John David and gave him the nickname Sandy. In 1965, he died in Germany while in the army. He'd been drinking and choked to death during the night on his own vomit. Dale wrote another book about a lost child, this one titled Salute to Sandy. Royalties from that book were donated to Campus Crusade for Christ, now known as Cru.
Roy and Dale were committed to their faith and made several appearances at Billy Graham Crusades. Roy encouraged members of his fan club to go to Sunday School every Sunday.
To be continued. . .
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Children And Horses
Children seem to have a natural affinity for horses. Maybe it's because children are curious and have little fear. Maybe they sense a kindred spirit in the heart of a horse. I've noticed that it seems to be girls more than boys who connect with horses most often.
Among my favorite classes to watch at horse shows are the Small Fry Walk/Trot and the Lead Line. Watching children who have - or are beginning to - form bonds with horses is encouraging to see. After all, the future of the horse industry does depend upon the involvement of children. If children don't have - and maintain - an interest in horses, there won't be any future equestrians.
The breed associations that have youth associations include American Quarter Horse, American Saddlebred, Arabian, Morgan, Appaloosa and American Paint Horse. Cutting, Reining and Barrel Racing are among the events that have youth divisions. For young rodeo competitors, there is the National High School Rodeo and Little Britches Rodeo. Little Britches covers a larger age range, including ages five to eighteen. 4-H also offers youth horse opportunities.
I've only been to one 4-H horse show so far, but I enjoyed seeing the different ways young people could be involved with horses through 4-H. Even those who don't own horses can do horse-related projects. It was fun to look at the different horse projects the 4-H members created. One project I remember clearly was by a member who used Clinton Anderson's Method to help a neighbor with a problem horse. I appreciate that 4-H requires competitors to wear helmets.
There are organizations that use horses to help at-risk youth. It has been said that "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." That quote has been attributed to both Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan, but I doubt anyone knows for sure where it originated. In any case, it is definitely true that horses have a positive effect on those who deal with them. The healing power of the horse is used to help at-risk youth have a new look at life.
Children and horses are a popular movie theme. Among the movies that have the relationship between young people and horses as a theme include: The Greening Of Whitney Brown, Flicka, Set Apart and Second Chances. All of them show the positive influence horses can have on young people.
Opportunities for children to be involved with horses abound. It's up to horse-loving adults to make sure children are given those opportunities.
Among my favorite classes to watch at horse shows are the Small Fry Walk/Trot and the Lead Line. Watching children who have - or are beginning to - form bonds with horses is encouraging to see. After all, the future of the horse industry does depend upon the involvement of children. If children don't have - and maintain - an interest in horses, there won't be any future equestrians.
The breed associations that have youth associations include American Quarter Horse, American Saddlebred, Arabian, Morgan, Appaloosa and American Paint Horse. Cutting, Reining and Barrel Racing are among the events that have youth divisions. For young rodeo competitors, there is the National High School Rodeo and Little Britches Rodeo. Little Britches covers a larger age range, including ages five to eighteen. 4-H also offers youth horse opportunities.
I've only been to one 4-H horse show so far, but I enjoyed seeing the different ways young people could be involved with horses through 4-H. Even those who don't own horses can do horse-related projects. It was fun to look at the different horse projects the 4-H members created. One project I remember clearly was by a member who used Clinton Anderson's Method to help a neighbor with a problem horse. I appreciate that 4-H requires competitors to wear helmets.
There are organizations that use horses to help at-risk youth. It has been said that "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." That quote has been attributed to both Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan, but I doubt anyone knows for sure where it originated. In any case, it is definitely true that horses have a positive effect on those who deal with them. The healing power of the horse is used to help at-risk youth have a new look at life.
Children and horses are a popular movie theme. Among the movies that have the relationship between young people and horses as a theme include: The Greening Of Whitney Brown, Flicka, Set Apart and Second Chances. All of them show the positive influence horses can have on young people.
Opportunities for children to be involved with horses abound. It's up to horse-loving adults to make sure children are given those opportunities.
Monday, May 27, 2013
That Palomino Pal O'Mine
Since I'm writing this on Memorial Day, I want first of all to express my gratitude to the men and women of the armed forces who gave their lives to protect our freedom.
Palomino horses have always been my favorites. When I was a little girl, most of the Breyer model horses I collected were palominos. It wasn't until I was an adult that I learned palomino is a color breed, not a breed in and of itself. There is no guarantee that two palominos will produce palomino colored offspring. Since the color doesn't breed true, it isn't considered a separate breed.
Palomino horses have golden bodies with a white or light cream mane and tail. Their bodies can range in color from cream to dark gold. When I think of a palomino, I usually picture either Mister Ed or Trigger. Those two are probably the most famous palomino horses. They were both registered with the Palomino Horse Association.
Since palomino is a color breed, several breeds are recognized as palominos. Among those recognized by the Palomino Horse Breeders of America are: Holsteiner, Morgan, Quarter Horse, Paint, Saddlebred, Appaloosa, Arabian, Morab, Thoroughbred, Pinto, Missouri Fox Trotter and Tennessee Walking Horse. The Palomino Horse Association will recognize any horse based on color and conformation, regardless of breed.
I'm not sure where my love for these golden horses came from. For all I know, it could have been that my first Breyer model horse was a palomino. I do remember that one time when I was sick, my dad gave me a Breyer grazing palomino foal as a get-well present.
A few years ago, I bought a Cowgirl Cadillac. This lovely horse continues my tradition of palomino horses.
Maybe my love for these horses is because of their beauty. When I'm at a horse show, I tend to favor taking photos of palomino horses. I do take photos of a variety of horses; I just generally tend to take more of palominos. Those golden horses draw me in and probably always will.
That's not to say that if the day ever comes when I'm a horse owner that the horse has to be a palomino. That would just be an added bonus.
Palomino horses have always been my favorites. When I was a little girl, most of the Breyer model horses I collected were palominos. It wasn't until I was an adult that I learned palomino is a color breed, not a breed in and of itself. There is no guarantee that two palominos will produce palomino colored offspring. Since the color doesn't breed true, it isn't considered a separate breed.
Palomino horses have golden bodies with a white or light cream mane and tail. Their bodies can range in color from cream to dark gold. When I think of a palomino, I usually picture either Mister Ed or Trigger. Those two are probably the most famous palomino horses. They were both registered with the Palomino Horse Association.
Since palomino is a color breed, several breeds are recognized as palominos. Among those recognized by the Palomino Horse Breeders of America are: Holsteiner, Morgan, Quarter Horse, Paint, Saddlebred, Appaloosa, Arabian, Morab, Thoroughbred, Pinto, Missouri Fox Trotter and Tennessee Walking Horse. The Palomino Horse Association will recognize any horse based on color and conformation, regardless of breed.
I'm not sure where my love for these golden horses came from. For all I know, it could have been that my first Breyer model horse was a palomino. I do remember that one time when I was sick, my dad gave me a Breyer grazing palomino foal as a get-well present.
A few years ago, I bought a Cowgirl Cadillac. This lovely horse continues my tradition of palomino horses.
That's not to say that if the day ever comes when I'm a horse owner that the horse has to be a palomino. That would just be an added bonus.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Learning To Draw Horses
A few years ago, I thought it would be fun to try to draw horses. I bought a book on how to draw horses and was completely frustrated by the directions. Whatever I tried to draw didn't look much like a horse.
I mentioned this to one of my co-workers at the time. We both loved horses and shared an office. She had been drawing horses since she was a little girl and told me how she learned to draw horses. Her advice made much sense than the book and my horses looked more like horses - at the least the heads did. Bodies were a different matter. No matter what I tried, I couldn't get the bodies to look right.
By this time I was no longer employed at the same company so I couldn't ask my now former co-worker for advice. I tried going back to the book I had bought. It wasn't any more help on bodies than it had been on heads. Maybe I would just draw horse heads. That much I figured I could do! On the other hand, there's probably not a lot of call for art of just horse heads.
I couldn't ask my former co-worker for advice. The book I had wasn't helping me. I didn't have funds to buy another book on drawing horses. Then I had my "a-ha" moment. The library! I did a search for "drawing horses" on the Hennepin County Library website, and there were a lot of books listed there. I picked one and requested to pick it up at the downtown library location.
The book starts with the very basics of drawing. It recommends breaking the parts of the horse down into their component shapes: circles, cones, cubes, cylinders, etc. This makes much more sense then the book I had bought. It also shows the basics of shading and blending tones. Wow! I wish I'd known about this book before I ever started learning to draw horses! One thing this book notes is that horses' rumps are shaped more like cubes than circles. Not that I spend time looking at horse rumps, but I've been noticing lately that horse rumps really are more like cubes than circles.
Another book that has been helpful is a horse anatomy coloring book published by Dover. I haven't used it as a coloring book, but as a guide to horse bones and muscles. Understanding the underlying bone and muscle structure makes horses look filled out and not just outlines. (I had bought that coloring book after I tried using a "sculpt your own horse" kit and my first attempt was shaped like a horse, but had no muscle tone.)
With the help of those two books (and others later on), I hope to become a skilled horse artist. I'm not rushing through it, though. I'm taking my time and not moving on to the next step until I have a good grasp of the step I'm working on. Who knows? Maybe someday my artwork will be accepted by Leanin' Tree for their greeting cards.
I mentioned this to one of my co-workers at the time. We both loved horses and shared an office. She had been drawing horses since she was a little girl and told me how she learned to draw horses. Her advice made much sense than the book and my horses looked more like horses - at the least the heads did. Bodies were a different matter. No matter what I tried, I couldn't get the bodies to look right.
By this time I was no longer employed at the same company so I couldn't ask my now former co-worker for advice. I tried going back to the book I had bought. It wasn't any more help on bodies than it had been on heads. Maybe I would just draw horse heads. That much I figured I could do! On the other hand, there's probably not a lot of call for art of just horse heads.
I couldn't ask my former co-worker for advice. The book I had wasn't helping me. I didn't have funds to buy another book on drawing horses. Then I had my "a-ha" moment. The library! I did a search for "drawing horses" on the Hennepin County Library website, and there were a lot of books listed there. I picked one and requested to pick it up at the downtown library location.
The book starts with the very basics of drawing. It recommends breaking the parts of the horse down into their component shapes: circles, cones, cubes, cylinders, etc. This makes much more sense then the book I had bought. It also shows the basics of shading and blending tones. Wow! I wish I'd known about this book before I ever started learning to draw horses! One thing this book notes is that horses' rumps are shaped more like cubes than circles. Not that I spend time looking at horse rumps, but I've been noticing lately that horse rumps really are more like cubes than circles.
Another book that has been helpful is a horse anatomy coloring book published by Dover. I haven't used it as a coloring book, but as a guide to horse bones and muscles. Understanding the underlying bone and muscle structure makes horses look filled out and not just outlines. (I had bought that coloring book after I tried using a "sculpt your own horse" kit and my first attempt was shaped like a horse, but had no muscle tone.)
With the help of those two books (and others later on), I hope to become a skilled horse artist. I'm not rushing through it, though. I'm taking my time and not moving on to the next step until I have a good grasp of the step I'm working on. Who knows? Maybe someday my artwork will be accepted by Leanin' Tree for their greeting cards.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Cats And Horses
I usually think of dogs and horses, not cats and horses. At every horse show I've attended, I've seen plenty of people bring dogs along. I've never seen a cat at a horse show. Granted, that could be because cats are less labor-intensive than dogs. A cat can be left on its own longer than a dog. It could also be that cats owned by horse owners are working animals and have a job to do at the barn or stable.
The April/May 2011 issue of Western Shooting Horse magazine, in its list of ten barn essentials, had a barn cat at number six. A barn cat came ahead of lighting, wall-mounted feeders, wash rack and grooming caddy. Barn cats help keep the rodent population under control. Rodents not only get into feed, but they can also carry disease. A good mouser can help solve both those problems.
At the MAQHA (Minnesota Amateur Quarter Horse Association) Corporate Challenge this year, the MYQHA (Minnesota Youth Quarter Horse Association) is having a silent art show auction. Two pieces by the same artist feature paintings of cats and horses. One is titled "Comfy" and shows a cat curled up and sleeping on a horse's back. The other is titled "Scratches" and shows a horse using its nose to rub against a cat's back as the cat arches its back up toward the horse's nose. I can almost hear the cats in those two paintings purring.
I've seen photos of cats with horses on several of the horse-related pages I like on Facebook. Both animals have a sense of curiosity and it does seem fitting they'd be curious about each other. That's not to say that every horse will like cats or that every cat will like horses. But the same is true about dogs and horses. Not every horse will like dogs and not every dog will like horses.
Dogs may be the animal most people think of as being friends with horses, but cats can be friends with horses just as easily.
Here's a toast to the friendship between my two favorite animals!
The April/May 2011 issue of Western Shooting Horse magazine, in its list of ten barn essentials, had a barn cat at number six. A barn cat came ahead of lighting, wall-mounted feeders, wash rack and grooming caddy. Barn cats help keep the rodent population under control. Rodents not only get into feed, but they can also carry disease. A good mouser can help solve both those problems.
At the MAQHA (Minnesota Amateur Quarter Horse Association) Corporate Challenge this year, the MYQHA (Minnesota Youth Quarter Horse Association) is having a silent art show auction. Two pieces by the same artist feature paintings of cats and horses. One is titled "Comfy" and shows a cat curled up and sleeping on a horse's back. The other is titled "Scratches" and shows a horse using its nose to rub against a cat's back as the cat arches its back up toward the horse's nose. I can almost hear the cats in those two paintings purring.
I've seen photos of cats with horses on several of the horse-related pages I like on Facebook. Both animals have a sense of curiosity and it does seem fitting they'd be curious about each other. That's not to say that every horse will like cats or that every cat will like horses. But the same is true about dogs and horses. Not every horse will like dogs and not every dog will like horses.
Dogs may be the animal most people think of as being friends with horses, but cats can be friends with horses just as easily.
Here's a toast to the friendship between my two favorite animals!
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