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not one myself

I love horses, too, Dave. During my college days, I had the great fortune of becoming friends with an older farmer fellow - a real character who became a great friend. He had several hundred acres and a spring fed watering trough.... He and some of his family helped me buy my first horse...and I had the time of my life... Many happy memories riding through the countryside with my faithful Shetland Sheepdog following me through the fields and woods...and even riding up on the saddle with me, if we needed to cross a state road. Ah, the good old days. I don't think I can ever see enough of horses.

Never owned one myself, but I was up on the ranch often enough that I had a horse reserved for me when ever I showed up. Yonder was his name and faithful was his step.

Anyway I dug up a few older pics, (from an old point and shot).

I am grinning ear to ear
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My wives first time ever on a horse. She was a bit scared, but did a great job.
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Several years ago my niece at a local fair
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Windsor Races - Leica X1

Posting these quite small because they are not sharp! Decided to take the X1 on an outing last night and set it to Auto. I love the IQ from this camera but it's focus capability is just too slow for anything other than landscape or posed pics :( Anyway, the lone horse cavorted about alarmingly all the way to the post and after a while the jockey dismounted and walked it around whilst the other horses went into the stalls. It was a novice race and needless to say it didn't win but I imagine that once it settles down it will!


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