The Horses of Gypsy Vanner Gold Farm

[Second Hand Pat]

The horses of Gypsy Vanner Gold Farm are a small draft horse used by the gypsies to pull their wagons. They are bred at this farm and my camera club goes there as a field trip. The farm opens early for our group and the first event is they take one horse and it gets a two hour bath and the mane is upbraided so when the horse runs the mane and feathers about the feet goes everywhere. This is Liz, she is a five year old mare and our first victim lol.

Liz by Pat Husband, on Flickr

Head shots of Liz. Trick is to get her eye which can be different with all that mane.

Liz Head Shot 1 by Pat Husband, on Flickr

Liz Head Shot 2 by Pat Husband, on Flickr

[Second Hand Pat]

Here are some running shots of Liz. When she was released in their large pasture she was ready to go. Not hanging with all those photographers. I used a shutter speed of 1/100 to try and show speed in the photos. I wanted the head and body somewhat sharp with the feet and tail to have a feeling of motion.

DZ9_7885 by Pat Husband, on Flickr

DZ9_7753-Edit by Pat Husband, on Flickr

DZ9_7850-Edit-3 by Pat Husband, on Flickr

[Second Hand Pat]

Liz in her dusty glory

Dusty Power by Pat Husband, on Flickr

[jeep]

Those are some thick horses. They look powerful...

[Second Hand Pat]

Those are some thick horses. They look powerful...

They are powerful Brian, they are a small draft horse.
Pat

[LizStreithorst]

They are flashy as all get-out, but if I were able to have another horse it would be a Halflinger. They were developed in Austria as small draft horses but have been selectively bred so now you can see them as cattle horses, jumpers, dressage, as well as pleasure horses. https://www.google.com/search?q=hafl...hrome&ie=UTF-8

[Second Hand Pat]

They are flashy as all get-out, but if I were able to have another horse it would be a Halflinger. They were developed in Austria as small draft horses but have been selectively bred so now you can see them as cattle horses, jumpers, dressage, as well as pleasure horses. https://www.google.com/search?q=hafl...hrome&ie=UTF-8

They are gorgeous Liz If I got another horse I would be tempted to get a Florida mustang (my dad called them Marsh Tacky) which is a small gaited horse of Spanish descent.
Pat

[LizStreithorst]

I thought you didn't care for gaited horses (?)

[Second Hand Pat]

I thought you didn't care for gaited horses (?)

Feeling my age Liz and a gaited horse doesn't bounce you around quite as much.
Pat

[LizStreithorst]

Got it.

[Second Hand Pat]

Two of the Stallions

Quiet Majesty by Pat Husband, on Flickr

Thinking Of His Glory Days by Pat Husband, on Flickr

[Second Hand Pat]

The burro's were cute and funny!

Hey, Wait for Me

Hey, Wait for Me by Pat Husband, on Flickr

Grass is Way Better on This Side of the Fence

Grass is Way Better on This Side of the Fence by Pat Husband, on Flickr

Oh Look, a Way Out

Oh Look, a Way Out by Pat Husband, on Flickr

[brady]

They are beautiful horses and great pics. I'm going to stick with my Belgian.
Jay

[Second Hand Pat]

They are beautiful horses and great pics. I'm going to stick with my Belgian.
Jay

Thank you Jay Do you have a Belgian? Farrier trips would be cheaper with the Gypsy Vanners
Pat

[brady]

Yes.
He does not ware horse shoes and every 3 or 4 months the farrier comes to give him and the other Belgians
and hoof trim.
Jay