can you hear the horses?

Horse-only blog. Non-equine blog is gentlepresent.

[dharmaart]

"Popgun"

Portrait of an Arabian horse painted with watercolour and gouache on paper.

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

My favorite (and weirdest) equine images are collected in my horse gallery.

[marysmirages]

Night Rider (2025)

[byjove]

Icelandic horses are so fun, Icelanders were like “We need a very strong horse to deal with the rugged landscape and inhospitable conditions. We must create the best all terrain vehicle.“ and the result was this:

And they absolutely get the job done but they look like stuffed animals.

[elodieunderglass]

(that's part of the job)

[border-collie]

Good news! The only dog breed native to Iceland, the Icelandic Sheepdog, ALSO get to look like stuffed animals!

[whereifindsanity]

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Emilie Ristevski (Hello Emilie)

[transperceneige]

Théâtre du Centaure @ Les Baumettes detention center, Marseille, France

[neechees]

Spirit: Stallion of The Cimarron & the Indian Boarding Schools/Residential Schools allegory

[iamafanofcartoons]

Holy shit!

Was this intentional?

[neechees]

Considering the rest of the film’s heavy anti-colonization messaging, the main antagonist being heavily modeled on & inspired by General Custer, the other main (human) protagonist being a Native man (& the fort is where Spirit meets Little Creek), yes, most likely

[the-commonplace-book]

YES. It was 100% intentional. I highly recommend reading up on the making of this film. There was an incredible amount of care that went into the development.

They had Lakota consultants for the project, especially regarding the use of the Lakota language in the film (which is used sparsely, but when used is accurate).

It’s par for the course now to consult people belonging to a culture for projects representing it these days (i.e. Moana, Frozen 2, etc.) but it certainly wasn’t when Spirit came out in 2002.

This film is allegorical to its core.

[camera-punk-deactivated20251009]

[antiqueanimals]

Paul Dyck (1917 – 2006). Warrior's Horse (1973). Oil on board.

Coeur d’Alene Art Auction

[horsesarecreatures]

Snowdrops at Calton Lees

[horse-breed-a-day]

a little something i noticed about the clouds today :)

[oldartss]

Dame ved sin hest by Vilhelm Tilly

[yallmeansall]

“Somewhere Between Right And Wrong” by Matt McCormick

[pajusphotos]

[ipromisetostaywild]

[chillypepperhothothot]

Rodeo 1 by KC Magazine on Flickr.

[americanpatriarch]