#chestnut mare

[parrotnoidpersuasions]

[sivinskilover]

Sivinski is a horse girl...

[thegreenwolf]

I love Breyer's G1 Stablemate Morgan Mare--except for that raised foreleg. Never did care for that detail. So I decided to resculpt her to a standing position (a process I started, oh, about a year ago, because I am nothing if not a slow customizer.) She's done, though, and repainted to a rich liver chestnut. She's available at https://www.etsy.com/listing/1832981087/castanea-custom-liver-chestnut-breyer

[unusualgrimm]

Memorial painting of Charm for Scholland equestrian at Kilconquhar I finished yesterday

On to the rest of the gifts/commissions

[quillofspirit]

More horses!

It's only fair that Marilyn also gets a horse. Everyone should have a horse! Still slowly making my way through everything @esta-elavaris has written, but this should be the last one for her OCs (until there's more 👀)

A Chestnut Anglo-arabian mare. Hear me out: equine therapy. Marilyn must have heard about it, and maybe at one point she finds a nice looking stable offering day-rides, and maybe she wants to get some fresh air and it’s not that far from her flat and— Anyway, she loved it, she also found that her knee didn’t hurt as much as she thought it would. She found herself wanting to go back, loving the warm and calm energy of the horses and their soft noses.

One of her acquaintances noticed her interest and offered to give her informal lessons with her own horse, a retired show-jumping mare. Her friend tried explaining that mares have a reputation for being hormonal and difficult to work with, and that Chestnut horses tended to be more chaos-prone than others.

Hormonal, she could understand, especially if they were surrounded by idiot young stallions when she had been a multiple time national winner. The colour? She was reserving judgment on that one.

When she met Brimstone, she was taken aback by her fiery coat and temperament. Her friend showed her how to brush the mare, and Marilyn hesitated only a little before finding the activity incredibly meditative. As she learned to pick the hoof, she felt a little nip on her butt, and let out a yelp before standing back. She was shocked to see the argument between her friend and the mare, never before thinking there could be such a thing. Although her friend insisted on finishing, Marilyn persevered and managed to not get bitten anymore even as Brimstone kept a upset face.

Over time, she found herself offering to help her friend care for Brimstone, and slowly learning how to ride. She wasn’t planning on starting competitions, but she did like the idea of being able to canter in the forest and jump over fallen trees with her friend by her side. Plus it kept her in shape. She learned that Brimstone was possibly the most inquisitive horse in the stable, always wanting to understand new things, like new boots or new gloves (which she threw across the hall. To test their durability of course). She also didn’t bolt at things, unlike the other horses, she stood her ground and investigated. Marilyn grew to love that mare, and understood exactly why her friend loved her horse.

Eventually, her friend mentioned that she was looking for a new horse with which to enter competitions, but the cost of both horses were just a little over her budget. They decided to split the boarding for Brimstone, so Marilyn would have a leisure horse.

“Hell hath no fury like a chestnut mare"

So this got away from me a little, but I was motivated. It didn't come as easily as the others, since the concept didn't lend itself that well, but like Marilyn, I persevered!

I will be doing more of these when inspiration strikes, worry not, though I will -eventually- start on adding horses to many universes.

Image sources, from top to bottom, left to right:

Carina Maiwald

Carina Maiwald

New York Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Frederick Ashtons' article

Find the Facebook post here

Yvonne Strahovski in Chuck (S04 E14)

Ron Kimball on KimballStock

Photo by Raphael Schaller on Unsplash

Carina Maiwald

Photo by Mikayla Storms on Unsplash

[hit-the-dirt-and-get-back-on]

She's freaking gorgeous.

[bewarethechestnutmare]

So Lexi and are in the running for Half Steps Photography's Horse of the Year! We have made it all the way through to the finals. And the last round takes place on Instagram!

I'd love it and be forever grateful if anyone could jump over to insta and like and/or comment to vote for us! (Link below)

Boo is always my horse of the year, but it'd be pretty neat christmas gift to win this to boot. We all know how our horses impact our lives. Lexi came into mine as a gangy two year old way back in 2010. We've grown together and have shared some tough times and some awesome times. She's my heart horse. And having these memories was so special. If you've ever been on the fence about getting a shoot done with your horse, I can only say GO FOR IT. Especially if you have someone as amazing as Lexi (Human!) over at Half Steps Photography! (Seriously, check out her socials and website. S T U N N I N G)

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[mother-of-friesians]

15/∞ gorgeous horses

One of my favourites, Weihaiwej (Westminster x Grannus x Kronprinz xx), 1984-2019 was a striking chestnut Oldenburg mare. Many of the show jumping fans who followed during the late 80s-early 90s might remember her to this day, with the chrome and blue eyes. Together with Franke Sloothaak they won a gold medal at the 1994 FEI World Equestrian Games in The Hague. To this day I still find people wondering: "who was that chestnut horse with the chrome again?". Weihaiwej was retired from sports in the 90s and resumed a broodmare career with 7 offspring and 16 grandchildren. Her daughter Asha Di San Patrignano competed at 1,50m and produced several successful offspring herself, under which an approved stud. Weihaiwej passed away in 2019 at a remarkable age of 35 years old.