Suki in the Meadow

I just love this photo of Suki and my friend Kendra.  It was a difficult light to shoot in as the fog was coming in and it was late afternoon, almost dusk.
We have two horses that are halter broke, Sweetie and Suki.  Almost every Tuesday,  Kendra and I work with them in the corral. This week we decided it would be a good idea to take them out into their area of freedom, 70 acres of meadow, and walk them around with the halter on.  I realized that we need to get them use to us being with them in the wild area.  In the future we plan to practice going up to them when they are not in the corral and try to halter them.  This is in case one of them needed help while out in the meadow we would be able to  halter them and take care of them there.  Of course it works better if there is only one horse free and so we will start with the other horses in the corral.

Sweetie is a dear horse and very co-operative and this is the first time he has had something on his back this heavy - the garland.  He wasn't too sure about it but he did let me take some pictures.

Happy Holidays to everyone and a wondrous New Year!

The Point Arena Pintos Book!!!

The pintos are very happy that I have published a book about them that consists of seventy four pages of  photographs of them in their natural environment.

They are very excited and would like you to take a look at their new book which you can see and purchase at
http://www.blurb.com/search/site_search?search=the+point+arena+pintos

2012 Calendar is here!

I am happy to announce the new 2012 Point Arena Pinto calendar is now available for sale.

The calendar went to press before the new filly, Chia, was born, so she is not in it.

These calendars make a great Christmas gift for people who love horses!

All profits from the sale of these calendars goes towards the care of the pintos.

If you live on the Mendonoma Coast, you can purchase the calendar for $17.95 at the Four Eyed Frog books in Gualala, Ca.
Otherwise you can order it from me by emailing me at pa@photographycreated.com
The cost including shipping and handling is $21.50.

A filly is born November 9th!

For many months we wondered whether or not Polka Dot was pregnant.  We had expected a birth around July  and since so many months went by we figured there would be no new foal as it is unusual for a horse to give birth so late in the season.  November 8th while feeding the herd I noticed that Polka Dot's udder was full of milk.  The next day a new filly arrived. We are so happy you are finally here! 

Her name is Chie (pronounced Chiyay) which means wisdom in Japanese.

She is about three days old in these photos. 

She looks so small here.

In the photos below she is five days old.

Chie  peeks behind her mother as the herd eats their grain.

The Pintos in the Media

The Pintos are receiving more exposure these days.
Rebecca O'Neil did a drawing of them for the cover of our local phone book:

Poet Lindy Hough ( pronounced Huff) wrote a poem about the pintos last year when she came to visit us. She published it in her book, Wild Horses, Wild Dreams: New and Selected Poems 1971-2010.

She gave a reading earlier in the month put on by our local bookstore, Four Eyed Frog Books.  If you would like to read the pinto poem and her other poems, you can order the book from them by calling 707-884-1333 or visiting their website http://foureyedfrog.com/

Poetry Reading and 2012 Point Arena Pintos Calendar

I am happy to announce the following event which includes a reading about the pintos written by Lindy Hough:

Photographic Art introduces the

2012 Point Arena Pintos Calendar

Meet poet Lindy Hough reading

Wild Horses, Wild Dreams: New and Selected Poems 1971-2010!

4pm Saturday, 11/5/11 Four Eyed Books, Gualala, Ca

Lindy Hough is the author of five books of poetry and non-fiction, including Nuclear Strategy and The Code of the Warrior: Faces of Mars and Shiva in the Crisis of Human Survival, a collection of anti-nuclear pieces. She cofounded North Atlantic Books in the early seventies, and was Publisher and Editorial Director for many years. She lives in Berkeley, California. For more on Lindy Hough, including a schedule of upcoming events, visit her web site at www.lindyhough.com.

The 2012 calendar will also be for sale starting on Saturday at theFour Eyed Books, Gualala, Ca (707) 884-1333 or by emailing me at pa@photographycreated.com