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A Horse dining on grass. (Original Post)
alfredo
Feb 2013
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Solly Mack
(90,773 posts)1. Nice! Looks like a cliff back there.
alfredo
(60,074 posts)2. I used a telephoto, it compressed the landscape.
Actually it is a nice rolling hill.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)3. I think that's pregnant pony dining on grass
alfredo
(60,074 posts)4. She's eating for two for sure.
alfredo
(60,074 posts)5. Here's a story on Foaling in Kentucky.
My sister in law, until recently, worked at Rood and Riddle as a foal man and barn supervisor.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/28/147511518/in-kentucky-2015-derby-winner-could-arrive-any-day-now
Elfin Yeti
(740 posts)6. Fascinating!
Thanks for posting this Alfredo! Rachel Alexandra had emergency surgery after foaling at Rood & Riddle and although it's still touch and go, she's doing well the last I heard.
alfredo
(60,074 posts)7. If she was still there, I would have known that. Thanks for
The info.
One thing I will miss is the supply of good used cars. Young women from around the world would intern at R&R for a year or so. When they leave, they'd sell their car. I had the puck of the "litter."