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torreadora

Ohio 2011: Chincapin Horse Farm

Jul 13, 2011 18:43

Just up the road from the house I grew up in is Kirtland Hills, an extremely green, countryish township with wildflower-heavy pastures cut into forest, twisty streams and pretty vistas that look down to the lake miles away. The Chincapin Horse Farm is on one of these hills, and they keep a collection of retired and rejected horses; old swaybacked ( Read more... )

ohio 2011, photos, travel, animals

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kit_a_licious July 14 2011, 08:54:27 UTC

I always loved those horses best of all the others I've met.

torreadora July 15 2011, 21:55:40 UTC

I have to think they had a lot of different owners, so were probably used to strangers. Friendly bunch, for sure!

shuraiya July 14 2011, 12:57:30 UTC

These are wonderful! These photos feel like whimsical fantasy shots. I'm almost surprised none of these horses are actually unicorns...

torreadora July 15 2011, 21:56:28 UTC

Ha ha! Well, you never know. Perhaps they removed the horns for their safety, like they do to elephants in preserves? They're ALL secret unicorns.

shuraiya July 18 2011, 16:26:49 UTC

GASP!

runawayblue July 14 2011, 16:20:07 UTC

Oh my goodness, these are so lovely.

torreadora July 15 2011, 21:56:55 UTC

Thank you much! It's hard to take a bad photo of a horse, right? :)

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torreadora July 15 2011, 21:57:17 UTC

Definitely. That was a great afternoon.

oceanstorme July 15 2011, 10:36:50 UTC

Beautiful story and photos. I would love to be there - I could hang out all day in the field with the horses. :)

torreadora July 15 2011, 21:58:17 UTC

You strike me as a horse girl. :) Horse girls are special people with special patience. I don't understand horses enough to want to get close to them, but they sure are pretty!