In the meantime…

Trail Horse

I’m going to post some work I did before starting this blog as it will be a while before I finish my latest painting. This is a watercolour of a trail horse I saw in Alberta and loved the way the light played on his face and bridle.

When I was younger I worked at a riding stable and from what I’d heard of other riding establishments, we were one of the better ones. You couldn’t take a horse out on your own unless we knew you could be counted on not to gallop the whole way as soon as you were out of sight. Our horses would be able to rest for an hour after being out a couple of times in a row. Things like that. I like to think that times have changed for horses in riding stables. For the better.