In the spring of 2016, I was coming from Strathgartney, headed towards Charlottetow on the TCH. Bright yellow blossoms covered the fields, dandelion season was in full swing. The combination of those flowers and the horses in the fields made a picture I couldn’t resist. Added in was the spring green shades of the trees – from mossy grey-green to brillant lime-green birch leaves, I couldn’t pass it up.
It was a day to ignore the ominous grey skies and be uplifted by the glorious yellow dandelions and the foals in the fields. Knowing summer’s warmth and all that it brings was only a few weeks away.
More from 2016….
I had seen their sign many times, ‘Quiet Company’ on my way from Belfast to Montague. The lane was almost a path thru heavy evergreens and scrub, making me think it was a hideaway and travelling down it’s length I was in dappled shade.
The track opened up to a manacured lawn and tidy house with a newly built barn off to the side.There are two fenced in areas, one up by the house and another adjacent to the barn.
An exercise session was just getting started and the riders were welcoming.
It seems a discussion was underway between the chestnut paint and rider….rider wins.
This pinto is Oliver, “Ollie” and is a WelshXArabian. The chestnut is Revelin. The two friends share the ring, their riders practising gaits and control.
Many fans love the look of a chestnut whether a throughbred or quarter horse, Morgan or Arabian.
Another day I was travelling to town and noticed a brown and white paint and a pretty Morgan-ish bay munching away in a field. Had to stop, pinto/paints are so distinctive, I’ll try to document as many as I see.
There’s a farm on the outskirts of Charlottetown, just across from the new auto store. I happened to catch some ponies and donkeys there one cloudy afternoon.
The pinto markings are interesting as one horse is black&white and the other one is brown and white. Now according to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine_coat_color) the black&white is piebald and the brown&white is skewbald. Those terms are more common in England than here & the States. And I guess ‘paint’ is a term for a specific breed with quarter horse or thoroughbred crosses.
Horse Photos PEI 