Draft Horses
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This horse has all the markings of a draft horse, a farm work animal usually used to pull carriages or equipment. It has large hooves and is built strong. The coloring looks like The American Cream, the only draft breed indiginous to the United States. It is considered rare because of a genetic condition that has reduced its numbers. Minimal texture added to reduce sunlight glare. If any flickr members recognize the horse breed, let me know because I'm not sure. Chosen as cover photo on front page of Horses, Ponies, and Foals, Sept. 2019.
Just a few minutes after dawn, NS 202 slices through the still-darkened landscape past the CPL bracket mast at Stuarts Draft. A matched set of SD70ACes leads this lengthy train north toward Shenandoah, and eventually Harrisburg. 202 and counterpart 201 are the only intermodal trains to use the lower part of the H-Line, which otherwise is limited to manifests and the occasional unit train. They're hot on the heels of northbound manifest 12Z, and are passing a 15T that's waiting in the siding right behind me.
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If you've driven up Snowball Road north of Pagosa Springs, CO, you've noticed the big blue barns and draft horses. There were five mares in this pasture, and all had colts. Ths black mare has twins. Even as young colts, their draft horse heritage is noticeable.
Part of my lengthy chase of an early morning 16T between Buena Vista and Compton, Va brought me to the small borough of Stuarts Draft. Here, the train hustles north at track speed, passing one of the many ex-N&W signals that still guard the sidings on the Shenandoah Line.
The sun rises in the Shenandoah Valley over Stuarts Draft as the now fallen N&W protect the control point.
A freshly repainted NS 1067, the Reading Heritage Unit, leads southbound manifest NS 11Z past the N&W CPLs at control point Stuart’s Draft.
A trifecta of white pelicans glide gracefully across the sky. I woke up this morning with urge to fly. What I wouldn't give to be able to soar like a bird amongst the clouds.
Mountain View CA
I think this is what these four sand hill cranes are doing. Note the perfect spacing, wing position and diagonal line. (except for the last bird that is on a level plain)
There is always one that doesn't get the word. ;-']
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Fremont, Ohio
Canon Rebel Ti
Kodak Color Plus 200 converted to black and white in Lightroom
Cinestill
I finallyl got around to refinishing my drafting table and moving it to a sunny location but now it is a share space.
I believe this is a Belgian draft horse, possibly a Brabant, and Pomeroy, Washington, was a strange place to find one.
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It's this time of the year ! The best time of the year, means time for The Dog & Pony Show aka DAPS, who take place a whole month, where horses and dogs lovers got to buy new stuff ! And of course, this year is like the others, I had to get me some new horses, here is a family of Swedish Norths Drafts, they are so pretty with the Autumn colors
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➵ Coat on Left Horse : [Golden Brass] Teegle Coat / North Smoky
➵ Coat on Middle Horse : [Golden Brass] Teegle Coat / North Bay
➵ Coat on Foal : [Golden Brass] Teegle Coat / North Dun