On Good Friday (Yes, it's taken me this long to publish this post), DH and I loaded a couple of horses and trailered just east of the ranch to Mescalaro Sands, an off road recreation area just 4 miles from our eastern border. It's a great place for him to work fresh horses. He hadn't ridden these two since last fall and we're fixing to get busy with Spring Works. If you think about how much effort it takes to really walk out in deep sand, you'll know that you won't have to go as far for a good workout as you would on just a dirt path so DH likes to bring horses here once in a while:
It was balmy and still when we left the house, but it was downright cold and windy when we got to the sand dunes:
35° cold but SO pretty:
Thank you for indulging my obsession with my camera
...and this man. 😉
Such a different landscape:
DH cannot understand my love for photography:
But the light was just amazing
You would think the ocean was just over the next sand dune
I love watching the communication that takes place between them
Whenever he works with his horses
It was a beautiful way to begin the day.
9 comments:
Lovely pictures Karin. And wow, that does not look like New Mexico! LOL
I understand your love for photography. You have such wonderful subjects for your freeze frame. I'm happy you decided to share this post (instead of scrapping it because it was so long ago) because I enjoyed it very much. Have a great one. ;^)
Great photos!
Spectacular photographs!! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing. You photos let me see another part of the United States that's so different from the northern Midwest area.
Loved them! You have a gift.
So enjoyed these! Yes, it does look like the ocean is just on the other side of the dunes. I remember books from childhood that had photographs and simple captions telling about what was happening in the photos. You could do something like that about different aspects of ranch life and another about working with horses and another about chickens, etc.... You would have plenty of excuses to take photos!
Just curious--how does working horses in the sand affect their legs? Stronger? Less injuries? Easier to control? Trainers sometimes do workouts on the beaches because the water and sand reduces injuries and strengthens the legs. Maybe your hubby could share his thoughts
Oh my - that is just a beautiful sight!! ( and site!) you are right about that light! and sand... What a great workout ;-)
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