Saturday, February 9, 2013

The Great Escape

Who says that horses cannot think?  This Friesian mare Mariska has used trial and error to work out how to open a variety of latches and gaits--even open a chest style freezer.   The video shows how she can lead a "Great Escape."

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Flach Equus Project--Icelandic Horse

Tim Flach has traveled around the world to photograph horses in some of the most exotic settings in the world to work on his Equus project.  Take a look at this photo of Icelandic horses running through an Icelandic lagoon (I can't show you the photo itself because of copyright but it is well worth it to click on the link.

http://www.cranekalmanbrighton.com/exhibitions/equus2/equus27.html

And here is a short video explaining how Tim Flack set up that shot.