A beautiful series of photos of horses at their most beautiful - at some beautiful location involving a beach, crystal-clear water, and the sun shining on their beautiful streaming hair. These are photos celebrating the beauty of one of the most graceful beasts - the horse. |
A different kind of 'sea' horse. |
“In riding a horse, we borrow freedom.” Helen Thompson |
A brawny horse making its way in the water. |
Rider on the surf. Horses use a large part of their brain to control and coordinate the movement of their legs.
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“Horses make a landscape look beautiful.” Alice Walker |
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Riding down the sunset. “Horses change lives. They give out young people confidence and self-esteem. They provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls, they give us hope.” Toni Robinson |
“The horse, with beauty unsurpassed, strength immeasurable and grace unlike any other, still remains humble enough to carry a man upon his back.” Amber Senti |
North African Berber warriors riding in gallop. |
A warrior woman? Riding a great white horse in South Africa. “There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.” Missy Lyons, Cowboys Don't Sing |
A gorgeous black horse enjoying itself on Bucco Beach, Tobago. |
On a beach in Africa. |
Playing polo is amazing fun, if only for the horses! |
Racing on the beach under a Bali sunset. |
"A dog looks up to a man, a cat looks down on a man, but a patient horse looks a man in the eye and sees him as an equal." Anonymous |
"No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle." Winston Churchill |
Horses let out to eat and drink. Transkei, South Africa |
"The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit and freedom." Sharon Ralls Lemon |
The thunder of hoofbeats on the surf at Duhnen, Germany. |
A house dog looking at wild horses. |
"When I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk. He trots the air, the earth sings when he touches it." William Shakespeare |
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