A flea-bitten grey
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
Rockingham, Australia
April 3, 2018 6:51am CST
My husband recently took a lot of photos at an endurance ride held at Collie in Western Australia. He is selling the images and the money raised will be used to buy second-hand clothing for poor children in Nepal.
It can be difficult to photograph horses in action but he has managed to capture some really lovely images. He also took photos of a few of the horses at rest including the one I’m sharing here.
Equines come in many colours including spotted (Appaloosas) and stripes (zebras). The Arab pictured here, Kala Nakab (stable name Saga), would be categorised as a flea-bitten grey as he has specks of colour throughtout his white coat.
Nakab is 18 years old and much loved by his owner who told Vince he had captured the soul of her horse. Horsey people can be very biased about their own mounts but it’s nice that she is so thrilled.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
3 Apr 18
From my experience, horsey people are like doggie people, very partial lol
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
3 Apr 18
@JudyEv Exactly so, these pants may make my butt look big but don't pick on my doggies shape lol
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
4 Apr 18
Wow...a lovely Arabian Flea bitten grey horse! looks very alert and cool dear @JudyEv! I am happy to know that your husband is raising fund by selling the pictures taken at the event to the participants so that you can help the needy children in Nepal! Very nice! I am impressed
! God bless you people! Thanks!
! God bless you people! Thanks!1 person likes this
@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
5 Apr 18
That's a beautiful photo!.. What camera does he use?... Must be one of those complicated ones ..
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
6 Apr 18
@JudyEv wow! .. must be expensive camera ..
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Apr 18
@epiffanie It's not considered anything special by professional photographers.
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@wolfgirl569 (135601)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Apr 18
That is a great picture. It can be very hard to get good ones of horses. I hope the photos sell good for your husband.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 18
Thanks. And yes, horses can be hard to photograph. He took about a dozen or more of one horse but there is only about one really good one amongst them.
@wolfgirl569 (135601)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Apr 18
@JudyEv George is in my profile photo. I was just very lucky with that one. One try, I dont know what caught his attention for me to catch him still
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 18
@wolfgirl569 Birds are the worst. They can be really difficult to capture.
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 18
He is quite old so I guess nothing much fazes him any more.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Apr 18
What a beautiful animal and great photo too.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
3 Apr 18
Photographing animals can be a challenge. The "flea bitten gray" looks like a friendly horse.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Apr 18
Some people have promised us clothes so we won't buy more clothes ourselves till we see what happens. If we get enough clothes donated Vince will take the money with him and perhaps buy blankets for needy families. He will ask some of the Nepalese people he met last time where the most need is.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Apr 18
Flea bitten is usually a derogatory term. I never heard it applied to coloring.
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