Cold days at the endurance ride

rebelann1949

@rebelann (117218)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Jul 23

I see what you mean, the horse seems to be more auburn than black .... my first cat was black and was also auburn in the sun. I've read about black horses like in the book Black Beauty but I don't get to see horses that often so I haven't actually seen a black horse myself.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

There are a few black horses but they would be in the minority. Even this one looks a bit brown but that's because it has its winter coat. It's very black when it has its shorter summer coat.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

@rebelann This one doesn't have a speck of white on her. Black horses are really hard to photograph as black just absorbs the light. It's hard to get any definition to them.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 Jul 23

Everything looks so green for the weather to be cold.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

They get a lot of rain in that area too and, as it's winter, there is plenty of grass around.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 Jul 23

@JudyEv That sounds so weird. During our winters leaves dry and fall from the trees and most grass dries.Our pines and some shrubs stay green all winter but not many.Its mostly bare trees during winter.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

@RubyHawk Because we get no snow, winter is our growing season. In summer, it's hot and dry and the paddocks become bare and brown.

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allen0187

@allen0187 (59699)

• Philippines

3 Jul 23

Keep posting these photos and sharing stories from your coverage of these races Judy. These are a delight to look at.

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allen0187

@allen0187 (59699)

• Philippines

4 Jul 23

@JudyEv lovely! The photos capture the relationship between the riders and their horses.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

Thanks. I'm glad you like them. Here is another collage just for you.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56197)

• Canada

3 Jul 23

I think that -5C is quite cold. It is not weather that I would be out and about in if I could help it. The white horse in the upper right photo looks so beautiful, that is my favorite of all of them.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56197)

• Canada

5 Jul 23

@JudyEv She does look good, sitting up so straight and proud and happy looking.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (91065)

• United States

3 Jul 23

That sounds pretty cold to be starting the endurance race. At least you were able to be comfortable in the caravan until you had to take the pictures.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (91065)

• United States

5 Jul 23

@JudyEv once they started ruing I'm sure they warmed up. I guess it would be worse if the weather was very hot and humid

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Jul 23

@Marilynda1225 That's true and it's harder to keep the horses' heartbeat, etc, down if it's really hot.

@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

It is very cold for the horses and riders but better than being very hot.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

3 Jul 23

Beautiful pictures. You must be trying to make me jealous with your cold temps. We're facing 90 F today. Very hot.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Jul 23

@JudyEv I'm glad you can avoid the heat most of the time.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

90F is certainly getting on the hot side. I don't like our hot summers but luckily I can usually avoid most of the heat.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208837)

• United States

3 Jul 23

Nice photos, do the riders purchase some of your photos?

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

Yes, luckily the riders love photos of their horses and we make enough to cover fuel, meals, and the cost of the website. Sometimes there's a bit more besides but as long as we cover costs we're happy. The photos are on a website - downunderimages - and purchase is automatic, usually by Paypal.

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aubrey

@averygirl72 (38849)

• Philippines

4 Jul 23

Are you one of the riders? Good you can stand the cold

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

No, I don't ride any more. Vince and I just take photos and sell them online to the riders.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

4 Jul 23

Oooh that is blinking cold for sure Judy..

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Jul 23

We had forgotten our warm gloves too but it could have been worse.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502343)

• Italy

3 Jul 23

It was very cold, no matter what temperature below zero is cold. It is hot here and it's not surprising, July is always the hottest month.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502343)

• Italy

3 Jul 23

@JudyEv - We have been lucky, our winter has been particularly mild. July is not extremely hot for the moment.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

We are having a very cold winter this year. We've really been pleased to have the diesel heater in the caravan. We have an A/C unit which we can use if we can plug into electricity but it's on the blink at the moment.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135663)

• Marion, Ohio

3 Jul 23

That's not too cold for what we get. Great photos

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

We never get snow so anything below freezing is considered cold here and we all start complaining.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135663)

• Marion, Ohio

3 Jul 23

@JudyEv I know and I would love to complain about that

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (17038)

• United States

4 Jul 23

Such lovely photos. It has been 32C and higher with high humidity these past few weeks. I am ready for cooler weather now.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 23

It's often hot for the rides but it was a total change this time around.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222319)

• United States

3 Jul 23

Great photos as usual. Hope you and hubby have a great day.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

Vince has gone to table tennis tonight. They have just started playing each Monday. He quite enjoys it.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222319)

• United States

3 Jul 23

@JudyEv That's a good recreation to have.

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M Cheung

@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

3 Jul 23

Very beautiful horses. Can horses stand very cold weather?

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

They can but these all have one or two rugs on them. The rugs have varying amounts of insulation in them. They might have summer rugs too to help keep the flies from bothering them. I don't have a photo of a horse with its rug on but I'll take some at the next ride we go to.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (120685)

• United States

3 Jul 23

The horses are so beautiful! You guys must really enjoy these.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

We do enjoy it and the riders love seeing photos of their horses.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

6 Jul 23

-5 C !! Oh it's vety low. Is it a semi desert region? That could be a reason for such a low temperature. We have a place named Churu in the Desert state of India - Rajasthan. It sometimes has minimum falling to - 1 or - 2 C during winters. And it's very hot in the summers. Are the horses comfortable in this much cold?

Toni

@toniganzon (77119)

• Philippines

3 Jul 23

Wish I know how to ride a horse. But I got no horse to practice on.

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@JudyEv (381952)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 23

Australia has lots of open spaces for people to ride in.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148731)

• Roseburg, Oregon

6 Jul 23

You sure enjoy taking pictures and your pictures are really nice.

Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14805)

• Ireland

3 Jul 23

@JudyEv Now you’re making me long for a hard, sharp freeze of the fields in County Mayo, my breath white in the morning sunshine somewhere south of Westport. And there’ll be horses.

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