The Legacy Of Equine Artist George Stubbs George Stubbs was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses. Self-trained, Stubbs learned his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such as Reynolds and Gainsborough. Stubbs’ output includes history paintings, but his greatest skill was in painting animals. He painted some of the Read More
Ten Best Equestrian Romance Novels To Warm Your Heart Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so I thought we’d heat things up with a selection of equestrian romance novels. Light a fire, pour a hot toddy, and prepare to swoon! 🙂 (Click photos to buy) I just read this one, Read More
Help Solve The Mystery! Who Let The Hog Out? I caught him peering through the window at Little Paddocks waiting for an opportunity to slip inside and get out of the cold. But how did he happen to show up here? If you have a clue…let me know! Dreading the bad rap he’s bound Read More
Clydesdales At Christmas! Celebrating The Gentle Giants! No horse breed represents Christmas more than the Clydesdale! Maybe it’s because of the wonderful Budweiser commercials we’ve all enjoyed over the years, or their beauty as they pull wagons bearing gifts of the holiday season that delight us! All About Clydesdales The Clydesdale horse was originally developed Read More
Discover The Equus Award-Winning Ivy Snow Mystery Series! Follow Ivy, Jaycee, Sloane, and Crystal as they navigate murder mysteries and mayhem without ever becoming unseated! When Ivy Snow, former Olympic Eventing hopeful moved to the charming town of Wellington to publish Equestrian Style magazine, she never dreamed that her family’s idyllic lives would be Read More
Madeleine Bunbury Painting Horses From Life While reaching for our series The Horse In Art, I discovered a brilliant young British equestrian painter, Madeleine de St Pieree Bunbury. Her technique is the traditional “right size”… painting life from under natural light. She uses her own hand-ground paints and hand-stretched canvases. This cool video illustrates it all! Read More
Can The 7 Horse Painting Change Your Life? The Barngoddess Chronicles is not widely referenced as a “self-help” resource, except that we all know that horses are good for our souls, and life without them is unimaginable. However…I’ve recently stumbled upon an ancient Vastu Shastra (a Hindu system of architecture) concept that might just Read More
Twenty-Five Most Beautiful Horse Breeds I just watched an interesting YouTube video by 4 Ever Green, (19,918,163 views) that proclaimed these horse breeds as the most beautiful in the world! See if you agree! #25 The Friesian #24 The Marwari Horse #23 Lipizzan #22 Arabian Horse #21 The Knabstrupper #20 The Fjord #19 The Appaloosa #18 The Brumby Read More
The Definitive Drinks Of The Triple Crown Get out your cocktail shakers and concoct these race-winning cocktails! The Kentucky Derby Mint Julep The Mint Julep is one of the great all-time cocktails. Stiff and thirst-quenching, there’s nothing quite like it on a hot day. Use the smallest ice cubes you can. The extra dilution chills Read More
The Horse In Art This post is the first in a series that I’ll be writing on The Horse In Art. I’m fortunate to have many lovely pieces gracing my walls at Little Paddocks. The problem, as I see it, is not enough walls! Horse Artist Highlight – George Ford Morris Painting Horses for 70 Read More