http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog Insights into this website Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:04:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The great filly Rachel Alexandra just won the Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course surviving blistering fractions and holding off the fast closing Stephen Foster winner Macho Again by a head.  Rachel Alexandra was again ridden by jockey Calvin Borel and may have sewed up 2009 horse of the year honors ... http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog/2009/09/05/rachel-alexandra-wins-woodward-stakes-at-saratoga/ We have a new section that features Hall of Fame jockeys such as Jerry Bailey, Pat Day, Chris McCarron, Julie Krone, Mike Smith, and more!  We have included a couple of photos from last years retired riders race at Santa Anita.  We plan on adding more to this section in ... http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog/2009/08/31/jockey-pictures-art-prints-now-available/ A North Dakota thoroughbred named Larry will be the horse that will portray the great Secretariat in the upcoming Disney movie.  I understand that he has an extensive record on Broadway and that had a bearing on the decision to cast him.  He also did a bit of "summer livestock" as ... http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog/2009/08/23/secretariat-will-be-portrayed-by-larry-in-disney-movie/ I ran across this interesting photo.  I've seen photos of a lot of big horses and small horses but this one may be the smallest horse photo that I've ever seen http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog/2009/08/07/tiny-horse-slightly-bigger-than-a-kitty-cat/ Heather Last is a photographer with a very unique style.  Check out her new prints here. Her print Dancing in the Dust is one of our most popular.    http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog/2009/04/02/new-heather-last-art-prints/ Photographer Mark Wyville is the newest addition to ElegantHorsePictures.com Mark has very impressive credentials as his work has appeared in many distinguished publications like Sports Illustrated.  His subjects include yearlings, polo, and horse racing.  Check out Mark Wyville horse art prints here   http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog/2009/03/29/mark-wyville-horse-photography-now-available/ The champion race horse Alysheba was euthanized on Friday at an equine medical center in Lexington.  Alysheba won the Kentucky Derby in 1987 and the Breeder's Cup Classic in 1988 (at a very dark Churchill Downs).  He was trained by Jack Van Berg and ridden mostly in his racing career ... http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog/2009/03/28/race-horse-champion-alysheba-is-dead-at-25/ I just added seven new Nancy Cawdrey giclees, including a couple of bison prints. http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog/2009/03/04/new-nancy-cawdrey-giclees-added/ Follow our "tweets" at //twitter.com/eleganthorse. We'll post what's new on the site http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog/2009/03/03/we-are-now-on-twitter/ From Vancouver, here is an interesting article about horses are being used to help recovering addicts http://site.eleganthorsepictures.com/blog/2008/08/30/horse-therapy-for-recovering-addicts/