Hawkeye's Journal
Purebred Arabian mare Ember was 17 at the birth of her second child, Hawkeye, by the Lipizzan stallion Pluto Carrma III (Pooka). Hawkeye belongs to Tori Thompson. Em and Hawkeye lived initially with Hawkeye's full sister, then 2 yr old Twix, Em's half brother Celesteele (Q) and boarder Anglo Arabian stallion Philip and me on some agricultural acreage above Riverside, California. E-mail if you want to get these as e-postcards instead of viewing here.
Shot 5:13 am June 25th, another Lipizzan-Arabian star made his entrance about a half hour previously. Happily for me, he belongs to Tori, who leased Ember for this joint production.
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He had to endure weather in the high 90s and a sudden influx of flies. Born dark bay, he will grey out.
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Another birth day image
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Mom is Rem-member Me, called "Ember". Sire is Pluto Carrma III, called "Pooka". He lives in Arizona.
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Ember is 15.2 hands high. This kid is tall, and marked similarly to his full sister, Twix, now two.
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Can you believe I was still shooting on his birth day? Believe it. I'm a horse photographer by trade, and having in-house models like this is golden--and having backgrounds like this is, um, leaden? Bad. Blurring the background in camera is always my goal!
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Hawkeye celebrates his first turnout on day 5. A big zero on my ability to do background blurring.
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He realizes he can do some fun things with his body, as Ember sticks her tongue out and Philip tries to play too.
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Posing for the neighboring mares, all in their fly masks.
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Twix, 2 year old full sister, and Celesteele (Q) watch mom and baby. Q is my endurance horse, he is by Remington Steele out of an SX Saladin daughter.
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Hawkeye rips it up on day 6, figures out how to use those long legs.
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He is All That and more...
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Day's end, first week.
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Foal heat and Ember is interested in Philip, the Anglo Arabian stallion that constitutes my only outside horse. He belongs to Kat Swigart, and does dressage, jumping and endurance.
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Em and Hawkeye motor sedately home from Philip's house.
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A nice "Harrier" vertical takeoff, the first sign that this boy may have boingities inside.
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There is no longer any doubt, as stilt-boy spent most of his slow gear in vertical ascent mode.
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Ripping it up at considerable speed, independent of mom who resignedly ate her dinner inside the pen.
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Being Hawkeye's mom is a full contact occupation.
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But I'm soooo cute, eh?
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A moment learning about grazing weeds.
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