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STM

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Although I am very happy with this image, I felt absolutely miserable for this poor beautiful animal. It was 17º (-8 for you folks with that funny Celsius thing) with blowing snow. I was dressed for it so I was very comfortable. All this poor animal had was a very thin layer of hair and it was having to dig through 5" of snow to find something to eat. There were 3 horses out in this field and no shelter whatsoever. :mad:

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STM

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480sparky said:
Too dark and dreary for me. I would brighten it up a bit. The character from the animated movie is Snow White, not Snow Gray!
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The brightness level in this image was entirely by design. This IS a dreary scene and that is precisely what I was trying to depict. Had you been there you would agree, this poor animal was truly suffering. Plus if you brightened it up any more, you would lose detail in the snow and then it would have been been titled "white horse against a featureless background".
 
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RON_RIP

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Of course wild horses suffer such conditions on a regular basis but domesticated horses are often not use to such conditions and do suffer in such a situation. I continue to be amazed at how some people treat their animals. There is, I hope a special circle in hell awaiting them. In the meantime,, I hope someone can at least bring them some food. Proper amounts of food allows the animals to better withstand the effects of the cold.
 
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RON said:
Of course wild horses suffer such conditions on a regular basis but domesticated horses are often not use to such conditions and do suffer in such a situation. I continue to be amazed at how some people treat their animals. There is, I hope a special circle in hell awaiting them. In the meantime,, I hope someone can at least bring them some food. Proper amounts of food allows the animals to better withstand the effects of the cold.
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There are several horse pastures in this area and NONE have shelter for the horses. The same for cattle pastures. It is not unusual to see a horse laying on its belly to rest, but you do upon occasion see one laying on its side. I am no horse expert, far from it, but I do know this is normal if they do it for 15 minutes or so to rest but will once again stand once they start to compress their rib cage, but more than that and can certainly be a danger sign. In this particular instance this animal had been like this for at least 45 minutes between when I passed it the first time and then the second time going the opposite way. This animal may have either been in the process of dying or was already dead. Was it just old and it was just its time? Who knows, but the temperature was in the low 20's and it was not long after dawn.
 
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Michael J.

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Great shot, shows the cold, loneliness an dhow difficult it is to find something to eat. Thank you so much for the Celsius converting.
 
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STM said:
Although I am very happy with this image, I felt absolutely miserable for this poor beautiful animal. It was 17º (-8 for you folks with that funny Celsius thing) with blowing snow. I was dressed for it so I was very comfortable. All this poor animal had was a very thin layer of hair and it was having to dig through 5" of snow to find something to eat. There were 3 horses out in this field and no shelter whatsoever. :mad:

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Maybe Google "horses in cold weather" or the like before we start with the emotional break downs.
17F is not at all cold for horses.
Trust me, my heart breaks when I see an animal suffering. If I ever run into that scumbag Michael Vick I'm sicing Lilly The Rottweiler on his ass!:mad:
 
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STM

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Blacktop said:
Maybe Google "horses in cold weather" or the like before we start with the emotional break downs.
17F is not at all cold for horses.
Trust me, my heart breaks when I see an animal suffering. If I ever run into that scumbag Michael Vick I'm sicing Lilly The Rottweiler on his ass!:mad:
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I hardly think an "emotional breakdown" occurred here.
 
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