Such an arc to his stride, soft rhythm as his hooves cut the arena sand. Sit tall, rider, with balance and broad shoulders. Fill your lungs and share his pride.
And then just ask for a little more. Too much and he’ll lurch on tense muscles. Ask with the quiet belief that when he feels his full strength , he’ll rise.
His confidence undeniable. A kind request, just another inch, to lift across the line from powerful precision to the rare air of brilliance.
Ride the crest of his wave.
From ‘Horse Woman’ by Anna Blake the poem Horse and Rider .
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That is a really good poem, and also I loved the dressage horse!
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Thanks for letting me know. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Anna’s lovely words are perfectly combined with your amazing photos ❤
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Thank you.
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Beautiful poem admirably illustrated by your choice of photos
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I went through my archives and found these photos. It was fun to see them again and thank you for your comment.
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The movements are so graceful and majestic. Beautiful poem!
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Thank you Amy.I think they go well with this poem.
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I needed this, been making myself sick all day with stress. ❤❤
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I am sorry to hear about the stress but glad this poem helped.
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A lovely post, the words and the images.
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I’m glad you liked it Rupali.
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Beautiful both the pome and the photos.
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Thank you. I love the poem and it was fun tolook in my archives to find photos to illustrate it.
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You did an excellent job.
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great poem and love the photos today Anne
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Thank you so much.
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Sorry I need to catch up with your posts.
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Don’t stress about that Susie.
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Just hate missing my favorite bloggers ☺
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I know you have a lot going on at the moment in your life so please don’t worry. I see what you are doing and I know that you can’t keep up with all of us.
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Beautiful poetry matching stunning majestic horse.
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Thank you. I took those photos at the World Equestrian Games in 2018 and I thought they would be good illustrations for the poem,
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Beautiful!
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Well I think you know I am an Anna Blake fan! This is one of my favorite poems. Thank you for the reminder of it.
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My pleasure. Its one of my favorites too.
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