A Horsey Christmas Present

They just arrived this afternoon, and already I have lots of pics! And they are already sticking their tongues out at me in a good percentage of the pictures...... I think they are going to be quite the characters.

Anyhow, Neptune was my neighbour and good friend's Christmas present for her 10 year old daughter who has been taking riding lessons for the last little while. Her mom has been riding all her life but hasn't had a horse for a couple of years now, and now they both have one.

Watching this awesome surprise for her little girl take place today really put me in the Christmas spirit They came from about 2000 miles away and weren't even off the trailer when I started shooting.

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Great photos! I find the watermark to be a bit distracting, but besides that, they all look great!

Pretty horses!

I like 2 & 4, the tongue sticking out is sweet, too bad you couldn't move the watermark a bit

Ohmygosh.. that has to be a DREAM COME TRUE for that child!! I'll bet she's on cloud 9. Yes.. I agree.. that really puts the spirit of Christmas into the morning!! Are you going to give her one of the portrait shots? .. You got some nice shots. (but, why am I not surprised.. LOL.. you always do nice work!) I especially like the last one. .. that's classic. .. but I like #3 a lot too. .. and, well, #1 ..
Thanks for sharing those.. and the story that went along with them.