Fabulous, darling!

I decided yesterday evening to have an impromptu photo shoot with my equines and canines. The weather was nice, and since I'm still off riding, I needed an excuse to keep me out with the ponies past regular grooming time.

I started off with Chica. She wasn't too dirty, so she got a quick brushing, mane and tail comb out, and a few spritzes of Pyranha fly spray.

Not too shabby for a girl of almost 17 years!

She came ready to pose- I don't think she has ever been better for pictures!

Apparently this is the only head shot I got of this side of her face?

Sienna would have been next, but she was a mudball. So, she got a quick bath, and then she stood in the sun to dry while I did the dogs.

First up, Romeo! And his studly collar :)

Me: "Are you hungry?" Romeo: *head tilt*

Gotta appreciate a guy with a sense of humor.

So handsome!

Next was the little gremlin herself, Miss Fiona.

Little fox

Being a good girl!

Mischievous corgi

Last but not least, Sienna. Her thoughts on the whole process:

"I don't like standing still for photos, thank you."

It has been a lesson in humility going from a horse that I can order around by voice commands- aka, a horse that will stand and stay while I take pictures, and who comes to me when I call her- to a horse that walks off (and sometimes trots if she's feeling particularly frisky) with me yelling "Whoa. WHOA!" to no avail. Whereas with Chica I could set the shot up, move around to get the angle I wanted, and basically take my sweet time- everything with Sienna was on the fly. "She's standing still for a millisecond! CLICK!" I am happy with some of the ones I got of her, although I couldn't get a very good head shot since she refused to look at me.

One of my favorites from the whole day

The askew angle and Sienna's eye show what I was dealing with here.

Preeeeetty girl.

I realized something while taking these pictures: I have beautiful, photogenic animals. That may sound arrogant, but I don't think it's a bad thing to revel in the beauty of God's creations. And I can't credit their collection to myself, as Romeo found me, I didn't have a choice when picking Fiona, and Sienna was given to me. The only one I picked was Chica, and I didn't even think she was as pretty as the other option at the time. Now I see the error of my ways, as I think Chica is absolutely GORGEOUS. But seriously, aren't they all such a fabulous bunch? I used to not even really like sorrels, but they have really started growing on me due to Sienna.

Finally, lest we forget, the King of Gorgeousness himself:

"I don't do the outdoors."

I love my crew.