Little Red Corvette
I met this feisty little redhead at Zapata Ranch during our workshop on Painting Horses by Jill Soukup. The wranglers referred to Little Red Corvette as a halfling, which I took to mean half quarter horse and half pony. Standing next to her, our heads were about the same height at 5' 2". Zapata Ranch supports a large herd of quarter horses which are very well cared for. The horses work a schedule of one day on and one day off; the work includes herding, rounding up, roping cattle as well as group rides to nearby parks and recreation. On her off day Little Red Corvette was one of our horse models at the corrals, where she entertained us with her down dog yoga pose. On our trail ride Little Red Corvette, ridden by a wrangler, insisted on prancing in loops and circles off the trail the quarter horses were sharing. What a character! I hope you enjoy her portrait.
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