#auctionhorse

My sweet heart breaks, so be careful But this pain ain't red, now it's a yellow

I met Bongo for the first time today and will probably never see him again. He was originally sold at a horse auction and the owners could not properly deal with him. They called him "psycho" due to their lack of understanding. Fortunately, Bongo found a new home and the new caregiver was able to work with him, establishing trust and boundaries. He is now ready to help teach children and provide a therapeutic bond. #nobadhorses #rescuehorse #auctionhorse #secondchances #schoolhorse #therapyhorse #therapeuticriding #horseoftheday (at Howard County, Maryland)

Goosebumps chase each other up and down my arms when I finally get to this color and this moment in a canvas. The color that can be describe as lacking all colors, but does it truly? It puts color to words such as purity, virginity and peace. It is often used to describe things holy such as heaven, celestial and spirits. For me this color offers potential, a blank slate, it can become any color that I wish. The color white brings life into all of my canvases, it is the soul. It is my last step before signing my name and it is also the moment when the canvas leaves my head and heart, is given it’s own soul, and a place in the world...just by adding the light of white. #newmexicoartist #acrylic #ejmhughes #piper77 #workinprogress #horses #auctionhorse #arteverydamnday #finaltouches

Piper and my least favorite places to ride are in tight narrow spaces, deep within the trees, where you can’t see the horizon, rubbed and grazed by branches, we make our way though the passage. However, today I felt it was so important that we go...it’s a knot that needed to be untied and a freedom found once I felt I let it go. Forward...that was what was released, it was a feeling, a word that had a rope tied around it for so long and today I felt it fall away. Bound by fear, bound by doubt, bound by the unknown, bound by small spaces...what is the worst that can happen? There is no greater pain than what the brain can inflict...and there is no greater release than what the heart has to offer. #horses #ejmhughes #piper77 #auctionhorse #horsetheraphy #ihaventforgotten

I admire his beauty and remind him with soft words and gentle hands that he’s a gift. I tell him that his path although not perfect has led him perfectly to me and thank him with hands full of oats for taking me along on his journey. #horses #americanquarterhorse #aqha #auctionhorse #piper77 #ejmhughes

If I could spend all day, every day with this guy...I bet my stress level would decrease. I’m pretty sure riding daily is the key to keeping the doctor away. #horseriding #horsetherapy #piper77 #auctionhorse #horses #newmexico (at Red Horse Riding Company)