Pictures from Devon

[Ladybug Hill]

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?start=all

These are photos that I took at Devon. A few of them were taken by Gina Dinovi of Brickyard Farm so I can't take all the credit. :D

Thanks to Gina for letting me use her snazzy new fancy camera!!!!

(The pictures were still uploading when I posted this--when they are done uploading there will be around 250 pictures).

[Hunter_Rider]

Thanks Ladybug- you took one of my yearling!!

[Ladybug Hill]

Please feel free to use it if you like!

[spacely]

Great pics LBH!

[Silly Mommy]

OK, THIS cracked me up!!!

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/devon2008235.jpg

I shall call it "dumb and dumber":lol::lol::lol:

[spacely]

:lol: :lol: Sabra, that is priceless.

[Hunter_Rider]

Thanks Ladybug!!

Sabre that is GREAT!!! It was great meeting you.

Here is a pic of my yearling (Oak Hill) in the non-tb colts and geldings class. I was very proud of him!!! (after he had a VERY busy night) Funny story to tell you. He decided to excavate his stall the night before his class...well, he dug a BIG hole. Well I guess he decided at some time in the morning to lay down and his butt fell into his hole that he dug and could not get out! The braider happened to walk by his stall and did not see a horse in there, and looked to see what happened to him, and found him in a hole cast against the wall under his water buckets! Well after several attempts to retrieve him from his hole with no success, the braider called Laurie and Junior around 4am, and finally they were able to get him up out of his hole! He did not have one mark on him at all, and seemed to be sensible through the entire process and was very happy he was finally rescued!! (That would have been a priceless picture!)

[RheinlandPfalzSaar]

HR, congratulations! What an awesome show you had at Devon and congrats at Boumi Temple yesterday! I wasn't at Boumi (Lorelei was) or else I would have said hi.

Ladybug - I enjoyed looking at your pictures!

[Blonde Filly]

OK, THIS cracked me up!!!

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/devon2008235.jpg

I shall call it "dumb and dumber":lol::lol::lol:

Who is the guy handling the horse? I don't reconize him...nice horse!!! :yes:

[llsc]

Wow. Lovely pictures. I love the appy. I've always wanted one.

[Silly Mommy]

Can I add my other filly here? This is a picture taken by another poster of my Minister General daughter out of Splash of Orange - she "almost" won her class (the other filly was third BTW)-

http://members.tripod.com/sabrawolf_1/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/claidevon.jpg

and a cropped picture of Val (without dumber in the pic:cool:)

http://members.tripod.com/sabrawolf_1/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/valdevon.jpg

Blondie - ;)

[Reds-n-Greys]

OK, THIS cracked me up!!!

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/devon2008235.jpg

I shall call it "dumb and dumber":lol::lol::lol:


oh SM - you gave me a good laugh!! the 2 women seen in the background walking in the grandstand are my sisters!! I looked at them before I saw the expression on filly and handler. I took the liberty of sending the pix on to my sisters ~ and your quote

[clearound]

LBH - Thanks for the pictures. It was great to see pictures of the horses I did not get a chance to see when prepping my own. Here is a pic that LBH took of my guy from the non-TB yearling colt and gelding class:

http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/39857/2044731140055984573S600x600Q85.jpg

and another I took (certainly not as good as LBH's pictures)

http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/40121/2372423840055984573S600x600Q85.jpg

[spacely]

LBH - Thanks for the pictures. It was great to see pictures of the horses I did not get a chance to see when prepping my own. Here is a pic that LBH took of my guy from the non-TB yearling colt and gelding class:

http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/39857/2044731140055984573S600x600Q85.jpg

and another I took (certainly not as good as LBH's pictures)

http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/40121/2372423840055984573S600x600Q85.jpg

Duke looks fabulous! Sharon did a great job getting him ready & Troy did a fantastic job in the ring. I just adore him. Congrats again!:D

[BREEDINGMANIAC]

HunterRider-great photo. Your colt is the one that I thought should have won his class. I noticed there was a discussion between the 2 judges as they made the second line. Obviously the discussion was about your colt and the one that won! Congratulations on the second place, but I think you were definately jipped.

Clearround- also a great photo. I really liked your colt as well, and thought he could have pinned better. Congratulations.

[SilverBalls]

Here are some of one of my boys... West Hampton

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008363.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008328.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008361.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008309.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008392.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008401.jpg

[SilverBalls]

And Gold Tycoon... and as you can see he hasn't missed too many meals...

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008655.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008670.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008691.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008639.jpg

[YankeeLawyer]

Here are some of one of my boys... West Hampton

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008363.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008328.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008361.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008309.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008392.jpg

http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff36/christolar/Devon%202008/?action=view&current=devon2008401.jpg

Gorgeous colt!

[clearound]

Clearround- also a great photo. I really liked your colt as well, and thought he could have pinned better. Congratulations.

Thanks. I was just happy that my boy pinned and that he basically kept all four on the ground.

[BREEDINGMANIAC]

SilverBalls- I did like Westhampton- very classy. In my opinion I just don't think the colt that won deserved to be at the top. I thought there were many VERY nice ones standing behind him. I felt the same way about the 2 year old non TB colt division. Many people in the stands felt the same way when the classes were pinned.

[happy mouth]

Honestly, I think they are all knock your sox off gorgeous and each one deserved the blue. I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder, but my eyes tell me that I would be thrilled to have any one of them in my barn.

SB, I really like to see the baby's fresh, in a good way, and your pally just needs a beautiful blond child with braids and pink bows. Gorgeous.

What an amazing feat to have just gotten there and in that ring. My hat is off to all of you.

Cheers

[SilverBalls]

SB, I really like to see the baby's fresh, in a good way, and your pally just needs a beautiful blond child with braids and pink bows. Gorgeous.

That's the same thing I envision... Damn if I were younger I would sure give it a go... at least the blonde and pink bow part... :lol::lol::lol:

Thanks HM :winkgrin:

[spacely]

That's the same thing I envision... Damn if I were younger I would sure give it a go... at least the blonde and pink bow part... :lol::lol::lol:

I don't know....I think you could pull it off now.:lol::winkgrin:

Your boys look great. Congrats!:D

[3Dogs]

I wasn't there, but when I see your pictures of Westhampton, SB, I too wonder who could possibly been ahead?? As said above, that is one very very classy, beautiful colt.

[Galileo1998]

Westhampton is stunning, I really like him.

[Hunter_Rider]

Rheinland- Thanks, I wondered why you were not at Boumi Temple, but I saw your filly. The 2 year olds was a large class. Congratulations on the win with your filly!!

I agree with Happy Mouth, that we are very fortunate to have had our babies behave so nicely in the ring. (Look at what happened in the broodmare class!) We all have nice babies, and it is just someone's opinion, that's horse showing for you.

I guess we will see what happens at Upperville.

[llsc]

Everyone has such stunning babies. West Hampton is just my kind of guy. YUM.

Here's my little guy, Bubba/Foxworthy pretending to show on the line. He did the Young Hunters.

Model
http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2607757770084673271BDwFVY


Undersaddle
http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2440570670084673271RRCiCN

[Hunter_Rider]

llsc- I saw Bubba under saddle- he was in my section (B). My boy was a tad fresh at the canter and wanted to play a bit with that many in the ring! But I can't complain....he is only 3!! There were some nice horses in the YHUS. I am thrilled that mine walked right into the Dixon Oval and marched around without looking at anything and got a ribbon. There is so much to look at in that ring for a youngster. I thought the majority of them did real well.

[RheinlandPfalzSaar]

Rheinland- Thanks, I wondered why you were not at Boumi Temple, but I saw your filly. The 2 year olds was a large class. Congratulations on the win with your filly!!


Thanks HR! I couldn't have been more pleased! I only wish I had been there to see it. My works fiscal year ends in May and I was having my end of the year work party I couldn't get out of it. It is so hard not being at the shows, I worry too much and am too impatient about finding out what is going on. I am not a good back seat Mom!

I cannot wait for Upperville! It is going to be so much fun watching all of the beautiful babies!

Anna

[llsc]

Hunter Rider,

Your boy is really lovely. Yes, they were in the same section, so I got a good chance to look over yours and everyone else's lovely horses. The horse that won our section was amazing.

I was under the impression from the prize list that they were showing in the Gold Ring. The Dixon Oval was a whole nother ball of wax for the youngins. My guy is 5 but he wasn't broke until last August and hadn't been anywhere, ever, before I bought him. The whole horse show thing was quite a shock to him. He was really good, but nervous over the change in scenery and balled up a bit instead of relaxing and moving out. He also had a wrong lead for about a second. OOPS! It was a great experience for him though and I was pleased to still be in the ring for the model. After Devon our local shows will seem like a piece of cake to him.

[Ladybug Hill]

LBH - Thanks for the pictures. It was great to see pictures of the horses I did not get a chance to see when prepping my own. Here is a pic that LBH took of my guy from the non-TB yearling colt and gelding class:

http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/39857/2044731140055984573S600x600Q85.jpg

and another I took (certainly not as good as LBH's pictures)

http://inlinethumb58.webshots.com/40121/2372423840055984573S600x600Q85.jpg


This was Ellington right? I didn't realize who he was until he was walking out of the ring and then I was frantically trying to get his pictures--so no great shots of him.

[Hunter_Rider]

llsc- They always say the most quiet horse will wake up at Devon since there is SO much to look at, especially with the ferris wheel and fair going on. Mine still looks like a "baby", he still has some filling out to do, and it was his first outing since Kentucky back in September! I thought for the most part they all handled it very well. I look forward to going back next year when he is a 4 year old.

[Ladybug Hill]

There were a couple of pictures of the wild broodmare that got loose in my photobucket album. Gina actually took those--not me.

[3Dogs]

ha ha - I saw those but since she had a halter on, I figured it was NOT in the ring that those antics were going on!

[clearound]

This was Ellington right? I didn't realize who he was until he was walking out of the ring and then I was frantically trying to get his pictures--so no great shots of him.

LBH - Yes, that is Ellington aka Duke. Don't worry about not getting more shots of him. I love the one I posted. So did my trainer/handler. Thanks for your efforts.

[desilu]

LBH - thanks for the pictures. It was killing me not to be there so I'm glad I at least got to see pictures of all the kids..........who all looked absolutely amazing. Congrats to everyone.

[SpotsNChrome]

Thank you for the very nice picture of Photo Op! (Papparazzo/Kataclysm) and her third place ribbon. Jane Witten did it again breeding a really nice smart little girl! i believe that is the prettiest yellow I have ever seen!

[Regina DiNovi]

You got some beautiful shots of the horses Chris. But, I've got to tell ya REALLY like the shots of the horse rearing. LOL
See you at Upperville.

[Blonde Filly]

Bill love the photos of Ty...especially the walk and trot shots of him...just lovely and Cindy did a wonderful job handling!!! Please let her know!!! :yes:

Ladybug Hill can I use the two shots of him on my web site? With photo credit of course!! ;)

[Silly Mommy]

Did anyone get pictures of my Minister General filly in the TB yearling fillies class (she was the chestnut that was second and almost moved up to the top, handled by Junior Johnson)? Seems like the bay Yakling stole everyone's cameras!!!:lol::lol::lol:

http://wolfdenfarm.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/valdevon.jpg

http://wolfdenfarm.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/valdev.jpg

http://wolfdenfarm.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/valdebut.jpg

You can email them to me (email link on my website) or PM or whatever - TIA!!!

[Ladybug Hill]

Thank you for the very nice picture of Photo Op! (Papparazzo/Kataclysm) and her third place ribbon. Jane Witten did it again breeding a really nice smart little girl! i believe that is the prettiest yellow I have ever seen!

You guys have to post the link to your pictures so that I can figure out who is who!

[Ladybug Hill]

Pictures and credit and editing

Anyone can use the pictures as they like--no permissions needed. No need to do photo credits either--it just really doesn't matter to me. Some of the pictures would look better with a bit of rotation one way or another or cropping etc. Just let me know and I can do that for you!

[TQ]

LBH, did you get any shots of Just Bella in the Non TB 2-Year-Old Fillies? Oliver Brown handled her. If there is a way to know which class we are seeing, I am too blind to see it. Thanks!

[SilverBalls]

Thanks again LBH! :winkgrin:

[Mr. Jig]

Wow. Lovely pictures. I love the appy. I've always wanted one.

That appy is mine :D I LOVE the pictures - LBH thanks so much for posting, I just printed the one of him trotting on the fancy color printer at work. Looks great, just something to add to my cube wall..... :winkgrin:

[Best View]

LBH - Thanks for the pictures! I saw a few of my boy (Basil - Consul x TB mare) from the non-TB 2 year old class (Jay Francella handled him for me). They are great pictures!

[Ladybug Hill]

LBH, did you get any shots of Just Bella in the Non TB 2-Year-Old Fillies? Oliver Brown handled her. If there is a way to know which class we are seeing, I am too blind to see it. Thanks!

Honestly since it was the first show that I have been to this year, I just didn't realize who a lot of the horses were. I was just so mind boggled trying to take pictures and talking with some of my horse show buddies that I only see a few times a year. Also was working on 4 hours of sleep and no food or drink all morinng taking the pics. I was supposed to be getting some client's pictures for webpages, but still missed some of them. If I wasn't in a good spot or the horse was not posing well I didn't get them. I am not really sure how pro photographers do this! LOL

Maybe I need a list of horses going to Upperville?

[Fred]

I would love to be able to look at the pictures LBH, but as usual, I am in computer hell here, on dial up.
Do you know if you took any pictures or video of Amelia - she is a chestnut filly with a big blaze, white stockings handled by Bucky Reynolds in the yearling non TB filly class.

thanks!

do you still have pics from last year on hand?

[florida foxhunter]

I just hated not being there!!! Here is a photo of a darling colt by Claim to Fame who was there. He was SOO well behaved from what I hear, he didn't have enough pizzaz to show himself off. Oh well, it'll pay dividends under saddle!!

[Ladybug Hill]

I would love to be able to look at the pictures LBH, but as usual, I am in computer hell here, on dial up.
Do you know if you took any pictures or video of Amelia - she is a chestnut filly with a big blaze, white stockings handled by Bucky Reynolds in the yearling non TB filly class.

thanks!

do you still have pics from last year on hand?

I think I did see this filly, but didn't get any pics. She was GORGEOUS!!!!!!!

[Showsheen]

Bestview-you had a hottie holding your horse! Jay is almost as cute as your lovely horse!!:winkgrin: