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PA Horse Expo Breed Showcase- Part 1

Kristian Beverly4 Comments

Here are some pictures from the PA Horse Expo Breed Showcase in February. There was a range of breeds, so enjoy!
Paso

Cleveland Bays.

There was a jumper.

And also a Dressage Horse.

I never realized that the breed was as endangered as it is. So the riders showed the versatility of their horses.

Icelandic Horses.

Look at the pair go!

Rescued drafter. He only had one eye.

Thoroughbreds!

They were former racehorses.

Friesians.

Baby Friesian.

Dressage Friesian.

Clipped Friesian.

So pretty. 

Harness Friesian.

Wedding Percherons.

Closer look of tack.

PA Horse Expo

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The end of last week was the PA Horse Expo. I missed it last year so I made it a point to make it this year. On Friday after my last class (and start of Spring Break!) I wandered around the expo.

I really enjoyed watching the Breed Showcase.  
Chincoteague Pony!!
I also wandered around the shopping area paying particular attention to the tack. 
I took enough pictures to have a post about the breeds and tack I saw. Did anyone have a preference of which one they’d like to see first?

2016 In Review

Kristian Beverly16 Comments
2016 is ticking down to usher in 2017. I took a couple thousand or so pictures so here are some of my favorite pictures from the past year. 

Now to books. 
This was the last book of 2016. The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff. 
Last year I read 100 new books. This year I managed to hit 55. Even though I didn’t hit as many as last year, I still read some great books. So out of the 55, here are the best ones. 
Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. 
This is a new adult fantasy series with a strong female protagonist (she’s a talented assassin with a taste for the finer things in life. I really enjoyed these and can’t wait for the next one. 
Next up is It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. 
I was still on the cruise when it came out and the second I got home I went to buy it. I wasn’t disappointed. It’s a contemporary hard issues new adult book that stayed with me long after I read the last page. The author’s note at the end made the novel even more real. 
My last favorite book of 2016 was also by Sarah J. Maas. It’s A Court of Thorns and Roses series. 
It’s another aew adult fantasy set in a really cool world. When Feyre goes hunting to try to feed her family, she kills a wolf. Not long after a creature comes to demand retribution and Feyre is sucked into the world of the Fae. I loved the characters in this and again, Maas created a strong female protagonist. 
How was 2016 for you? Do you have anything that you’re happy about accomplishing? Read any good books?