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canvas prints wildlife nature animal horse wild horse missouri eminence wildhorses horse lovers cowboy cowgirl bay chestnut rural fields

photographs wildlife nature animal horse wild horse missouri eminence wildhorses horse lovers cowboy cowgirl bay chestnut rural fields

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This beautiful chestnut colored horse is unlike many of the wild horses in Missouri. She may be the descendant of a Bay that was released with the horses in hopes he would "go wild," but he has since disappeared. People fail to realize that domesticated horses do not tend to fend well without the intervention of humans.

This beautiful mare, however, seems to get on just fine within her herd.

The four herds roam the hills and fields of the Mark Twain National Forest and its riverways. People who kayak the rivers in the area often encounter the horses in the river during the summer heat. The herd's population is managed by the Missouri Wild Horse League, but they do not interfere with the daily life of the horses. When the herds reach a total of 50 animals, the League steps in to round them up and adopt them to horse lovers.

(c) Holly Ross 2018

Self-taught photographer and Best of Missouri Hands Juried Artist, Holly Ross has explored a wide variety of subjects, but always returns to the more natural elements of our world. Her photos have been described as having an “eclectic mixture of soft, near watercolor effects on florals – almost Japanese in delicacy and Zen-like in simplicity – contrasted with the sharp, clean linear architectural images.” With her photography, she seeks out vantage points that others might pass by. Another client described her work as, “visual poetry… emotions captured in ink and moments caught as if time could be glued to paper.” Holly’s intent is to seek out those more intimate ‘scapes’ and provide just a glimpse into a world,...