A book review

Award-winning equine photographer Barbara Livingston has a new book, and it's, well, AMAZING. Horses: In Living Color showcases some magically beautiful horses in all their glory. Have you ever seen a brindle horse? Or how about a horse with a badger face? Or, the knabstrupper--all polka dotted like something out of a dream?

Gossamer palominos, cremellos, whites...Dapples that resemble snowflakes against a stormy sky...Paint horses with spots and maps and markings that resemble paint dribbles...Blue eyes, and eyes that look like they were lined with kohl...Striped legs and hooves...Unique spot patterns, buckskins, feral horses with patterns formed by nature itself...

It's all here! This book is a visual delight for horse lovers and fans of photography. Barbara Livingston is the real deal--you can tell from her wonderfully insightful and beautifully composed photographs just how much she loves and knows her subject. Horses can be difficult to photograph; capturing them with their ears up can be a challenge. Be sure to snap that one elusive shot for it may never come again! Barbara is a true artist with her camera: she captures her equines in a moment in time as she expertly uses the lens to show the ancient wisdom behind their eyes. A soul appears when she clicks the shutter.

I love this book--as I love all of Barbara's books (Old Friends, More Old Friends, Four Seasons of Racing, Saratoga). They inspire and motivate this equine artist time and time again. When I look at her photographs, I can feel the hot horse breath on my face...

Thank you for yet another masterpiece, Barbara!