Al-Ahmar
by Karen Slagle
Title
Al-Ahmar
Artist
Karen Slagle
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art, Photomanipulation
Description
Al-Ahmar.....The meaning in Arabic is "bay horse"
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Bay horses are reddish brown with black points. Points are the lower legs, ears, mane and tail. Folklore has portrayed bay horses as easy-going, mild and dependable. Bay mares, the female horse, was highly prized as war mounts by the Bedouins in the Arabian Desert. Bay was also thought to be the hardiest color.
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Some general terms when describing bay horses are:
Standard Bay: red body and black points
Blood Bay: dark blood-red color, sometimes almost purple
Mahogany Bay: brown-red with some black mixed in coat
Copper Bay: ornage-red body
Golden Bay: yellowish body
Bay: bay with minimal black points, usually black on legs comes to fetlock
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I took this image of a client's bay Arabian gelding with my Nikon D300 and Nikkor 28-200 lens. This was taken in the Texas panhandle. I then pulled the image into Photoshop and played with it and changed the ugly background out with a texture.
I hope you enjoy this and my other Horse/Arabian images. Horses, especially Arabians are my favorite breed. All horses are gorgeous but the Arabian holds a special place in my heart.
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December 18th, 2012
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Comments (50)
Bunny Clarke
I had to revisit this gorgeous image. There is nothing like an Arabian to get the heart going.
Dawn Senior-Trask
What a gorgeous and classic expression of equine beauty and spirit! So exciting and romantic -- the stuff little girls (of any age) dream of! fav
Bedros Awak
Such a great image, has all the power to grab your attention from first sight. "Al-Ahmar" Arabic translation is "The Red"..very nice artwork Karen. v,f,t
Angela Stanton
This one stopped me in my tracks! Absolute show stopper! f/v (and fave for real..not because we belong to the same groups... I really love this one!)
Karen Slagle replied:
Thanks so very much Angela. I am thrilled you like this one, it's also one of my faves.
Barbara St Jean
Lovely image of this amazing animal, a g.g.g....grand mare to my own Arab horse. Love it!! F/V