He has a much prettier head than his field photo showed. A little ewe neck, a little thick through the throat latch, all typical racehorse on pasture, upside down muscle. Wait to see what he looks like a year from now.
He was known on the track as 'The Orange Horse' and judging by his winter coat I have to agree. I wonder how orange the summer coat is? Well, he will be easy to spot on cross country!
He looks like a cutie.
ReplyDeleteAnd Fawkes is the name of the Phoenix in Harry Potter.
So glad the new guy is getting a new name! Whew, that Admiral Dumyat is a weird one.
ReplyDeleteThe only Fawkes I know of is the phoenix in Harry Potter, but JKR had to get the name from somewhere... He's got one of those 'look at me, I'm a goof' faces. It'll be fun to follow his progress. How's the mustang makeover horse doing?
ReplyDeleteThe Fawkes must be from Harry Potter, she is a fan, but when I first saw it the name that came to me is Guy Fawkes, infamous figure in 1600 England. Dumbledore's phoenix is a much better namesake. This is a 'different generation' thing. lol
ReplyDeleteUpdate on Mustang Porter soon, he is doing well.
What a handsome horse. I like his new name and didn't even remember that was the name of anything on Harry Potter--LOL! I am generationally impaired, I guess. ;)
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