You're right, you can't really tell anything about the mare's head, but her color is pretty. I've just about decided that the only way to get a good head shot of a horse is to either tie them to something or get somebody to hold them, then get somebody else to stand just out of camera range and do goofy stuff so they'll perk up their ears. The whole time I was trying to take pictures of my crew I had them tied to the back of the trailer and was throwing my hat, my jacket, or anything else I could get my hands on out in front of them to make them look. It's about as aggravating as trying to get a dog to look at something. They usually just look at your hand. The thing I had the best luck with was throwing a feed sack with just a little grain in the bottom. They'd perk up pretty good for that. Goofy horses!
Your friend sure has a nice place. I like the way her round pens slant outward from bottom to top so you don't hang a toe in them as you're going around. Her barns are nice too. I liked the picture of Rusty checking it out. He may not have spooked, but he had that feet-planted-wide-apart stance in the back that says "I'm ready to boogy if anything jumps out at me." ;o)
LOL...yeah Rusty looked funny walking thru that barn. He was kind of squatted down and snaking back and forth:).
Becky
Funny about that mare. While we were standing out by the trailer talking about my horses, Debbie said something about that mare being for sale and her head being just beautiful. When i went into the pen to take her picture I wasn't really paying attention to details, till Jenny said something about Wow, her head is pretty. So I got to looking her and she really was. She's the only mare I've ever seen that has those big round jaws like a stud. Her head was real small and just very very nice.
Becky