Carousel Horse

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Toronto • Tagged CNE, copyright, fair, horse, light, photography, ride • Leave a comment

The Merry-Go-Round is always a popular ride with the kids and usually quite attractive!

Stone Horse

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Architecture • Tagged 1931, art, Art Deco, Canadian National Exhibition, carved stone, CNE, copyright, grey, horse, photography, Toronto • 2 Comments

Detail of a bold Art Deco style horse carved in the facade of the 1931 Horse Palace at the CNE.

Beautiful Friesian

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Portrait • Tagged bark, barn, braid, copyright, field, horse, mane, photography • 4 Comments

A portrait of Walling, a stunning horse!

Walling II

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Animals • Tagged art, barn, braid, copyright, Friesian, horse, light, mane, photography, Portrait, sunset • Leave a comment

Watching the sun dropping in the western sky, Walling calls it a day as a very sweet model. Such a beautiful boy.

Walling

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Animals • Tagged black, copyright, field, Friesian, gate, horse, photography, running, summer • 1 Comment

On a hot summer evening recently, I had the pleasure of photographing Walling, a stunning Friesian horse.

Flying Horse

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Objects • Tagged carved, colorful, copyright, fair, horse, London, photography, ride, Western Fair, wooden • 6 Comments

Dating back to early jousting traditions in Europe and the Middle East, Carousels or Merry-go-rounds became popular at fairs in England during the mid 1800s. These colourful rides are still popular with the little ones!

Grazing

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Portrait • Tagged field, grazing, horse, London, Ontario, photography, white • 13 Comments

A horse enjoys a mouthful of long grass as him and his buddies graze their way across a summer field.

Back Fence

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Objects • Tagged fence, horse, photography, snow • Leave a comment

A view of my snowy fence.

Merry-go-round

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Objects • Tagged Carousel, CNE, horse, Merry-go-round, photography, Toronto • 2 Comments

A view of horses on the Merry-go-round or Carousel at the CNE. The earliest known depiction of a carousel is in a Byzantine bas-relief dating to around 500 A.D., which depicts riders in baskets suspended from a central pole!