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January 31, 2006
So I'm here in Mann Library inbetween my first class at 8:40 and my second (and last class) at 11:15. I was going to write about something else, more of a collection of random stuff, but this webpage caught my interest. (Well, the truth is, I was going to do Orgo...but I will have plenty of time for that this afternoon).
So apparently there's this "problem horse" that had been passed from owner to owner until Cheryl came along. She's not a trainer, but noticed that the horse, Romeo, was rather mouthy, so she decided to put a paintbrush in it. I guess the paintings are more of a collaboration rather than purely the horse's work, she picks the paints, the canvas color, but the horse holds the brushes and makes the strokes. It seems pretty cool, there are defintly a lot of interesting experiments that could be done with animals that can "paint".
http://www.paintinghorse.com/index.html
From what i've read, it looks like the horse is actually doing the painting, and enjoys it (anyone who has worked with horses knows you CAN'T make them do anything). That being said, i think the paintings are pretty pricy for a piece of therapy that the horse does. Granted there must be some production costs, but $50 for a small square of canvas?
Anyway, I'd better get back to something that resembles work...
Posted by agutwin at January 31, 2006 10:32 AM
Comments
Wwwow wwoow looks like I've got some serious competion. What do you think???
Posted by: Grama at January 31, 2006 11:44 AM
Haha, I think the only solution is for you guys to get another horse and teach it to paint too ;) Too bad I didn't think about this when I still had Allegro. I'm sure he would have been a regular Picasso...at least it might have helped with his "problems".
Posted by: anna at January 31, 2006 01:37 PM
i don't know... that horse's nose is pretty close to the paint...has anybody thought that it might be the paint fumes calming the horse?
Posted by: mom at February 1, 2006 02:36 PM