Beale Street: Meet the Animals

So chapter four of Beale Street has a lot of horse stuff in it, so I thought I'd do a little explaining here.

Before I get started, let me introduce you to Fraggs and Louie:

Ok, so on to the horses. I don't have a picture of Serenade. She was born, but never got a chance to grow up. It's a long story that I don't really want to go into it. Suffice it to say, I don't have a picture of her. I looked online for one of a horse that I imagine would look similar, but none fit the bill. She was chestnut, which is a bright, coppery orange and had white stockings and a white blaze.

Here's Moose:

And here's a Grand Prix rider/horse. The rider is Isabel Werth and her horse is Satchmo. I love him--he's a nutcase, but when he's on he'll bring tears to your eyes. This is the highest level of dressage you can get to. It takes years.

And here's a video of a top ranked rider doing a freestyle. The quality isn't great, but the commentary helps you to understand a little more about what's going on.

And I will leave you with a picture of the glasses that Edward buys at Graceland. Sexy, huh?