Oliga Indian Bridle

Last week was the Pendleton Roundup...again. We didn't go last year because of our trip to Montana, but we made it this year. We arrived home on Sunday afternoon...and I had a tickle in my throat...grrr...the beginning of a head cold :( dang!

But I'm on the mend and feel much better today! I have hundreds of photos to sort through, but thought I'd share at least one with you today.

Oliga Indian Bridle

As we were waiting for the parade to start, I had an opportunity to get a good close up of this horse wearing the Oliga Indian Bridle. I've seen this horse and rider for years at Pendleton...they are always amazing to me.

Quoting Horse Previews Magazine, "The Oliga (pronounced Oh-La-Gah) Indian Bridle is the closest thing to riding with no bridle at all! Fashioned after the Plains Indians' war-bridle, this modern version re-awakens the spirit of the Native American horseman with its ability to create a "oneness " between rider and horse."

Of course not only does this man ride with the Oliga, but he also rides bareback the whole time! That should bring out the "oneness"!! Pretty cool I think!

Sunday Stills~Emotion

~Going to school just about killed me.

I hated the whole notion of it.~

~Edna Mace 1888~

This week's Sunday Stills photo challenge:

"This weeks challenge it to 

post pics that will cause an emotion 

in the person who checks out your blog, 

not your emotion."

This was hard. I Googled 'types of emotions' and found a list...which, after reading the list, made me think that photos most always spark some sort of an emotion.

But would the emotion be the same for every person who views the photo? I think not.

I did use my archives for this challenge, but none of these photos have been on my blog before.

So, what emotion do the photos bring out in you?

Check out the other Sunday Stills challenge participants HERE.