Long Rider Art

The Long Riders' Guild

Long Rider and Equestrian Art

The Horseman rides by the river.

Clouds of dust rise up to either side.

With men there are also journeys.

In life is an image of the source.

In the whirling of dust on the river road

the world-fields and star-systems form.

Sparks from the stones of the ground fly up

in the shape of brilliant suns.

There are cyclic movements

in the masses of dust.

There are countless grains of light.

And all the accidents of perfection come to pass

in an ancient culmination of dreams.

The Horseman rides by the river.

Clouds of dust rise up to either side.

With men there are also journeys.

In life is an image of the source.

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This beautiful equestrian poem is by Aidan Andrew Dun, who has kindly given us permission to put it on our website.

	Long Rider Walter Nelson (see also below) has sent us some more examples of his interesting art.
	Sculptured relief terracotta, painted with oil. Homage To Pierre Bonnard (right) 10 x 12 x 1 3/4, 25 Moons Over The Garden Of Eden (left) 15 x 13 x 5. These works are for sale @ $1500.00 each or both for $2750.00. "Hope you enjoy the fun, I did. Walter W Nelson"
	Bridget Tempest, a longtime supporter of The Guild, is a painter and printmaker whose love of Turkmenistan’s Akhal Teke horses is evident in her oil paintings and lithographs. The freedom of water colour and the discipline of anatomical drawing characterise the unusual and original work of this Yorkshire Dales artist. Here is a link to her website: http://www.bridgettempest.co.uk/

	Long Rider Walter Nelson has a new exhibit of his glorious photographs. He spent much of 2004 capturing the unique beauty of the Dalquest Research Site. Located just 20 miles north of the Mexican border in the Chihuahuan desert, it may be the most spectacular canyon of Texas' Big Bend region. The canyon has been described as “a jewel in the desert” and “a naturalist’s dream.” It’s full of varying land formations, color and steep walls and is virtually pristine due to being so rugged. Click on photograph to go to the website of his exhibition.
	Click on picture to read a wonderful poem, The Little Jade Horse, by Carlotta Barrow. Her father, David Barrow, planned to ride from Peking to Palestine in the 1930s but in the end he was prevented from fulfilling his dream.
	Click on picture to read an article about Philippe Meyrier's wonderful Long Rider art. There will be more information here about these fantastic pictures soon!
	Christine Nossoughi is a sculptor of horses - and keen horsewoman! - who recently contacted The Long Riders' Guild. Please click here to go her website.

Dana Greer from the Frederick Arts and Humanities Council in Oklahoma has sent The Guild an update on the sculpture of the little Long Riders, Bud and Temple Abernathy.

"The maquette of the Abernathy Boys is ready and for sale. All profits will go towards the life-size sculpture. Artist Gary Gardner is almost finished with the life-size clay model, so we really need to raise money." For more information, or to make a contribution, please contact Dana Greer by email (GREER@PLDI.NET) or by telephone (580-335-5689).

To see the book about these amazing Long Riders, Ride the Wind, please click here. A proportion of the profits are being donated to the Abernathy Boys Sculpture Fund.
Click on either image on the left to enlarge.

The Guild has been contacted by Faik Haciyev, from Baku, Azerbaijan. Faik is a sculptor who specialises in horses. To visit his website and see his superb work, please click here.

A fantastic book about horses has been published in French, English and German, with breathtaking photographs by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and text by Long Rider Jean-Louis Gouraud. If you love horses, you must look at this book!

Click on photograph for more information.

Click here for more information about Long Rider art

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