DianaT
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Horse Races, Baja Style
We finally made it out to one of the local horse races---really quite an experience. One is right next to the track and many of the men stand at the
end of the track until the horses practically run them down! We missed a picture of that because they on had one race that day.
Couple of pix
Getting Ready
A very hyper horse
Difficult to get pictures as it happens so fast!
Interested spectators---here they come
There they go
He ran down the track almost as fast as the horses---do you think his horse won? He is just a little happy
Another happy one
And just a little different one.
Fun time.
Diane and John
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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Horse races are my favorite event of the fiestas...It isnt the actual race that is impotant...it is all the preamble...the beer tent, live band,
cowboys dressed in their finest duds, the horses arriving, getting prepared, saddling up, parading, and of course the race...then the celebration
after.
Here is my favorite jockey saddling up...note the serious onlookers who are deciding whch horse to bet on....checking out the horse and how is is
acting and his relationship with the jockey
Horse whispering
and here are all the guys at the finish line
another photo of the happy owner who won...his trademark is dancing around with a tecate balanced on his head waving a big wad of bills in his
hand...some of you will recognize my brother in law Chepe there with him with the big smile...i guess he has a part in this win too.
[Edited on 8-17-2009 by shari]
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ELINVESTIG8R
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More great pictures. I love horses. Thanks John and Diane and Shari too.
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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wish you were here elinvesti...you would have loved the musica. I counted around 15 gringos this year...most ever!!!
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ELINVESTIG8R
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Shari I will come down as soon as I can... Would love to meet everyone there.
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Love the "little different one", great shot!
Iflyfish
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duke62
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Gracias, Diane, John y Shari, those were great. Really captured the flavor of the tension and expectation, the race, and then it was over so fast. The
horse whisperer pic. was my favorite. Love it.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by duke62
The horse whisperer pic. was my favorite. Love it. |
That is a really nice shot! Like it a lot.
Diane
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Great pictures
Duke called and let me know how great the family thought the races were.
Can't wait to get down there this fall.
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