Saturday, 28 March 2015

SATURDAY CRITTERS - Tory enters the Grand National on the I.O.W.

I last posted about the Garlic Farm that I visited on 8 January (See in archives) this year and I did say I would go back.  True to my word I returned this week and was given a wonderful tour by the owner, Colin Boswell.  However today I am showing you Tory, his horse, as tomorrow it will be racing in the Grand National on the Isle of Wight.  





He is very handsome and when I arrived he had his coat on, however when I was leaving a few hours later someone had taken if off as it was a beautiful sunny day. 




He shared the field with 2 other horses.




As I am on holiday here, I am not sure what the family have in store however I am hoping I can go to the race and apparently the best way to do this is by steam train.  How exciting it that.

I will be posting about my morning at the Garlic Farm later probably in April.

Hope you enjoyed this post and thanks both for visiting 
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21 comments:

  1. orchid032428 March 2015 at 16:21

    Dearest Margaret；　Wow, Troy is such a beautiful horse, I especially love his white feet♡♡♡ Wishing his luck for the race tomorrow!

    Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend, xoxo Miyako*

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  2. Rajesh28 March 2015 at 17:20

    Wonderful shots, very interesting.

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  3. Elephant's Child28 March 2015 at 17:21

    The Grand National is SUCH a prestigous race. I hope that Troy does his owners proud.

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  4. PerthDailyPhoto28 March 2015 at 18:57

    I hope Tory did well in the race Margaret, very fine looking horse.. did you get back to watch the race?

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  5. Irma28 March 2015 at 20:01

    Great photos of the horses, Margaret.
    A very good weekend.

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  6. eileeninmd28 March 2015 at 21:22

    Hello Margaret, Tory is a beautiful horse.. Good luck to him in the race.. Great shots! Thank you for linking up! Have a happy weekend!

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  7. EG CameraGirl28 March 2015 at 21:36

    Best of luck to Tory! Hope he does well!

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  8. Sallie (FullTime-Life)28 March 2015 at 21:46

    Beautiful horses! Hope he wins the race and that you get to go.

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  9. Ginny Hartzler28 March 2015 at 22:45

    He is so pretty! And I like the way his mane is clipped. A race is always exciting! Plus I love trains, and hope your show us lots of the steam train.

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  10. TexWisGirl28 March 2015 at 23:02

    beautifully clipped and ready. a safe and good race wished to him.

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  11. Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow28 March 2015 at 23:22

    He is just beautiful!

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  12. Debbie29 March 2015 at 00:11

    what a beauty....i am also weary about those tail swings, not to get tooo close!!!!!

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  13. Anonymous29 March 2015 at 00:43

    A beautiful animal. Love his white socks and blaze. Go Tory!

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  14. Karen Lakis29 March 2015 at 01:50

    Oh, pretty! I love his white blaze!

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  15. Montanagirl29 March 2015 at 03:26

    I'm a horse lover and he's a real beauty!

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  16. Unknown29 March 2015 at 03:53

    Lovely horses! I hope you have a lovely ride on the steam train. Have a great holiday!

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  17. Stephanie29 March 2015 at 06:14

    He is a beautiful horse. Love that his hooves are a different color.

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  18. Roy Norris29 March 2015 at 06:15

    What a lovely horse Margaret.

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  19. Viera29 March 2015 at 07:40

    such a wonderful photos of horses...

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  20. carol l mckenna29 March 2015 at 09:08

    What a beauty! Fantastic photography!

    Happy Weekend to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  21. cedarmerefarm31 March 2015 at 11:20

    WOW, he looks like a champion. I hope he did well.

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