"A horse is poetry in motion." (--Unknown)

Another Sketchbook Project page. (I apologize for the terrible copies on the road: no scanner.) I think I'll call this one "It's a race for the finish!"

Saratoga Springs, New York is my kind of town: it's just chock-full-of beautiful flowers everywhere, parks with jolts of color, an excellent college, hot mineral springs, a thoroughbred horse racing track, quaint little shops and restaurants, architecturally fabulous homes and buildings, and lots of things to see and do. Today's weather was absolutely perfect, and so far, I've been exploring and thoroughly enjoying my time here.

Since the Saratoga Springs race track is here, the whole town gets into the act: Everywhere you turn, there are horses. Chicago had its cows, Norfolk its mermaids, Raleigh its red wolves, and Saratoga Springs has its horses...

I'll want to share some other Saratoga Springs highlights in another post, but for now, here are a few of the town's finest horses when the real guys are not on the track. These three welcomed me at the Hilton Garden Inn last night upon my arrival:

And these little guys decorate the local shop entryways, and house wayward bicycles through town:

"Feeling down? Saddle up." (--Unknown)