On Sunday we took the kids on a surprise ride down to Old Lyme. McCulloch Farm, home of Whipporwill Morgan horses (check out their website here), was having an open barn event called “Foals and Flowers.” So we packed a picnic lunch, and made our way to Old Lyme to enjoy the beautiful day in the presence of some beautiful horses, along with a 3 week old foal.
We got there a little before noon, so we decided to walk around a bit before breaking out the picnic lunch. While we were walking around, they started a demonstration of ground driving in the arena adjacent to the main barn (ground driving, or long lining, is a training process, preparing the horse for either pulling a cart, or having a rider use reins). After that, we had a little picnic, and walked around some more. A very nice farm, with some beautiful Morgan horses, including their newest addition – Gabriel, a 3 week old colt. Here’s the shots from our walk around the grounds.
Ground driving (or long-lining) demonstration in the arena at McCulloch FarmREF#:20100530-01-_MG_3344.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 11:18:29 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 157.00 (157/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Ground driving (or long-lining) demonstration in the arena at McCulloch Farm |
Ground driving (or long-lining) demonstration in the arena at McCulloch FarmREF#:20100530-03-_MG_2705.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 11:22:55 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/320) | | Focal Length (mm) | 24.00 (24/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Ground driving (or long-lining) demonstration in the arena at McCulloch Farm |
Ground driving (or long-lining) demonstration in the arena at McCulloch FarmREF#:20100530-04-_MG_3357.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 11:22:56 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 100.00 (100/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Ground driving (or long-lining) demonstration in the arena at McCulloch Farm |
Ground driving (or long-lining) demonstration in the arena at McCulloch FarmREF#:20100530-05-_MG_3361.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 11:23:59 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 157.00 (157/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Ground driving (or long-lining) demonstration in the arena at McCulloch Farm |
Ground driving (or long-lining) demonstration in the arena at McCulloch FarmREF#:20100530-07-_MG_3373.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 11:26:16 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 157.00 (157/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Ground driving (or long-lining) demonstration in the arena at McCulloch Farm |
Mom (Universal Prairie Lady) watches over her foal (Gabriel) at McCulloch Farm in Old Lyme, CTREF#:20100530-08-_MG_2709.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 11:31:33 |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.017 s (1/60) | | Focal Length (mm) | 38.00 (38/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Mom (Universal Prairie Lady) watches over her foal (Gabriel) at McCulloch Farm in Old Lyme, CT |
Cupola and horse windvane at McCulloch FarmREF#:20100530-10-_MG_3390.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 12:24:24 |
| Aperture | f/9.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 87.00 (87/1) |
| ISO | 200 |
View in the gallery | Cupola and horse windvane at McCulloch Farm |
One of the Morgan mares at McCulloch Farm in Old Lyme, CTREF#:20100530-11-_MG_2719.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 12:26:27 |
| Aperture | f/5.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.025 s (1/40) | | Focal Length (mm) | 40.00 (40/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | One of the Morgan mares at McCulloch Farm in Old Lyme, CT |
Gabriel gets a snack from momREF#:20100530-12-_MG_3392.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 12:28:42 |
| Aperture | f/2.8 |
Exposure Time | 0.008 s (1/125) | | Focal Length (mm) | 87.00 (87/1) |
| ISO | 1600 |
View in the gallery | Gabriel gets a snack from mom |
Gabriel being curious about me and what I'm doingREF#:20100530-13-_MG_2736.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 12:29:59 |
| Aperture | f/11.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 18.00 (18/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Gabriel being curious about me and what I'm doing |
Gabriel being curious about me and what I'm doingREF#:20100530-14-_MG_2750.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 12:30:21 |
| Aperture | f/9.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.003 s (1/400) | | Focal Length (mm) | 33.00 (33/1) |
| ISO | 800 |
View in the gallery | Gabriel being curious about me and what I'm doing |
Gabriel being curious about me and what I'm doingREF#:20100530-18-_MG_2793.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 12:43:55 |
| Aperture | f/3.2 |
Exposure Time | 0.013 s (1/80) | | Focal Length (mm) | 23.00 (23/1) |
| ISO | 1600 |
View in the gallery | Gabriel being curious about me and what I'm doing |
Gabriel gets a snack from momREF#:20100530-19-_MG_2798.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 12:44:00 |
| Aperture | f/4.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.017 s (1/60) | | Focal Length (mm) | 23.00 (23/1) |
| ISO | 1600 |
View in the gallery | Gabriel gets a snack from mom |
My daughters Callie (L) and Katina (R) check out GabrielREF#:20100530-21-_MG_2818.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 40D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 12:58:00 |
| Aperture | f/4.0 |
Exposure Time | 0.033 s (1/30) | | Focal Length (mm) | 18.00 (18/1) |
| ISO | 1600 |
View in the gallery | My daughters Callie (L) and Katina (R) check out Gabriel |
Gabriel looking through the fence at McCulloch Farm in Old Lyme, CTREF#:20100530-22-_MG_3396.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 13:02:53 |
| Aperture | f/2.8 |
Exposure Time | 0.006 s (1/160) | | Focal Length (mm) | 139.00 (139/1) |
| ISO | 1600 |
View in the gallery | Gabriel looking through the fence at McCulloch Farm in Old Lyme, CT |
Katina checking out one of the other Morgan mares at McCulloch farm in Old LymeREF#:20100530-23-_MG_3397.jpg| Taken with | Canon EOS 50D |
| Date Taken | 2010:05:30 13:04:25 |
| Aperture | f/2.8 |
Exposure Time | 0.006 s (1/160) | | Focal Length (mm) | 114.00 (114/1) |
| ISO | 1600 |
View in the gallery | Katina checking out one of the other Morgan mares at McCulloch farm in Old Lyme |
Thanks for looking!
Tom
What a nice presentation! You have some fine shots here and I will forward this set to the girl who was driving the bay filly.
We have a trail ride coming up on June 13th riders taking trails through the woods and performing on obstacles. Our demonstration day is in September on the Saturday after Labor Day.and we also plan another trail ride in the fall. No date set. All good photo ops. What yu missed was a real walk around the farm to the lakes and woods. Come back this fall when the colors are bright. The view from the dam over the lake are stunning. You are welcome t cme and wander the farm any time.
Mary Jean
Thank you very much Mary Jean!
We’ll be sure to be back a few times between now and the fall – thanks again for a great day!
-Tom
We have another Foals and Flowers Open Barn Memorial Day weekend, all 3 days.10 to 4:30 There is NO ADMISSION charge. There will be a food tent with fresh cooked food, snacks, beverages for sale and carriage rides available a;ll three days.Handicapped accessable
This year we have three foals. We have a golden colt born the end of April, a black fily born this orning and waiting for a third foal due soon.
We will have maps of the trails on the 500 acres of our farm and neighboring Nature Conservancy land so you can walk the wood, around the lakes, etc. Cameras are fine but please do not bring dogs..