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Sunday, April 20, 2025

Pet Photos

Tina Marie Powell took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Tina Marie Powell took this photo.

Pet horse back head

Tina Marie Powell took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Tina Marie Powell took this photo.

Pet Horse back of head

Wendy Weikel took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

 

Wendy Weikel of Lansdale, Pa., took this photo.

"This was in Lancaster country in Pa.," said Weikel. "I stopped to talk to the cows for a bit. Wonder what she was thinking? Nice poser."

pet cows face

 

Debra Smith took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Debra Smith of Heaven of Heaven on Earth-Equine Rehab sent this photo.

pet grey horse

Debra Smith took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

 Debra Smith of Heaven on Earth-Equine Rehab sent this photo of a horse enjoying a couple of carrots.

pet horse w carrots

Donnan Jones took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Donnan Jones of Unionville, Pa., took this photo that she entitled "My guineas at breakfast."

pet guinias at breakfast

Allie Barchi took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Allie Barchi took this photo.

"I take lots of photos of my boarders as they are unable to get out to the barn and enjoy seeing their horses," said Barchi."This is Rhett Butler and it was very dark . This photo was taken with iPhone and nothing special. It was the “hold still while photo is being taken” no flash . I think it looks like a painting. He is a special horse with great personality and is over 30 years old."


pet horse like a painting

Donnan Jones took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Donnan Jones of Unionville Pa., took this photo that she entitled ”My babies coming down for breakfast.”

pet guinie off roof

Wendy Ewing took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Wendy Ewing of Atglen, Pa., took this photo of a pony playing king of the mountain.

pet grey pony

Priscilla Goodsoe took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Priscilla Goodsoe took this photo that she entitled "Sunrise."

pet horses at sunrise

 

Priscilla Goodsoe took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Priscilla Goodsoe took this photo that she entitled "7 days old."

pet mareandfoal in indoor

Tina Marie Powell took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Tina Marie Powell took this photo.

Pet horse grazing on longe line

Amanda Dougherty took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Amanda Dougherty took this photo.

pet bay horse in barn

Jan Cobb Sholtis took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Jan Cobb Sholtis of Upper Black Eddy, Pa., took this photo that she entitled "Misty morning mules."

"Left to right are CPF Dottie, DocMyChex, and CPF Jackson," said Sholtis.

pet three mules in mist

Amanda Dougherty took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Amanda Dougherty took this photo.

pet grey horse in bridle

Linda Fadigan took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Linda Fanigan of Bechtelsville, Pa., took this photo that she entitled "Black vultures waiting for their breakfast handouts."

pet vultures

Allen Shore took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Allen Shore of Wellington, Fla., took this photo that is another view of the First Placed "Chipmunk too fat to fit back through the chain link fence after a meal at the bird feeder."

pet chipmunk in fence 2

Priscilla Goodsoe took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Priscilla Goodsoe took this photo that she entitled "Peaceful summer."

pet horse in shed

Carolyn Worthington took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Carolyn Worthington of Unionville, Pa., took this photo.

"Sunrise at Chevelo Farm," said Worthington. "Quarter horse Prince Ali, steals the limelight from the two thoroughbreds, Dognapper and The Chipster."

pet horses in field

Amanda Dougherty took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Amanda Dougherty took this photo that she entitled “Someone left the gate open.”

pet horse open ate

Carolyn Worthington took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Carolyn Worthington of West Chester, Pa.took this photo,

"OTTB “Dognapper” longingly watches Radnor Hunt pass by his field, down his driveway, at Chevelo Farm, wishing he could go along with those hounds!" said Worthington. "Dognapper was adopted from “Turning for Home” many years ago and rules the field!."

pet horse watching hunt

Leslie Kearns took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Leslie Kearns took this photo that she entitled "The gang at Pumpkin Hollow Farm."

pet horses the gang

Georgia Allen took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Georgia Allen took this photo.

"“Hokua” at the Kentucky Horse Park after winning the Delaware Park Horse Aftercare Initiative Special Award at the Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover in October 2024,"said Allen. "This award is given to the highest scoring off the track thoroughbred who raced at Delaware Park and retired to Canter Delaware. We are so grateful to her racing and aftercare connections who donated to this award!"

Pet horsegrey w. halter blanket

Donnan Jones took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Donnan Jones of Unionvile, Pa., took this photo of six dogs she was taking care of while one of her sons was away.

pet six dogs

Andi Bates took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Andi Bates sent this photo of a horse decorated for Christmas.

pet horse w wreath

Amanda Dougherty took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Amanda Dougherty sent this photo that she entitled, "A quiet moment of Alex with her Thoroughbred.”

pet horse dressy woman

Jan Cobb Sholtis took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Jan Cobb Sholtis of Upper Black Eddy, Pa., took this photo.

"Afternoon delight," said Sholtis. "Our three mules, L to R DocMyChex brown gelding, 16 years, CPF Dottie pinto roan molly, 17 years, and CPF Jackson bay gelding, 29 years."

pet three mules

Priscilla Godsoe took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Priscilla Goodsoe took this photo that she entitled "No rest for the weary."

pet black cat resting

 

Tina Marie Powell took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Tina Marie Powell took this photo.

Pet Jack Russell on chair

Judy Wood took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

July Wood of Reading, Pa. sent this photo.

"Afleet Alex napping in his stall at Gainesway Farm, Lexington, Ky. on Oct. 3, 2024,"said Wood.

pet Afleet Alex

Priscilla Goodsoe took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Priscilla Goodsoe took this photo that she entitled "24 hrs old."

pet foal in straw

Donnan Jones took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Donnan Jones of Unionville, Pa., took this photo that she entitled ”Blausey trying to get a deer to play.”

pet deer and guinea hen

Amanda Dougherty took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Amanda Dougherty took this photo.

pet black dog Xmas decorations

Nancy Swayne took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Tara Ziegler sent in this photo taken by Nancy Swayne of Unionville, Pa.

"This picture of Mr Mulch, my fox who has been on the farm for the last few years with a new addition given to me by a friend, who I named Mr. Feathers," said Swayne. "Mr. Mulch may be thinking ' no need to raid the chicken coop, they are coming out to meet me.' And Mr Feathers is hoping ' if I act like a metal chicken maybe he will go away.' "

 

Editor's note; This is the same fox that appeared in last year's first place Pet photo when he was sitting on a pedestal next to a stone fox on a pedestal.

pet fox w metal chicken

Priscilla Goodsoe took these Honorable Mention Pet photos

Priscilla Goodsoe sent these photos that she entitled "Smells of summer."

pet horse in lily field 1

pet horse nose in lilies 1

Ricky Price took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Cynthia McGinnes of Chestertown, Md., sent this photo taken by Ricky Price.

"Two bald eagles back at Thornmar on a cold, icy day," said McGinnes.

pet two bald eagles

Jody Phillips sent this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Jody Phillips of Elverson, Pa., took this photo that she entitled "Shadow Dancing."

"The photo was taken in November 2024 at Hampton Beach State Park," Phillips said.

pet dogs shadow dancing

Susan Aceto sent this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Susan Aceto of Walhalla S.C. sent this photo.

"This is two of our kittens up a tree in our backyard." said Aceto.

pet two cats in tree

Nancy Forsyth took this Honorable Mention Pet photo

Nancy Forsyth of Bradley Beach,N.J., took this photo,

"Second childhood."said Forsyth. "This photo is of 13 1/2 yr old Selkie, a chocolate Labrador with Laryngeal Paralysis, owned and photographed on Christmas Day, 2024. Selkie is pictured with a Christmas gift, a "Snuggle Puppy" , proving that a newborn pup and a senior in their second childhood can ease anxiety with a heartbeat for companionship in the toy."

pet lab w toy

Bill Vendetta took this photo that placed third in Pets

Bill Vendetta of Cochranville, Pa., took this photo of a hound that place third in Pets.

"This is West Bradford Hunt foxhound “Condor” resting his ears after a good hunting day in Runnymede Sanctuary, Londonderry Township, Pa.," said Vendetta.

pet hound resting ears

Donna Magness took this photo that placed second in Pets

 Donna Magness of Chadds Ford, Pa., too this photo of two dogs playing tug of war.

"This is JJ, a 7-month-old Lab trying to get his toy back from Pippa, 4-year-old Newfoundland," said Magness. "Pippa weighs in at 165 pounds, and JJ is 70 pounds!"

pet lab newfoundland tug

Allan Shore took this photo that won First Place in the Pet category

Allan Shore of Wellington, Fla., took this photo of a chipmunk that was too fat to fit back through the chain link fence after a meal at the bird feeder.

Shore took the photo at his home in Pennsylvania.

"We have a Jack Russell that rushed out of the house when he saw the chipmunk," said Shore. "That scared the chipmunk, so he backed out of the fence and darted into a hole."

pet chipmunk in fence

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