#horses are so cool

[cookiecrumbconundrum]

not very coherent rn but one of the most beautiful things i found about the final sequence of nope was oj and lucky working together. lucky and the other horses on the ranch are what are known as “bombproof” horses, but that doesn’t mean they don’t freak out sometimes. a “bombproof” horse is bombproof because the horse has been exposed to a variety of stimuli hundreds of times over (combined with their natural temperament as you’ll notice ghost is not this way) AND the trainer can recognize when a horse is overwhelmed.

a good trainer builds up trust with a horse to provide them with confidence to succeed at their tasks. lucky is only reactive when someone ignores his cues (at the beginning of the movie) and pushes him past the point of his training. you’ll notice oj never does this, even in the confrontation with jj, as lucky is doing tasks he is trained for, like galloping without a rider to a familiar point, and dealing with stimuli he’s encountered before, the flags, mask, and blow-up men. that’s not to say that lucky isn’t extremely brave, loyal, and, well, lucky, but oj created an environment where lucky could perform the best he could in horrible conditions.

and that’s why it’s not surprising to me that lucky returns to oj at the end. he’s confident that oj will be able to direct him to something he can do. there is certainly a big scary thing in the sky, but lucky knows that oj won’t steer him wrong. in a movie about spectacle and perception, oj and lucky look for each other. oj respects lucky’s boundaries and limitations which provides him with a safe place to return when he becomes stressed. any horse, even the most ridden, will kick you if pushed far enough, but it’s about being able to recognize the cause and give them their space.

crazy movie. many thoughts. a lot about the horsemanship and connection to animals and the responsibility one takes when you own an animal

[snazzzycattzz]

horse photo study so farrrrrrrrrrr aghhggggghhhhhhh

[saturnvs]

two horse studies :-)

[claypigeonpottery]

painted some of this with my fingers.

for authenticity?

no. I didn't want to wash my brushes

[cracklewink]

Part 4/5 of my MLP Infection AU!!

This was the part I was most excited for, I literally drew this whole thing just to explain my fan pony species lol

[lunarcrown]

Etho “Tuff Puppy” Slab

[lylahammar]

Zorella, the centaur pop queen ✨

Thank you to everyone who helped me by voting on her final design in the poll from last week! I'm so so so happy with how she turned out 🥰

[vertigoartgore]

Hard Boiled trade paperback cover by artist Geof Darrow (1990s).

[shinedoitsulikeabright]

Do you guys think there were moments while they were in that horse when Ody's soldiers giggled like middle school girls during a sleepover?

Elpenor: "Oh my gods, Perimedes, shush! You're gonna get us all busted!"

Perimedes: "But this is so much fun, they have no idea! They'll never see it coming! What a bunch of losers!"

Odysseus: "Guys, please, we worked so hard to build this stupid horse. Don't be the reason we lose the war."

Eurylochus: "If they didn't hear them by now, they probably never will. I'm honestly starting to suspect they're all deaf..."

Perimedes: "Heh, that makes our job much easier then."

Athena (to herself): "I have no idea how any of them lasted this long..."

[aestheticallynotdeerlightful]

Thoughts and doodles

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(Please do not use, or repost my works anywhere without explicit permission from me thank you <3)

[artharakka]

Okapi

[ningadudexx]

he has something wrong with him i love him a lot

[this-is-a-person]

Saw someone draw this with papyrus and thought it'd fit him sooooo

[stargirl230]

Knight of Cups 🌷

My card illustration for the @novaandmali LGBTarot project! There are rainbows hidden in here if you squint :)

We're 99% funded with less than 4 days to go - help us get to 100% and unlock some cool stretch goals!

(no reposts; reblogs appreciated)

[tumatawa]

My old Tezuka phase is crawling back to me...

[vertigoartgore]

1988's Concrete Vol.1 #10 cover by artist Paul Chadwick.