How incredible magnificent!!!! I am Canadian and I did not know of this island~ I love nature and I am very much an animal lover. I must get myself to Sable Island for this experience and this energy!!
Same!! Just found myself thinking, how am i a 43 year old Canadian, and had no idea this place existed?? Looks unreal, like a fantasy. Definitely a bucket list destination! 🐎 🐴 🐎 🐴 🐎 💕💕💕
Produced in 2008 and the photographer was using FILM to photograph. One of his film cameras, the Nikon F3, was first introduced in 1980. Sometime old tech is better tech.
I’m interested if you recall how their hooves were? My own horse requires trimming the hooves to keep the coffin bone in tact from rotating. It would be interesting to know how feral horses hooves are maintained in nature. Many Thanks for Your time to create, produce, edit, and post this video. You truly are a Fine Gentleman providing perspective to others. I only wish I could see your large format prints. Your fan: from beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada
The Horses hooves on Sable Island tend to grow long and even curl upwards. The horses are not maintained whatsoever, no human intervention. Thanks for your comments!
That horse is trying to groom him. You couldnt find a stronger sign of acceptance than that. Related horses do it to each other so it says heaps about the photographer!
Absolutely stunning experience even just watching and looking at the pictures. Who feeds, shelters and cares for the Sable horses in the winter? When snow and ice covers the land and the wind blows temps down below zero where do they go?
The Horses are wild. No outside help or interference whatsoever. Even in the winter. The horses have adapted to the harsh Winter conditions. People are not even allowed to touch the horses on Sable Island. (If the horses are curious and touch you that's fine though) Thanks for your comment! I was lucky to make this film and spend 3 weeks on Sable over 2 trips with Roberto.
I still feel sorry for them having to suffer through such harsh conditions. Putting up some kind of shelter for them wouldn't be that expensive but would give them a place to huddle. They are exceptional creatures and I'm grateful for the video so I could see them.
Oh please don't feel sorry for them. They use the natural shelter the dunes provide to stay out of the wind. Sable Island is also much closer to the Atlantic Gulf Stream than the rest of North America so the Winters rarely dwell below freezing. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the Wild Horses and remember, its the lack of human intervention that makes them so special.
The minimum distance between visitor and horse is by law 20 meters. Should the horse approach the person, this person has to back up to this minimum (20m) distance. In no way is anyone allowed to touch a horse on Sable Island. After seeing this around the world, I am sure that some tourists will try, what is shown here. 100% thumb down for such bad behavior. Thank God it is quite expensive to go there, otherwise, it would be destroyed in no time. A true nature photographer would never do that because protecting nature is more important than dollars and fame. Fashion photography...that is an entirely different story...perhaps Mr. Dutesco should rethink where his real field of expertise is.
As much as your experience was wonderful, you did not stay the proper distance away as you were supposed too! I am surprised the people on the island let you get close to them as isn’t there a rule 10 feet or something like that? If you respect nature you would not get to close.
