‘Poca favilla gran fiamma seconda’ (Dante)

Poca favilla gran fiamma seconda” – “A great flame follows a little spark”.  (Paradiso: Canto I; The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri)

Each day working with horses creates a small step forward. But these small steps create great strides over time. It’s often only when I look back over photographs of my journey with a horse that I can appreciate how far we have travelled.

This time I have had fun looking back on my work with Dante. In September last year, I wrote about his arrival at Quinta do Brejo. It will soon be a year since those words were written. Dante was then a spirited little horse with a funny short mane and a big personality.  He has matured into an elegant horse with deep intelligence behind his kind eyes. Here are some photos that will show you his progress. I hope you will enjoy them.

Dante with his breeder, September 2011 -  www.charlottewittbom.com

Dante, October 2011 - www.charlottewittbom.com

Dante, November 2011 - www.charlottewittbom.com

Dante, November 2011 - www.charlottewittbom.com

Dante, August 2012 - www.charlottewittbom.com

Dante August 2012 - www.charlottewittbom.com

Dante, August 2012 - www.charlottewittbom.com




One response to “‘Poca favilla gran fiamma seconda’ (Dante)”

  1. Oh Dante is such a lovely horse. If you don’t keep him, let me know. I just may want him in my barn. 🙂


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