Picture of the Day: Arboreal Equine

Question

Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language correctness.

RULES
?	Captions should be a minimum of four words and a maximum of four sentences in length.
?	The sentences MUST be your own work: you cannot copy from the translator, books, or any other source.
?	Idioms and lyrics that do not translate should be avoided.
?	You can only answer once.
?	Answers must caption the picture in both English and Spanish.
?	You must correct your answer with any corrections that are given.
?	Sentences must be comprehensible after three or four reads.
?	Do not post pictures or unnecessary subject pronouns in Spanish.

Answers that do not follow the rules will not be corrected or accepted.

My example:

My horse isn't very good at playing hide-and-seek.

Mi caballo no juega muy bien al escondido.

Jejeje. Pretty funny! - MLucie, Sep 27, 2011

cute gintar - jennyo45, Sep 28, 2011

Thanks, MLucie and Jennyo! - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

jeje, genial gintar - 00494d19, Sep 28, 2011

¡Muy gracioso, Gintar! :) jejejeje - FELIZ77, Sep 28, 2011

Thanks, Heidita and Feliz! - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

Answer 1

Usé el subjuntivo incorrectamente, y ahora estoy muy avergonzado....así que voy a esconderme la cabeza.

I used the subjunctive incorrectly, and now I am very embarrassed....so I am going to hide my head in shame.

Excellent, Chris!! - gintar77, Sep 27, 2011

Muchas gracias Gintar! :) - 001a2987, Sep 28, 2011

Chris, ¿no te guste un "dunce corner" al aire libre? Por lo menos no está lloviendo . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Sep 28, 2011

lol Inge... - 001a2987, Sep 28, 2011

Congratulations, Chris! You are the winner! - gintar77, Oct 1, 2011

Answer 2

Esto es un retrato de Secretariat y su árbol genealógico .

This is a portrait of Secretariat and his family tree.

Great work, Cathy! -- Do you mean like a genealogical family tree? -- su árbol *genealógico* - gintar77, Sep 27, 2011

clever Cathy i like it! - jennyo45, Sep 28, 2011

lol - territurtle, Sep 28, 2011

Muy hábil, Echoline . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Sep 28, 2011

Yes, gintar, that's excatly what I meant. Thank you. - Echoline, Sep 28, 2011

Great one Cathy, well done:) - FELIZ77, Sep 28, 2011

Answer 3

Poor baby! He was orphaned at an early age, and had to be raised by giraffes.

¡Pobrecito! Quedó huérfano cuando joven, y tuvo que ser criar por las jirafas.

Hi!..."y tuvo que ser criado por las jirafas" sounds better Lalo) - 00a4c226, Sep 27, 2011

Great job, Lalo! -- I agree with coffee. I would add that "Fue un huérfano" is more like "He was an orphan". I think it's better to say "Quedó huérfano". - gintar77, Sep 27, 2011

¡Es genial! :D - territurtle, Sep 28, 2011

Muy original, Lalo . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Sep 28, 2011

¡Gracias a todo! - LaloLoco, Sep 28, 2011

ser *criado* - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

Answer 4

¿Cuánto tiempo tengo que esparar par que las manzanas crecen?

How long do I have to wait for apples to grow?

I mean, para. Just can't type. Or proofread! - MLucie, Sep 27, 2011

Hi! I would say "esperar and crezcan". Everything else it's perfect! - 00a4c226, Sep 27, 2011

Great job, MLucie! I agree with coffee: espErar *para* que...crezcan - gintar77, Sep 27, 2011

Thanks! I need to be a lot more careful, though, don't I? - MLucie, Sep 28, 2011

Don't forget to make the corrections, MLucie. - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

Answer 5

Sabe que es muy importante de mantener la cabeza fría.

He knows that it is very important to keep a cool head

Excellent, Castor! - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

Gracias, Gintar. - Castor77, Sep 29, 2011

Answer 6

¡Alguien, llame a un bombero! ¡Un caballo está atrapado en un árbol!

Someone call a fireman! A horse is stuck in a tree!

lol -- love this one! - territurtle, Sep 28, 2011

Excellent, Stadt! - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

Gracias, Gintar. :-) - Stadt, Sep 28, 2011

Answer 7

Quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija. (Prov) -> It pays to have friends in high places.

Great proverb, coffee! And thank you for helping with corrections! :-) - gintar77, Sep 27, 2011

:D - territurtle, Sep 28, 2011

- 00a4c226, Sep 28, 2011

Answer 8

Horses can be very resourceful,this one is using the tree to keep the flies away. Los caballos pueden ser muy ingeniosos.Este está usando el arbol para espantar las moscas de distancia.

Is this true jenny? That's very smart. - teasip, Sep 28, 2011

thank you teasip. - jennyo45, Sep 28, 2011

I bet he is! - Gillygaloo, Sep 28, 2011

Great job, jennyo! -- *Los* caballos *puedeN* ser muy *ingeniosoS*. *EstE está usando* el *árbol* para *espantar* las moscas. [Espantar is more like "shoo away". But I think that makes more sense in this context.] - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

"Keep them away" implies that they are already "away" and he'd like to keep it that way. - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

Gracias gintar ,you are a big help.! - jennyo45, Sep 29, 2011

Answer 9

Somebody told me I could find myself some shade here.

Alguien me dijo que me podía encontrar sombra por aquí.

Excellent! - 00a4c226, Sep 27, 2011

Perfect, pesta! - gintar77, Sep 27, 2011

¡Gracias, Gintar! - pesta, Sep 28, 2011

Answer 10

Lo siento ,Pensé que dijiste casa de árbol. I'm sorry,I thought you said treehouse.

"pensé que..." is better, but I would have said "creía que...". And spelling: árbol - pesta, Sep 27, 2011

Thank you pesta. I'm going to go with pense que and thanks for the tilde. - heliotropeman, Sep 27, 2011

Maybe "pensé que dijiste",,,:) - 00a4c226, Sep 27, 2011

Good work, helio! -- I agree with coffee's correction: dijiste - gintar77, Sep 27, 2011

lol :D - territurtle, Sep 28, 2011

O.k. dijiste it is. Thanks coffeelate and gintar. - heliotropeman, Sep 28, 2011

Answer 11

No sabía que a los caballos les gusta comer árboles. ¿Quieres algunas manzanas con eso?

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I didn't know that horses like to eat trees. Do you want some apples with that?

Hola! You mean No sabía que a los caballos les gusta comer árboles. ¿Quieres algunas manzanas con eso? - 00a4c226, Sep 27, 2011

Muchas gracias coffee! - amykay, Sep 27, 2011

Mucho mejor! - 00a4c226, Sep 27, 2011

Thanks, coffee! Excellent, amykay! - gintar77, Sep 27, 2011

Answer 12

I just hope that my girlfriend doesn't catch me looking at that pretty mare over there!

¡Solamente espero que mi novia no me pille mirando esa yegua guapa allí!

"No me pille"! Good job! - 00a4c226, Sep 27, 2011

Great job, lovely! I agree with coffee's corrections. - gintar77, Sep 27, 2011

rofl :D - territurtle, Sep 28, 2011

Just some clarification: "espero que mi novia *no me pille* mirando..." - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

Thanks a lot! - 00b6f46c, Oct 4, 2011

Answer 13

This is an Army´s war horse, havent you seen he is training himself in the art of camouflage?

• Este es un caballo de guerra del ejercito, ¿no habéis visto que esta entrenandose para camuflarse?

Great job, Peinadin! -- This is an *Army* war horse, *haven't you seen that he is* training himself... - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

thanks for the correction - Peinadin, Sep 29, 2011

Answer 14

Las fotografías me ponen nervioso :'(

Photographs make me nervous.

Great job, billy! -- LaS fotografíaS me poneN nervioso. - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011

thanks mate - billygoat, Sep 29, 2011

Answer 15

Mi madre siempre me dijo, "Coma todas de las hojas verdes y vas a crecer grande y fuerte."

My mother always told me, "Eat all of your green leaves and you are going to grow big and strong."

;)) - territurtle, Sep 28, 2011

Great job, sanlee! -- Mi madre siempre me *decía*, "*Cómete* todas las.... - gintar77, Sep 28, 2011