Photo: Stallions
are born leaders, but when dealing with people, they
can be very mellow and kind.
"Already at a very young age, Nina had great love
for justice, and used to defend the weaker - be it humans
or animals. This was the time, when Nina
understood the difficult living conditions, which her
own grandmother had experienced in the past: she had
lived and worked alone on a big farm, after having lost
her husband and most of their horses during the WW II.
Becoming aware of the incredible survival spirit of her
grandmother, and understanding the true meaning of
lives lost in the war, the seed of giving back to the
horses was born in Nina's soul. Horses, who in
this way began to play an important role in her life already
in Nina's childhood, later returned into her life when her
own daughter found an Andalusian stallion for sale: this
horse became the founding horse of their own ranch,
being one of the very first Andalusian horses in
Finland. Here is where Nina could finally
start giving back to horses what they had given to
humans during centuries, by letting them live
according to their natural order as a herd, and
providing them with shelter and loving care. And not asking them anything in return. At
the present, her oldest stallion is now 42 years old,
and the youngest is only 10 months old. On this farm,
the need for vets or farriers has been next to nothing.
What comes to cameras and photographs, Nina's father
introduced her to one of those old film cameras when Nina was a teenager. That camera
was later followed by numerous DSRL cameras.
Whenever Nina participated in any notorious photo
competition, mainly on nature and landscapes, her images
were among the ones published and printed in thousands by each organizer.
It is amazing what one can learn, just out
of simple respect and love for what one does and being a simple philanthropist. Let us
hope that Nina's work will provide you
with a solid proof of that, and serves as a source
of inspiration for others in similar situations.
Ms Nina Rintanen (MBA) has worked for several
Foreign Ministers, and was decorated by the King of
Spain, Juan Carlos I."
