There have been some great Transformation Tuesday stories submitted so far. When looking through some old photo albums, I realized I had my own transformation story to share about the horse I never talk about. The horse that kind of haunts me a little. This is the story of Beckett, my third horse. My former trainer has a knack for finding a diamond in the rough, and when she talked to an AQHA trainer friend of her’s I got super…
There is a Facebook group I used to belong to called “Free Horses In Texas.” Contrary to many of its members, I did not join it because I wanted a free horse. I have a free horse. Let’s do a quick refresher. I initially paid $0 for Simon I would be shocked if he passed a vet check very cleanly I have spent several thousand dollars on training I have spent several thousand dollars on soundness maintenance & diagnostics I…
I don’t consider myself a horse racing aficionado by any means, but I can’t help but love watching horse racing in person… and photographing it! In honor of the Preakness tomorrow, I decided to post some of my favorite horse racing pictures. These were all taken at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. I haven’t been to many tracks, but I was so impressed with Fair Grounds each time I visited. The place is impeccably clean. The tack…
As a hunter girl, I have few coat options. I know if I want to be fashionable I show up with a navy coat and a white shirt. Feeling old school? Wear chocolate or charcoal. Daring and trendy? Hunter green. I don’t know much about the amazing coat fashion coming out of Europe. I don’t get to play with those coats, but my jumper friends do. What do I know about jumper coats? They are pretty, and I take pictures…
I may just start calling her the master of blog hops instead of Viva Carlos, but today she brings us another great blop question I’m answering: Why do you continue to ride? No doubt my life would be much simpler without riding. My house would look nicer. I’d have better clothes (you know, the normal variety). There would be time and money for more traveling. For a while I would have told you that my husband would be a lot…
If you’re like me, you grew up thinking there was one kind of boot that belonged in the equitation (and often jumper) ring. You know what I’m talking about… the “boots with the fur” otherwise known as leather sheepskin line open front boots. Bonus points for a matching fetlock set. I still like those boots, I really do! They have their downsides though – they are hard to maintain, super expensive, and they tend to warp and not always fit…
I dropped off my husband early Thursday morning for a bachelor party weekend in North Carolina. I was happy for him to have a weekend with close friends goofing off and forgetting about responsibilities. For me, I had several days scheduled of lots of barn time and working on my yard planting spring flowers. What did I get instead? 102 fever on Thursday. I stayed home from work and slept all day. By sleeping all day I also slept through feeding…
Last week, I wrote about some of the struggles I faced when I shot horse shows professionally. There was a lot of great discussion in the comments, some surprised and some understanding. As with anything though, there are two sides to the story. Today I hope to talk about the competitor’s needs and frustrations with equine photography as it stands today. Believe it or not, just owning my fancy camera setup does not mean I get good quality photographs from…