In the moments following the creation of this photo last summer, I remember saying “This one might just make ‘Opening Shot’ in Western Horseman magazine! Well, guess what? I was right! I’m so honored to have another image and the story behind it featured in the July 2019 issue. From cowboys to…
Last week, I attended the annual American Horse Publications Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico where my book “Horses, Portraits and Stories” won first place for Best Equine Related Non-Fiction Book at the Equine Media Awards. I knew I was a finalist but was still surprised and emotional when they announced…
I remember the first time I held a copy of Chrome Magazine, a lifestyle publication of the American Paint Horse Association. Its larger than average size, deliciously thick paper and gorgeous layouts drew me in and made me say to myself, “Someday I would like to see my images in…
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” Henry Thoreau At the beginning of…
Now that the taller-than-me piles of snow around my farm are melting (they are still waist high!), I thought it might be fun to share some of my favorite photos of my two horses from this winter. I’ve only lived on my own acreage for 3 winters and this has…
Sometimes I get this wild idea I can do it all. Pushing boundaries is part of how I stay interested in my work and grow both personally and professionally. It sounds good when I write it, but the actual pushing of the boundaries is usually quite uncomfortable. This was my…
In September 2018, I visited my friend MacDermaid at her ranch near Phoenix, AZ. Annie has been the top TIP (Trainer Incentive Program) trainer for the Mustang Heritage Foundation for the past three years and has devoted her life to finding homes for wild horses. I worked with my editor…
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I was planning to just share my photos of a published feature from last winter’s Extreme Skijoring event at Canterbury Park when I realized I never blogged the original event! I’ll share the feature first, then tell a bit about the event and share a video I made “Behind the…
I don’t have an actual “bucket list” of horses I would like to photograph, but I’m almost certain that if I did, the Akhal Teke breed would be on it. This breed is very unique with their light, but athletic build, iridescent coat, and sweet personality. When I discovered there were…