The August 2018 issue of Horse Illustrated is out and I’m excited to not only have one of my photos on the cover, but also two inside photos and a three spread photo feature of my photos of the Salt River Wild Horses in Arizona! The back cover is an…
A few years ago, a lovely woman business owner named Angela reached out to me about licensing one of my photos on her website – Spirithorse Designs – where she sells jewelry made from horse hair. She licensed a few more over the years and then decided it was time to invest…
The Gypsy Gold farm in Ocala is home to the first 16 registered horses of the Gypsy Vanner breed. While visiting my friend Kathy Cline, we had the opportunity to visit the farm and photograph some of their beautiful horses. The light and dust made for some pretty magical photos!…
This was the first time I’ve been invited to photograph the Ames Percherons in the spring and what a delight it was! This time, instead of a whole team, I photographed a mare and foal. This foal will grow up, turn dapple grey and pull a wagon. The way he…
It’s not every day you get a dumping of fresh snow, followed by sunshine and 35 degrees, but that was the setup for this seasonal shoot for the Ames Percheron Team. For this shoot, they hitched 8 horses and took off through the snow. I had a blast running around…
So there’s a very good reason I haven’t been blogging. It’s a great story, but might take awhile to tell. Get yourself a nice warm drink and settle in. 🙂 Something you should know about me, I’ve pretty much loved horses since I knew what they were. For some people,…
When I was a little girl, I was pretty much obsessed with all things horses. When we would go on family vacations and hike in the mountains, I would often pretend to be a horse trotting down the trail. I was pretty sure I would grow up, marry a farmer…
It’s hard for me to even know where to start with this post. I will give you the facts, then open my heart wide… The same 2010 workshop where I met Eileen (last blog post), I also met Andra Erickson. A sweet, kindhearted woman who ranches in California with her…
I’ve loved horses for as long as I can remember, and one of my favorite things to do as a horse owner is to give children their first experience of riding a horse. So when I spent the day at an event put on by Hope Rides for Hope Kids,…
Be sure to also click to see Part I, Part II, and Part III. As someone who loves photographic storytelling, one of my favorite parts of this experience was getting to go backstage and document the behind the scenes life of the people and horses of Odysseo. The hard work and dedication it…