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Archive for ‘Equestrian’

Trailblazer Show Jumping Qualifiers at High Cross

High Cross equestrian centre played host to the Trailblazers Show Jumping Qualifiers and we were there to photograph all of the action. The weather started off gloriously, but the cloud built up throughout the morning in a most ominous manner. The forecast had predicted rain at noon, but they were wrong: it didn't rain until ... Read More

 

Appaloosa Horse Horse Club UK

We are delighted to announce that we've been appointed by the Appaloosa Horse Club UK to be the official photographer at their National Breed Show at Morten Morrell in August. Not only will we be photographing all of the action during the two days of competition, we will also be setting up our studio so ... Read More

 

High Cross Dressage – Trailblazers Qualifiers

The photos from the April round of the Trailblazers Dressage Qualifiers are now online.  

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High Cross Dressage – 25 March 2012

It was great to finally be back photographing the dressage at High Cross equestrian centre, and what a glorious day we had. The sun was shining and there wasn't a breath of wind - I had to double check I was at the right location! I really enjoy photographing the dressage tests - the horses ... Read More

 

High Cross Show Jumping, 11 March

It seems an absolute age since we were last at High Cross Equestrian Centre to photograph the show jumping and what a pleasant surprise to find the weather so wonderful! Glorious sunshine greeted a good turn out of riders. Since the weather was fine, and I am recovering from a back injury, we decided to ... Read More

 

High Cross Show Jumping – 29 Jan 2012

It was a cold, frosty and misty start to today's action at High Cross Equestrian Centre, Leicestershire. After a scarily quite start (only 2 competitors in the Clear Round!) things soon picked up. It turned out to be one of the busiest days at High Cross in a long, long time.  

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High Cross Unaffiliated Show Jumping – 15 Jan 2012

Unaffiliated Show Jumping photos from High Cross Equestrian Centre, Leicestershire Despite being incredibly cold, we were blessed with wonderful winter sunshine for today's unaffiliated show jumping at High Cross Equestrian Centre. There was a reasonable turn out and some very close competition to keep things lively. Unfortunately there were two rather nasty falls, although thankfully no ... Read More

 

Show jumping at High Cross in 2012

It was great to be back at High Cross Equestrian Centre in Leicestershire to photograph the first of the SEIB Trailblazer and UK Riders show jumping qualifiers rounds for 2012. It was a bit of a quiet start to the new year, with surprisingly few riders making the most of the wonderful winter sunshine. Congratulations ... Read More

 

High Cross Riding Lessons – 10th December

On Saturday the 10th December we photographed our final equestrian event at High Cross  for 2011: the riding lessons. It was a predictably cold day, but no one seemed to mind too much! It was great to see so many people getting into the sport and really enjoying themselves. The problem with being an equestrian photographer, ... Read More

 

Show Jumping at High Cross Equestrian- 27 November

High Cross Equestrian Centre held the last of it's unaffiliated show jumping days for 2011 and we were there to cover all of the action. It was incredibly windy at the start of the day, with fences being blown down by the gusts! Fortunately, the weather was fine with some lovely late-autumn sunshine to brighten ... Read More

 
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