Having been postponed earlier in the year due to awful weather, the Midland Irish Draught Horse Show 2012 was held in glorious weather in Fillongeley on the 9th September. As usual, Simon Coates Photography were their to capture all of the action. These have been uploaded into out equestrian photo gallery.
I would like to thank the Appaloosa Horse Club UK for having invited us along to cover this year’s Appaloosa National Breed Show at Morton Morrell in Warwickshire. It was our first time covering this event and I have to say that the whole team thoroughly enjoyed the two-days of equestrian photography. There were some fine example of horses and …
Lapworth Horse Show 2012 was held on 5th August and we were there to photograph the action. Despite clashing with the Olympics and a forecast of bad weather, there was a good turn out of riders. Unfortunately the weather predictions were spot on and we had the most terrific thunderstorm in the afternoon. Congratulations to those that braved the downpour! …
Sunday, 24th July saw the running of the annual Newbottle funride though the beautiful South Northamptonshire countryside. There was a good turn out of riders & horses brave enough to venture out in the most unseasonable of weathers. One minute it was sunny, the next tipping it down with rain. Adding in the dreadful wind to mix was enough to …
Today we made our first visit to both the Appaloosa Horse Club and Hartpury Equestrian College, Gloucestershire. There was a great turn out and some wonderfully horses on show. The judge, Robert Oliver, kept everything on track and moving at a fair pace. Congratulations to all of the worthy winners. I hope to see you all again at the National …
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 12:10! And boy, did it …
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 that we can take some …
The photos from the April round of the Trailblazers Dressage Qualifiers are now online.
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 look so elegant. It was …
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 work from our converted ambulance …