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 …
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 one needed medical assistance. …
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, particularly at this time …
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 the day. There was a …
High Cross Show Jumping. Today we were photographing the show jumping at High Cross Equestrian Centre for what seems the first time in a long, long time! It was great to see so many competitors taking part in each of the classes. It is quite a while since I’ve seen High Cross so busy. The weather was a little bit …