Summertime is the best time for hanging out at the barn. But with the long hours of daylight and wide array of equestrian activities comes a selection of seasonal problems that can really cramp your summer style. Here, we...
Like most horse crazy kids deprived of actual horse ownership, I read voraciously to fill the time in between riding lessons and summer horse camp sessions—every horse book the library had, I read several times over.Summer Pony by Jean...
Horse behavior and horses at play create some really fun action shots. What they will do next is always a surprise; you have to be ready for anything and everything. Remember to follow the basic rules and position yourself...
If you’re like most equestrians, you have a number of things besides horse care and riding that keep you busy: school, work, a spouse or kids. However, you want to stay healthy while taking care of everything you need...
Everyone loves to have pictures of horses running freely. Unfettered by tack or a rider, they look so beautiful as they gallop through a field. Catching that beautiful action with your camera is the ultimate challenge. However, before you...
From the high speed spins and slides of a reiner, to the unpredictability of team penning and the fast turns of a barrel racer, western equine sports have plenty of action. Catching that action in a photo is fun...
Q: I want to trail ride, so my husband bought me a six-year-old mare. For the most part, she seems broke and quiet. The problem is that she goes great for my husband, but when I ride her she...
On a beautiful summer day there is nothing finer than being out on the cross country course at dawn waiting for the first rider to leave the start box. It is easy to create beautiful action images of horse...
Mastering the basics of good photography will help you create appealing sales photos, keepsake portraits of your friends and their horses, or beautiful works of art to decorate your home. Every year, we ask our Horse Illustrated photo contest...
