For most riders, the goal is to stay sitting more-or-less upright on the horse's back. For trick riders, the goal is to find as many ways as possible to cheat death while hanging off the side of a galloping...
This image was created by focusing on the stationary barrel. I used an f-stop of f14 to give a wide depth of field, and a shutter speed of 1/1250th of a second to stop the action. I had to...
If you get a great shot at a horse show, be proud of it. Show grounds are the single most difficult spot to take good pictures. Everything is out of your control, the backgrounds are busy and filled with...
The combination of how you hold the camera, where you place your subject and the lens you use can give you hundreds of different results. For instance, you can hold a camera vertically, horizontally or even tilted and the...
Each spring, the staff and guests of the Sombrero Ranch in Colorado round up the herd of more than 600 horse in from the wintering grounds. During last year's round up, a photography workshop through the Equine Photographers' Network...
Watch a clip of Anky's reining demonstration at the 2009 Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida. More videos >>
Most riders would be surprised to get Linda Denniston’s take on what keeps them in the saddle. “Your legs are not what keep you on the horse,” she says. “It’s your upper body that’s going to fall; not your...
When it comes to nutrition, Dr. Rallie McAllister says riders’ equine partners get the better deal. Equestrians view food as fuel for their horses’ well-being and performance, a view they don’t always extend to themselves. “Look at how we...
Riding instructor Kari Sullivan believes that no matter what the discipline, good riders are fit riders, and since their horses are their performance partners, it makes sense to build strength astride. Sullivan’s student roster ranges from children as young...
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to tour the famous
Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event cross-country course on horseback. I am nowhere
near brave enough to actually jump those jumps, so thankfully that wasn't the
plan.
A handful of members of the media were...
