I’m delving through the photo archives on the hunt for equestrian images for an upcoming project. I’ve put effort into maintaining a bit of distance from the equine world the past few years after a former professional career in the world of the horse.
Buy Yellow Xanax Bars Online Fond memories crop up as I sort through images, from rising at 0500 to shovel stalls before competing in a show, long nights spent with a fevered horse and hot summer days coaching a group lesson in the Montana sun. By the time the thought occurred to me to look at equine sport through the lens, I was well and truly removed from the daily riding aspect of the industry. My first real “horsey” assignment was covering the Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary. The images are still some of my favorites, despite my neophyte status as a photographer at the time. Something about the timelessness of classic equestrian sport is just… awesome.
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Yep. Old habits die hard. And it will be fun to see if this old habit revives.
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Me, I grew up riding horses bareback more often than not, doing it just for fun. Now we live next door to a horse stable, so it’s nice to feel like they are around without the work and expense of owning them ourselves. I’d love to be around them more, though.
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Thanks, Chris. Interesting your wife wanted to get away from them too… I’m dipping back into that area for business, but have little desire to be in the saddle again. Maybe for a good, hard gallop now and again, but it’s a lot bigger world now than it was then, seems like.
Imagine it’s very nice to be close and have them around but still have the freedom to travel!