This year I was approached by Athalens, who specialise in horse events across the globe, to see if I would be interested in working with them to capture some key events in the eventing calendar. I had not done formal horse photography before but was excited by the way the company work and its ethos so was keen to give it a go.
I had a fantastic 3 days photographing an equestrian event at Shelford Manor. This event offered the opportunity to capture some amazing photos of both the horses and riders as they complete the different disciplines.
I was keen to look into different ways to capture the horses as they go around each course rather than just the standard front shot near an obstacle or a jump. I am always willing to get stuck in and horse events are not different, during the day I was spotted by various volunteers lying on the floor to get level with the ground to give a more dynamic look.
This event also gave me the chance to trial my new remote camera rig. This produced fantastic photos and I have now built an equestrian focused camera rig specially designed to be able to get up close to the animals whilst being at a safe distance and not interfering with the action. I can’t wait to get more out of the rig and find more new ways to photograph this charismatic sport.A big shout out to Athalens for reaching out to me and looking forward to working together in the near future.
