Colette's Horse & Dog Shows at Blue Barn

One of the busiest indoor shows for a while and the coldest so far this year. I suspect it's going to get a bit colder from now on. There was a period when when everybody was jumping exceptionally well so I managed to capture some really good images.
E-mail me for a link and take a look...

Colette's Horse & Dog Shows at Blue Barn

Half Term means another opportunity for some midweek showjumping at Blue Barn. On this occasion I took the opportunity to do some portraits in the arena after the show. Similar photos seemed to prove popular at the last event so I've posted a selection below to show you how they look when they have been fully processed. If you would like some of your horse or pony please don't hesitate to give me a call or come and see me at the next show. They would make ideal Christmas presents...

Colette's Dressage at Willow Farm

I had to go past Willow Farm today on my way out for the weekend so I popped in for a couple of hours to grab some random photos while the light was reasonable. I managed to cover most of Class 2 and a few riders in Class 3. Drop me an e-mail for a link to the photos...

South East Strongest Man 2009

At last, so many images, sooo long to get them sorted and uploaded but they are here at last.

I am, of course, talking about the South East Strongest Man 2009 show at Newbeach Holiday Park. A local version of 'Britain's Strongest Man' that you may have seen on TV, it was a completely new type of event for me. So, not quite knowing what to photograph - I shot everything! Hence, I have over three and a half thousand images for you to choose from. Now, since there will be over a hundred images per competitor, many of which that will make a good sequence for a particular round, I'm going to offer you guys deals on multiple print sets or digital files that you can download and print at home.

Send me an e-mail with your name and how many images you are likely to want. And, don't tell anyone how much I'm letting these go for 'cos it won't be repeated any time soon.

See the photos here...

Think Pink - Blue Barn Charity Show

I very nearly didn't go to this show and if I had missed it, I wouldn't have seen how just a few people can get together to make a fun day for all and raise some much needed funds for charity at the same time.
A brilliant day out....

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Area 11 Team Showjumping Qualifier at Godinton House, Ashford

With all these 'bugs' going around I thought I was going to have to attend Ashford Valley's second hosting of the annual showjumping qualifier on my own. But, at the last minute, I had the offer of help from my good friend and colleague Gary Coulson from Essex. Between us I think we managed to photograph pretty much every competitor at least once and it also gave me the chance to print quite a few orders during the various breaks that occured throughout the day. However, if you didn't manage to catch me or had to leave when the heavens opened up, then drop me an e-mail and I will send you a link to the images so that you can have a second chance to place your order. Please include the names of the rider, horse and which class you want to view.

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Moat View Riding Club at the Kent County Show

After a week of having.... something, which rendered me flat on my back for nearly all of last week, I wasn't sure I was going to make the Kent Show on Saturday. But, after taking every precaution possible, I did managed to meet with Colette for the drive up to Detling. My two main objectives were to get a decent hat and to photograph the Moat View Riding Club competing in the Team event. I managed to get not one but two good quality hats which should last me a bit longer than the cheap ones that I keep going through. As for the photos, I was a little disappointed as when the class finally started, the lighting went downhill really fast. However, I did manage to capture all the team at some point and also some other riding club members who I knew and who asked me to take some of them. I had no intention of photographing everybody as I wasn't the 'official' photographer so I apologise in advance if your not included in the photos.

Here is a quick slide show of my favourites of Moat View...


...and here is a link to the rest.

Colette's Horse & Dog Shows at Barville Farm

While this event was a relatively quiet, as Colette's shows go, the requests for photos was anything but. We have a huge choice of images ready to go to the mags this time and a few of them can be seen below.

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Otterden W.I. Fun Horse Show at Otterden Park

This, to me, is what a horse show is all about. A hot sunny day in a beautiful country estate with lots of people freely contributing their time to make it as enjoyable as possible. And, at the same time, raise some much needed money for charity. With a bacon roll, a cup of tea and still getting change from two quid, it was almost like stepping back in time...

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Colette's Evening Jumping at Blue Barn

A very pleasant evening of showjumping complete with a parade around the arena by Elise Pilbeam on Gucci who won the Leading Rider of the Year. To round the evening off, she also won two of the three jumping classes.

Well done Elise...