Friesian stallion

SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
edited October 14, 2010 in Other Cool Shots
A couple of the 1000+ shots taken this week-end during a dressage show.

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Sometimes you have to "make do" with the poses you get when trying to work with a young stallion in a busy public horse park - especially when there are mares in the vicinity, if you get my drift.

Ideally he'd be standing square, we'd have wiped the green slime off his mouth where he grabbed grass, and pulled his handler's jacket down. He is an impressive lad, though, isn't he?
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  • jackiejayjackiejay Registered Users Posts: 714 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    My daughter LOVES these horses shes sitting next to me looking at these with me hes beautiful!!!
  • HoofClixHoofClix Registered Users Posts: 1,156 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    What's his name? He looks also to be on the young side.
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    What a beautiful horse!! I love Friesians and that one definitely looks like he's got spirit.
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  • Jane B.Jane B. Registered Users Posts: 373 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Snowgirl wrote: »

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    Ideally he'd be standing square, we'd have wiped the green slime off his mouth where he grabbed grass, and pulled his handler's jacket down. He is an impressive lad, though, isn't he?

    I know nothing about judging horses. And I don't seem to be destained to find out! As a 3 - 4 year old my folks were taking me to a pony farm outside Twin Falls, Idaho and they would sit me on a very small mare with a colt and let her wonder around a very large corral with them stopping every few steps for the colt to have a drink. Before I got old enough to learn to really ride we moved back to Southern Illinois. When I was in 5th grade a fellow that worked next door to my dad had two daughters that were into showing a horse and he asked Dad if they would want to bring me down to the state fair grounds (DuQouin, IL) stable they boarded at. About the time the trainer, who had been showing me things and leading me around in the barn, said I had a good "seat" and was about to take me to an outside ring the owners family moved because he took a different job out of state. Then in the late '80s at a church camp when we were there for a work weekend one of the guys that had volunteered with their horse program for years had one session with me and I haven't gotten a chance since!

    But . . . there is something about the handlers expression. . . is it joy or what but she seemed enchanted by something wonderful.
  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    That is a good looking horse...Nice set of pictures.......thumb.gif HOw do you ever sort through 1000 pluse pictures.... gary
  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    I like #2, nice wide shot showing the context. Great shooting
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  • Sexy6ChickSexy6Chick Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Oh how I love Fresians, and he is a handsome one. I'll be looking on your site for the other shots from the show :)
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2010
    Nice job with the pictures. Image 2 is quite nice. :D
    Michael
  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2010
    HoofClix wrote: »
    What's his name? He looks also to be on the young side.

    Vromme. Yes, he is young. Just five years old and beginning both his show (dressage) and breeding careers. Wonderful temperament. I had a blast doing his photo shoot.
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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2010
    Azzaro wrote: »
    That is a good looking horse...Nice set of pictures.......thumb.gif HOw do you ever sort through 1000 pluse pictures.... gary

    Thanks Gary. Sorting through 1000+ photos is time consuming - but I can whip through them fairly quickly using Aperture3 and its rating system. That's my goal for today. Get the initial sorting done and some proofs up for clients.
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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2010
    DaddyO wrote: »
    Nice job with the pictures. Image 2 is quite nice. :D

    Thanks. I had fun doing the outside shots, but the competition shots are in an indoor arena with mixed and dreadful lighting - and no flash allowed. Not a lot of fun trying to open up the new 1DMKIV to 1600 or 3200 ISO and still avoid excessive noise. Sigh. I do what I can.ne_nau.gif
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  • SummerRaineSummerRaine Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited October 13, 2010
    These pics look great!! Sorry I missed the chance to watch you do these ones, hope it wasnt as cold as it was the day before lol. I love these shots, cant wait to see the rest!!
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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    SummerRaine wrote: »
    These pics look great!! Sorry I missed the chance to watch you do these ones, hope it wasnt as cold as it was the day before lol. I love these shots, cant wait to see the rest!!
    (thought id drop a line on here so you'd know my ID) - Tanya.

    Thanks Tanya. I still wore my snow pants and winter jacket with the hunting gloves. We did the shoot at 8:a.m. just after sunrise and it was still nasty cold. It warmed up by about 3:p.m. Sunday - and then I was over dressed but too tired to care.

    All told I shot over 1000 images over the week-end. Check them out on my smugmug site at http://www.imagesbyceci.smugmug.com

    Look under "horses / dressage" for the individual and group albums.

    Thanks for dropping by Saturday. Warmth would have been nicerolleyes1.gif
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