My July 4th in Tennessee

For the 4th of July weekend, I went home to my parents' farm in Tennessee. It was just the three of us for July 4th, so I walked around and shot a bunch of pictures of one of my favorite things: horses!
I know, how did you guess? :)






One of the neighbors had a young foal that I adored. Isn't she and her Mama just precious?

Look at those eyes..... (I also just now realized how many "eye" shots I took. Guess I was really "focused".)

This cow was just cracking me up. I swear she was talking to me.

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Breakfast with Arabians

Arabian horses, that is.
A couple of weeks ago I joined fellow photographers Nancy of Pierce Graphic Design and Tina Poppa of Tina Poppa Photography for a horse photo shoot at Timestone Arabians in central Arkansas. Loving horses and especially Arabians as I do, I couldn't wait even though it meant getting up around 4:30 in the morning!


But it was so worth it.

Thank you Nancy, Tina & John for letting me tag along.
Thank Robin & Andy for allowing me the privilege of capturing your gorgeous horses.

Some Horse Lovin' in Little Rock

So my horse lovin' side comes out again. Sorry for you non-horse-lovers. You'll have to wait another day for a horse-free post. :)

I spent a few hours Saturday evening at a local Arabian horse show in Little Rock. Since I haven't shown horses in several years I enjoy going to the shows to see others who are able to. There was a fairly low turnout to the event but still was able to capture a few pictures.

Isn't this one a beauty?


These riders were getting ready to enter a Show Hack class which is a bit like dressage without all the patterns.

But the best of the evening was this "little" St. Bernard puppy, Bella. Isn't she just a doll? She kept trying to chew on my sleeve. Her paws are already as big as my little Cavalier Spaniels' heads!

Don't forget about the $25 session special. Only a few more spots left and they're filling up quickly. Remember the session has to be booked for a date through the end of May. Dads, think Mother's Day gifts!

Off to the Races! (Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas)

Haven't blogged in a while thanks to a nice case of the flu. A week or so ago I did make it to Oaklawn, the Thoroughbred Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas with my friend K. Loving horses and watching the Triple Crown Races on tv for as long as I can remember, I had actually never seen a horse race in person. Needless to say, I had a grand time although we froze our backsides off! Here are a few images from the day.

Now these guys...It's a good thing they aren't racing!

Racing to the line. Doesn't get much better than this!

This one is of jockey Calvin Borel who won the 2007 Kentucky Derby on board Street Sense.