21Jul 2014 by myexracer

Moon gets miles

Off Farm, OTTB
[caption id="attachment_1418" align="alignleft" width="200"] Just chillin' pre-class[/caption] It was that time again, The Maryland Open Horse Show. They do these nice low key schooling shows about once a month and i've been shooting them.  They are held at Schooley Mill horse park which is the ring i used when i boarded the girls across the street. The only thing i miss about that place is the ring. My horses however don't miss a thing about it, they hated the ring. Too over whelming for my sensitive OTTB mares. This time up it was Michelle's turn to take her horse Moon and put some show miles on him. Shes taken him before but the last time he was rather jumpy and nervous. This time however he was great. She keeps him…
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23Jun 2014 by myexracer

Shooting at the MOHS

Off Farm
[caption id="attachment_1377" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lookin' for the next jump[/caption] I went to the Maryland Open Horse Show. Not to ride but to cheer on E and her pony Austin. E also works with Michelle and since Michelle had to be out of town i was the stand in. I also went to shoot the show and pass out some of my cards (always hustling yo). I wasn't the official photographer they had one of those but i tried to get a good sampling of the riders. Its a nice little schooling show and i'm familiar with the ring so I know the good angles. E did great and came home in the ribbons. Though experience was the goal, the ribbons will help boost her confidence. I was really impressed with…
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19May 2014 by myexracer

The Maryland Open horse show

Barn tales, Off Farm
I went to the Maryland Open horse show this weekend. I didn't enter any horses cuz .. yanno crazy. I did watch my trainer ride her horse in a few classes and take home some ribbons. Its a casual little schooling show hunter jumper style and they will be doing these once a month though i don't know if i'll go next time to watch. This seems to be a fairly tight knit little group and had my fill of listening to the stage mothers and the coaches trying to sound important whenever the stage mothers were in ear shot. This is mostly a kids show and there are very few adults competing. Mostly the adults are there for the green horse class getting their horses experience and putting miles…
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