“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~Helen Keller On Sunday, my dear friend Ingrid sent me a text that her beloved horse Elena was sick and had been taken to a vet clinic. She had an infection…
Now that the taller-than-me piles of snow around my farm are melting (they are still waist high!), I thought it might be fun to share some of my favorite photos of my two horses from this winter. I’ve only lived on my own acreage for 3 winters and this has…
Sometimes I get this wild idea I can do it all. Pushing boundaries is part of how I stay interested in my work and grow both personally and professionally. It sounds good when I write it, but the actual pushing of the boundaries is usually quite uncomfortable. This was my…
In September 2018, I visited my friend MacDermaid at her ranch near Phoenix, AZ. Annie has been the top TIP (Trainer Incentive Program) trainer for the Mustang Heritage Foundation for the past three years and has devoted her life to finding homes for wild horses. I worked with my editor…
I was planning to just share my photos of a published feature from last winter’s Extreme Skijoring event at Canterbury Park when I realized I never blogged the original event! I’ll share the feature first, then tell a bit about the event and share a video I made “Behind the…
“Remember Sessions” like the one I did with Cady and her 28-year-old Morgan Horse “Mark” are so special to me. As the owner of a senior horse (25 years young!), the opportunity to photograph people with their aging horses before photos are all they have left is so dear to my heart. This…
Lilou is a French Exchange student who went to school in the US earlier this year. While she was here, she rode Obie, a German Riding Pony. When she came back for a visit this fall, I did a photo session with the two of them together. I also took…
This post is going to be awwwwwww-inspiring. ☺️What can be cuter than little girls and their horses? I can’t think of much. When Samantha contacted me about a session with her daughters, I was so excited. I love that she shares her passion for horses with her girls and wanted…
When Bianca’s dad reached out to me about doing a senior session for his daughter, I went on Facebook to get a feel for what kind of riding she does and what her horses are like. The first photos I saw were of them competing in dressage. I was immediately…
A family that shows horses together, stays together and forges a strong bond through teamwork! The Filek sisters show their pinto horses all around Minnesota and even in South Dakota. This year, they showed at the Pinto World and Color Breed Congress. In addition to shows, the girls also do drill…