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Melton Hunt Club Rides 2024 – Preview
The courses may be walked from Saturday 2nd November. Barrowcliffe Farm Cross Country - Lorry Parking - ///dissolves.blatantly.spiking The Melton...
Cottesmore Scurry and Foxhunter Course Walk 2024
The course may be walked from Monday 30th. The Cottesmore Scurry and Foxhunter cross country rides will take place on...
Pitlochry restaurant reviews
For the last few years I have been contracted by Defender’s equestrian Sponsorship team to document their presence at horse...
Scone Palace announced as successor to Blair Castle.
Last week we finally had the much anticipated press release announcing that Scone Palace would be the new host of...
Superb Burghley entries for 2024
An exceptional field of horses and riders will contest Defender Burghley Horse Trials (5-8 September), with 76 pairs representing 10...
Badminton Horse Trials Photos
When is Badminton Horse Trials? Badminton Horse Trials normally takes place in the first week of May each year. However,...
Bedmax Commissions Nico Morgan as Commercial Photographer
Bedmax, the Northumberland-based NOPS-accredited bedding manufacturer, has retained Nico as their equestrian photographer.
Blenheim Palace Horse Trials Photography
In recent years Blenheim Palace Horse Trials has been organised by British Eventing and the event photography split between two...
Chedington Bicton Park 5* Horse Trials Photography
Horse & Hound kindly commissioned me to photograph the Chedington Bicton Park 5* Horse Trials for them, something I was...
Opening of Barrowcliffe XC
Barrowcliffe Farm, in Leicestershire, is typical of much of the surrounding countryside in the heart of the traditional hunting homeland....
5 great minutes with: Bubby Upton
The next in my series of lockdown mini-interviews is with Newmarket-based Bubby Upton. Please introduce yourself So, my name is...
Five minutes with: Heidi Coy
Please introduce yourself My name is Heidi Coy, I’m 21 years old and am a international event rider. I grew...
The Tumblers Club
A quick post because I get a lot of people ask me where it is. For many years now I...
Badminton Horse Trials 2021: What you should know
The road to Badminton Horse Trials 2021 has been an extraordinary and completely unexpected one, with lots of changes to...
Badminton Horse Trials to take place behind closed doors in 2021
Badminton Horse Trials will take place behind closed doors in 2021, unless COVID restrictions are relaxed.
Laura Collett and London 52 win at Pau
Laura Collett won this year's only 5-Star three-day-event at Pau this weekend with Karen Bartlett, Keith Scott and her own...
Oasby Horse Trials: Wins for local riders Willa Newton and Angus Smales
Stonesby rider Willa Newton returned to competition at Oasby Horse Trials after a long injury lay off and won an...
Thoresberton: Land Rover Ambassadors Zara Tindall and Harry Meade at Thoresby Park
My photos from the British Eventing competition can be viewed here: Thoresberton International Horse Trials 2020. The International classes at...
Thoresby International Horse Trials
Photographs of Thoresby Park International Horse Trials At the tail end of a season hugely disrupted by COVID, Thoresby Park...
Belvoir Fun Ride in Lincolnshire
I was offered the chance to photograph a fun ride on farm land North of Grantham, in Lincolnshire. Scroll down...
Zara Tindall competing at Cornbury House Horse Trials
Queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall competed at British Eventing Cornbury House Horse Trials in Oxfordshire at the weekend, with three horses.
An equestrian resource kit built in Notion
This is a placeholder for a future article in which I will detail the various parts of this project. For...
Cathal Daniels Training Clinic at Hyde Lodge Horses
Irish event rider and championship medallist Cathal Daniels was teaching in Leicestershire this week. The 23-year-old from County Galway had...
The Cottesmore Hunt Boxing Day meet in Oakham
The Cottesmore Hunt, founded in 1666, continued the tradition of meeting on Boxing Day in Oakham as they congregated in...
Piggy French’s surprise wedding to Thomas March
In May I was phoned by Thomas March, Piggy French's long term partner, who asked me if I was free...
Oasby Horse Trials
I traditionally start my eventing season at Oasby Horse Trials, near Ancaster in Lincolnshire, where the four-day competition runs sections...
Belvoir Castle Ball 2019
For the first time in in recent years the Belvoir Hunt Ball was held in Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, in February,...
4 Things that drive me mad about Adobe Lightroom
UPDATED - 11th April 2018 Before I begin, please don't tell me that I should be using C1 or something...
British equestrian Discovery Sport vehicles for Land Rover
Last week I completed a Jaguar Land Rover commission to photograph three new Discovery Sport vehicles. British Dressage, British Eventing...
Tahnia Jordan-Jones takes Squibb Group Pony Foxhunter in classic jump off
Wiltshire teenager Tahnia Jordan-Jones completed a stunning Horse of the Year Show double when she won the Squibb Group Pony...
HOYS: Our Cashel Blue wins The Colosso Family Cob of the Year Championship
Reigning Supreme Horse of the Year and Cob of the Year Champion, Our Cashel Blue, delighted the crowds on the...
View Point claims Show Hunter of the Year Championship at HOYS
Robert Walker was delighted to ride Jill Day’s Lightweight Show Hunter, View Point, to victory in the Catplant Group of...
Broadstone Dolce Vita wins Cuddy Supreme In-Hand Championship at HOYS
Broadstone Dolce Vita, William Moran and Pearl Underwood’s star mare, was tonight crowned the new Cuddy Supreme In-Hand Champion at...
Hail Caesar!
If you were lucky enough to watch the prize giving ceremony at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials this year you...
Dublin Horse Show 2017 – Day Two
We wake in Dublin to find that air conditioning does not seem to work in our apartments. It is very...
Dublin Horse Show 2017 – Day One
Join us for the experience of Dublin Horse Show 2017. Despite the anticipation days one and eight are not the...
Commercial Photography for Peachy Belts
Peachy Belts are a leading brand, well known for their bold and brassy belt buckles and wide range of sumptuous...
FEI World Eventing Athlete rankings for 2016
Points1110005015JUNG, MichaelGER6322210000156DUTTON, PhillipUSA5173310003843BURTON, ChristopherAUS4844410000193NICHOLSON, AndrewNZL4765610003737MARTIN, BoydUSA4566510000553TODD, MarkNZL4557810000546ROSE, ShaneAUS42181410004569PRICE, JonelleNZL40991110005138TOWNEND, OliverGBR406102010011305LIVIO, MaximeFRA39511910012048JOHNSTONE, ClarkeNZL394121710005104WILSON, NicolaGBR39413710012976NICOLAS, AstierFRA392141310000151HOY, AndrewAUS385151510000231DIBOWSKI, AndreasGER366163110016860PAGET, JonathanNZL357171010016118PRICE, TimNZL345181610016272KIEFFER, LaurenUSA337191810000226COOK, KristinaGBR336202210004203TATTERSALL,...
Tamarillo’s clone Tomatillo at the Arab National Championships
Prolific eventer Tamarillo, winner of both Badminton (2004) and Burghley Horse Trials (2008), died last year, but his clone, Tomatillo,...
Meynell Hunt launches Bicentennial painting by Daniel Crane
A new work by celebrated sporting artist Daniel Crane was unveiled at a special reception last night to commemorate the...
New Course Designer for Badminton
Eric Winter has been appointed to take over from Giuseppe Della Chiesa as course designer for theMitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse...
Event Rider Masters Launch
2016 sees the launch of the Event Rider Masters, an exciting new CIC*** series with unprecedented prize money and a...
Ben Maher MBE for Land Rover
I had the pleasure of visiting Ben Maher at his yard in Elsenham, Essex in November, along with a film...
Beautiful Gemma “Gems” McCormick MFH
What happened to Gems McCormick? Gems McCormick, Joint-Master of The Cottesmore Hunt, died yesterday in a tragic accident in Milton...
Equine photography – Yard Shoot in Bulby, Lincolnshire
A very moving equine photography yard shoot in Lincolnshire with Laura and her two lovely horses. I will let her...
British National Showjumping Championships and Stoneleigh Horse Show
Last week I had the pleasure of working for 1st Class Images, the official photographers at the inaugural British Showjumping...
Extensive Europeans coverage on Horse & Country TV
Equestrian fans from around the world will be able to follow all the action from this summer’s European championships, thanks...
German eventing long list for Europeans announced.
The German Federation have announced their long list for selection for the European Championships at Blair in September. Rider Horse(s)...
Cricket – Ratcliffe College vs. Emeriti
[Full set of images of Ratcliffe College vs. Emeriti] Emeriti enjoyed their annual cricket fixture against the First XI at...
Future Eventing Champions crowned at Brand Hall and Houghton
Yesterday saw the crowning of three National Champions at both Brand Hall and Houghton Hall International Horse Trials. Brand Hall...
KBIS Young Horse Qualifying season kicks off for 2015
With less than one month to go until the 2015 qualifying period begins for the Four and Five Year Old...
Bank Holiday weekend boasts two new events
This coming weekend (23 – 24 May) boasts a multitude of British Eventing competitions around the country at international and...
Controversial Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials 2015
Last year's Badminton was the first for Course Designer Giuseppe Della Chiesa, and it was influential. The course was tough,...
Badminton Horse Trials – Andrew Nicholson and Nereo lead after dressage.
Andrew Nicholson and NEREO followed Todd, with NEREO moving fluidly and accurately to post 37.8, the day's only sub-40 score.
5 Things Everyone Should Do at Badminton Horse Trials
There are lots of reasons to come to the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials every year, which is why it...
Eventing Magazine, May 2015
My latest cover is on Eventing Magazine's May 2015 issue, which contains their Badminton Preview, and features Louisa Milne Home...
The Quorn Hunt Point To Point 2015
The Quorn Hunt held their annual point to point meeting at Garthorpe racecourse and I, as the course's official photographer,...
Boxing Day meet marriage proposal
This year's Cottesmore Hunt Boxing Day meet in Oakham included a very public marriage proposal. Peter Chojnacki climbed off his...
Land Rover renew sponsorship for Royal Windsor Horse Show
Land Rover renews sponsorship for Royal Windsor Horse Show in Five Year Deal Royal Windsor Horse Show is delighted to...
Air Ambulance – If you do one charitable thing today, please sign this!
There are occasions on which I am approached for photographs and I'm not comfortable charging for them. This might be...
Lauren Shannon on Eventing Nation…
...with some images of mine to illustrate the points! Lauren Shannon on Eventing Nation
My 2p
I'm writing this post for the many people who come to my site each day having searched for (or followed...
Equestrian photos in the snow: ponies and horses
Snow has caused havoc here in the UK over the last few weeks. We don't really expect it before the...
What is this Photoshelter thing?
Photoshelter is the online service which underpins my website. As such its branding occasionally appears on email enquiries and some...
New arrival
Zinnia Margaret Morgan was born at 8.05am on Monday 7th May 2001 and weighed 5lbs 14 oz. Although four weeks...
Over the Sea to Skye
Been away for a few days on the lovely Isle of Skye, where cookery writer Claire MacDonald and her husband...