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Georgie and Jamie are lucky to live in a beautiful setting, at the Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt kennels near Ashbourne, in Derbyshire, where Jamie is the Huntsman. It was an obvious place for a stunning private reception following their wedding, with the hounds playing a pivotal role as you will see. There were lots […]

Land Rover has today announced an extension to its title sponsorship of Burghley Horse Trials, which will see the partnership through to the end of 2017. Land Rover’s association with the world-renowned eventing competition has been established for many years, being the official vehicle supplier since the early 90’s and becoming title sponsor in 2005. […]

Land Rover renews sponsorship for Royal Windsor Horse Show in Five Year Deal Royal Windsor Horse Show is delighted to announce that Land Rover has agreed to be Principal Sponsor of Royal Windsor Horse Show for the following five years (2013 to 2017 inclusive). The Show will celebrate its 70th Anniversary this year from May […]

The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials are delighted to announce that Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall will be presenting the prizes at the Event following the Jumping phase of the competition. Her Royal Highness is Patron of the British Equestrian Federation and has had a lifetime’s enthusiasm for horse sports.

With just three weeks to go until Royal Windsor Horse Show (8 - 12 May 2013), the organisers have been overwhelmed with the record number of entries. 4095 have been entered to compete in the 174 classes, taking place in three arenas during the five day event. Over three years, entries have increased by 40%, […]

Pending the approval of the USEF Executive Committee and the United States Olympic Committee's Board of Directors, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the 2012 U.S. Olympic Eventing Team. The 2012 US Olympic Eventing Team in Alphabetical Order: Will Coleman (Gordonsville, VA) and Jim Wildasin's Twizzel Tiana Coudray (Ojai, CA) and the Jatial, Inc.'s […]

Unfortunately DHI Topper W, ridden by Piggy French, has incurred an injury that means he will not be fit to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the equestrian (eventing) competitions. The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed that Nicola Wilson (35) from Northallerton, North Yorkshire, riding Opposition Buzz owned by Miss Rosemary Search […]

Last week I had the enormous pleasure of working for E.S. Photography, the Official Photographers for the Royal Windsor Horse Show and the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo. It was an exhausting week, working some days from 7am until 11pm, but rewarding in terms of experience and the competition we got to see. One of my […]

I'm writing this post for the many people who come to my site each day having searched for (or followed a link to) My 2p . My 2p was a blog. It no longer exists. I started it back in 1998/1999 (yes really) and it shared the same domain name that now hosts my equestrian […]

A few months ago I was flattered to be approached by a top young eventer, Gaby Cooke, who wanted help with some images for her new website. The commission also gave me some input into the design of the website because Gaby was keen for her site to be a little different. In the UK […]

Tips for how to take pictures of horses from a leading professional, including camera settings, timing, leg positions, different gaits and focusing skills.

Last week I was lucky enough to be asked by one of my media clients to cover The Horse of the Year Show for them, a real treat. Despite changing venue and structure of the years HOYS is still the pinnacle of many people's equestrian year. It is, after all,  where the championships are settled, […]

The four-goal Rutland Cup, hosted by Rutland Polo Club (surprise, surprise) marks, for me, the proper start of the polo season here in the East Midlands. It also means trying to remember a little about how to do polo photography! As I travel around different venues doing what I do, which is basically equestrian photography, […]

Photoshelter is the online service which underpins my website. As such its branding occasionally appears on email enquiries and some Google searches for me or my work. I hope to explain a little here about what it does and why I use it. The photographer who wishes to publish his work online has a plethora […]