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When is Badminton Horse Trials? Badminton Horse Trials normally takes place in the first week of May each year. However, in 2024 the event will take place in the second week of May, after Royal Windsor Horse Show. What is Badminton Grassroots? The Badminton Grassroots Championship takes place just before the 5-star event with competitions […]

Please introduce yourself My name is Heidi Coy, I’m 21 years old and am a international event rider. I grew up surrounded by horses on my parents’ Dairy farm in the heart of Leicestershire, a career in horses felt inevitable for me. My Mother had my first pony lined up before I was even born! […]

Please introduce yourself My name is Alex Tordoff and I’m a 24 year old event rider from Leicestershire. I’ve been riding for as long as I can remember, and my dream has always been to work with horses and reach the top of my sport. Like many, The Pony Club was where I started and […]

In May I was phoned by Thomas March, Piggy French's long term partner, who asked me if I was free to photograph a party which was being held to celebrate Piggy's win at Badminton Horse Trials a couple of weeks previously. I said I was and the date was duly secured. Nearer the time, Tom […]

Some people are happy for their photography to just be a hobby, but many need to make it pay. Here are some ways you can turn your equestrian photography into a profitable business.

Some of the areas we covered during the free training days laid on by 1st Class Images in March.

This article focuses on how to photograph dressage and which movements photograph best when photographing dressage.

MEMBERS - Advice on how to take your equine photography to the next level

Photographing showing classes is not everyone's cup of tea but the discipline accounts for a large number of horses bred around the World.
Read this guide for tips of shooting ridden showing classes on the flat and over working hunter classes, in-hand classes and driven classes too.

Barrowcliffe Farm, in Leicestershire, is typical of much of the surrounding countryside in the heart of the traditional hunting homeland. Ridge and furrow fields of rolling pasture extend for miles. In recent years the owners have been developing an equestrian cross country training facility, spread across three of their adjacent fields, and covering about 35 […]

Photographing horses indoors is one of the most challenging of all the equestrian photography disciplines. Light levels are varied, but usually poor, meaning there is an inevitable trade off between shutter speeds and high ISO - and therefore noise - levels.

Several times recently I have found myself referring to "the golden rules of equestrian photography". Quite rightly, I was asked what they all were! These rules I was referring to are not written down anywhere, instead they are learned through discussion with riders, owners and other photographers; photographers with many more years of experience than […]

Client website: https://barrowcliffexc.co.uk Barrowcliffe Cross Country, in Leicestershire, is typical of much of the surrounding countryside in the heart of the traditional hunting homeland. Ridge and furrow fields of rolling pasture extend for miles. In recent years the owners have been developing an equestrian cross country training facility, spread across three of their adjacent fields, […]

British Eventing Life is a bi-monthly magazine for members of British Eventing, produced by Archant Dialogue in Norwich until the end of. I have provided six cover images for British Eventing Life so far: Piggy French, Classic Moet, Rosalind Canter, Willa Newton, Tom McEwen and Tim Rogers. All of these issues included other editorial images […]

I have collaborated with The Gaitpost for several years now, both at and away from events, to ensure their access to the highest quality of photography.

Horse & Hound is Britain's premier equestrian and hunting magazine. I am regularly commissioned by them for features on showing, hunting, eventing and horse racing. Pictured below are some examples of Horse & Hound covers which feature my images. Clicking on an image will enlarge it. In addition to these,  my images are regularly featured within […]

Rosalind Canter and IZILOT DHI during the cross country phase, Bramham International Horse Trials, Bramham, Yorkshire, 10 June 2023.© Nico Morgan Media. All Rights Reserved. See also: Rosalind Canter and PENCOS CROWN JEWEL, Rosalind Canter and LORDSHIPS GRAFFALO IZILOT DHI BREEDING (Results) Gender: GeldingFoaled: 2013Height: 16Sire: ZAVALL VDLDam: ZILOTTIE WSire of Dam: MARLONOwner(s): Alex Moody […]

September 2023, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. Ros Canter and PENCOS CROWN JEWEL jump the Land Rover Picnic Table at Burghley Horse Trials, September 2022. See also: Rosalind Canter and LORDSHIPS GRAFFALO, Rosalind Canter and IZILOT DHI PENCOS CROWN JEWEL BREEDING (Results) Gender: MareFoaled: 2009Height: 16.1Sire: JUMBODam: CORNISH QUEENSire of Dam: ROCK KING Owner(s): Kate James and […]

8th May 2023, Gloucestershire. Rosalind Canter and LORDSHIPS GRAFFALO have just won the Mars Equestrian sponsored Badminton Horse Trials by a record margin and are celebrating with the crowd on a wet day in Gloucestershire. See also: Rosalind Canter and PENCOS CROWN JEWEL, Rosalind Canter and IZILOT DHI LORDSHIPS GRAFFALO BREEDING (Results) Gender: GeldingFoaled: 2012Height: […]

Carl Hester is a British dressage rider and trainer. He is a four-time Olympian, winning team gold at the 2012 London Olympics and individual bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is also a two-time World Equestrian Games medalist, winning team bronze in 2006 and individual bronze in 2014. Nip Tuck is a 17-year-old Dutch […]