Horsemanship Pattern Trends with America's Horse Daily

My friends at GoHorseShow.com posted a link to one of my articles from AQHA today. America's Horse Daily published an article I wrote for the Journal about trends in horsemanship patterns at Quarter Horse shows. I'm happy to share it with y'all too! Here's the link for the full article online.

Courtney and Cade photoshoot - part 1

I can't believe I didn't post these photos before! This shoot had all my favorite ingredients: family, horses and beautiful light. It was so much fun! I've photographed Courtney and Cade every year, and these are actually from last year. It's always so much fun. I've got photos from this year to show you as well, but I'll save it for another post. So without further adieu, here you go!

















This is a photo I've done with these two in the last few shoots. I hope to someday put them all right next to each other in a collage!

America's Horse Cover - September 2012

I absolutely love this photo. The editor of America's Horse asked me to shoot some photos of a youth World Show competitor the magazine was featuring for an article. Andrew and his family met me in Fort Worth and we headed down to the Trinity River for some photos. It was very hot, but both horse and owner did a great job. Check out the cover for AQHA's member magazine!

Two-part Arena Series in the American Quarter Horse Journal

I've had the pleasure of writing about arenas several times for several publications since I was an intern at AQHA. I feel like every time, I delve a little deeper, and I love getting to talk to experts in this highly technical and broad field. Following are two articles I wrote for the American Quarter Horse Journal. The first talks about building your own arena, and the second talks about caring for the footing. You can read the full articles HERE and HERE.

Part 1









And here's part 2.

Sliding plate article in American Quarter Horse Journal

As often as I've ridden horses using sliding plates, I kind of took them for granted. Every reiner has them--it's just expected. But when I was asked to write this article for the American Quarter Horse Journal, I got to delve deeper into the history of sliders and learn exactly how they help (and can hinder) a horse's stop. Hope you enjoy! You can read the full article HERE.