Thoroughbred Training Center Horse Show
At first glance the accompanying picture looks like it was taken on a hot dusty day, in an arid wide open space, with the rider protecting her face against the dust. But the actual location and conditions were a bit different. It was taken at a horse show this past weekend. All through the previous week the weather forecast called for a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms. There was some early morning rain, and while the clouds threatened from time to time during the day, the rain held off. By noon the damp had dried out and the horses started kicking up the dust in the arena. The hand across the rider’s face was pure co-incidence. As I took the picture, she lifted her hand for a fraction of a second to adjust her glasses. The dust had partly obscured the arena fence behind the rider. A little bit of editing merged the fence into the background. See more pictures of the horse show here.
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Duncan Moody
www.sabelaimages.com