Author: Duncan Moody

I have photographed several horse-shows this year. However, the weather hampered most of these events.  Some were too hot for the riders, others too cold and miserable, still others too wet. The day before this show I checked the forecast and was led to believe conditions would be cloudy but without rain.  Perfect weather for the show I thought . . .

TTC hosted a Dressage, Combined Test and Jumper show on 08/17/2019. To begin with, the weather forecast called for an overcast and relatively comfortable morning. But later on, conditions were supposed to clear and become much hotter. Consequently, a cut-off time was set for 2 pm. As expected, the riders were able to complete the Combined Test portion and the first half of the Jumper show before the cut-off . . .

Sometimes I find an arena course difficult to photograph because of the placement and angles of the jumps in relation to the sun. Consequently, I have to move around a lot, to avoid harsh shadows or to get a good view of the various jumps as the rider proceeds around the course. This event was different. Not only because of soft light from the scattered cloudy weather, but also the placement of jumps allowed me to stand almost in one spot to capture images at four or five different jumps . . .