Photographing horses with a master

I had the opportunity to go out photographing with a master equine photographer recently (hence my silence on the site). It was a really incredible experience- I learned so much about lighting and timing and how to get the horse in the right position. He even carries a little electronic toy innard that makes a galloping and neighing sound to get the horse's attention.

I posted some of my work--when a horse is turned out like this, it's almost impossible to get a bad shot. And at dawn in the middle of a field full of mares and babies, well, you can see how nice those turned out.

In the meantime, it's too hot to ride. At least during the day. I'm riding very early in the morning and working diligently on my forward-downward-deeper to build up B's back. It seems to be working. And I'm supplementing him wiht naturally derived Vitamin E. He's looking and feeling great! Now if it would just cool off 10 degrees.