Andalusian gelding Padre and Karin Hansen sorting their designated cow in the Cow Trial at an Oregon competition.
Photo by Julie Alonzo
About the author: Julie Alonzo and her home-bred Andalusian mare CDC Memoria, currently compete at the Intermediate A level.
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Cheval Canadien (Canadian horse) E.X. BoumBoum Lollipop (a.k.a. Brin) and Rhonda Berglund showing a very calm and confident approach to the Spearing the Ring obstacle at Montana’s first licensed Working Equitation competition at the Big Sky Horse Park in Missoula, MT.
The most successful working equitation competitors consciously opt to go more slowly in the Speed trial at first, only gradually increasing the rate with which they perform the obstacles as the horse demonstrates readiness to do so without sacrificing relaxation. Adding acceleration before a horse is ready is a sure recipe for decreasing performance in the Dressage and Ease of Handling trials.
These photos, from recent WE United events in Montana and Oregon, showcase both the diversity in the sport and the versatility of working equitation competitors. Enjoy!
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“I’ve been asked many times what my favorite subject is, and I have to answer ‘everything’. It’s true, I do shoot everything: scenery, portraits, flowers, birds, clouds, leaves, bugs, still life (not only flowers and fruit, but vegetables, food and kitchen utensils), absolutely anything and everything that is available to shoot. I find that everything I look at, I see as a photograph. Even though I don’t consciously think about it, my mind is subconsciously composing pictures. I'm rarely found without my camera, so I guess you could say that I truly do live, eat and breathe photography.”
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