Ashby Show 2011

I've been wanting to do some horse photos for a while and went to Ashby Show to see if I could have a crack. I particularly wanted some show jumping action shots.

The beauty of digital imaging is that of course you can see immediately what a hack you're making and hopefully rectify and improve.

Problems are the usual distracting backgrounds, but that's all part of the show.

I started off with the little working hunter class, remembering a picture of a horse going cross country that we'd seen at Midphot last year.

Lots of other showing classes going on as well, although it looks elegant I really can't see the point of side saddle.

Couldn't resist some cattle pictures too.  This majestic English Long horn loosely held on a rope.