This happened to me three weeks ago at a horse show. It's the first time it's happened and removing the battery was the only thing to stop it.

Lovely warm colours and backlighting.

A happy looking man and a beautiful horse (nice hairdo !). Really great portrait !
(I don't think you needed any tips )

Thanks, H.
I ride but you wouldn't catch me doing any of that stuff Some of those jumps are really scary. As horses' eyes are on the side of their heads, they cannot see immediately in front of them, so they have to trust their riders ... How they cope with a jump that has a steep drop on the far side, I just don't know.

I have a question : I heard that in the UK, you are not allowed to post photos of horse competitions on internet unless you are an accredited photographer. Is this true ?

It seems that the UK is very strict about what photographers can and can't do. Here in France, I managed to get a press pass simply by asking (and knowing people in the organisations) for an international Event and an international carriage driving competition. Just a question of filling in a form. After that, there are no particular rules, just the obvious one of checking with the person in charge of each driving obstacle as they are given large ring fences.

There are, however, laws here about taking photos without the person's permission. However, for a public event, and as long as the photos aren't derogatory, they don't seem to worry.

Thank you, Karlo and Gareth It's funny, but I like the first one - his face just makes me smile

I'm looking forward to seeing what you took today, Gareth !!

Some nice details here. I prefer the zoomed in version of "video" .... and the bike's a winner.

Love One man and his dog. Wonderful head on that goose !

I'm passionate about photographing horses and here are some in competitions. You can never be quite sure what will happen next but that's part of the fun. All too often the obstacles are not placed for the convenience of the photographer, which can make lighting a little tricky.














K3 + Sigma 70-200
Apologies if they're a bit big. Any suggestions on improvements welcome !

Great set of photos, Gareth. It's always nice to see shots of what goes on around the competition. Fortunately for horse and rider, that kind of fall doesn't happen too often. But great when you can get them !
Horses enjoy this sort of thing as much as the riders.