Shelford Manor – Equestrian

A full three days of eventing this was my second event here this year and it proved to be a scorcher...

This weekend gave us the hottest day of the year. I was covering the show jumping for two of the days, which gave me the opportunity to get the remote camera out enabling me to cover more jumps and get some dynamic angles of the horses as they jumped the fences. With the way the course was laid out it also gave me the opportunity to move about quite a bit enabling me to get low down for jumps then almost head on giving some great images.

On the third day I was covering the cross-country which had a section with two fences one as the riders entered a forest area and the other as they exited. With the sun beating down I used my home-made umbrella stand, which usually is for when it’s raining, but this really helped keep the sun off me for the day.

Next stop for my equestrian events will be Osberton (can’t wait!)

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Equestrian – Belton House International Horse Trials

This is one of the largest horse trials in the country. On the first day, I was given the opportunity to cover two dressage arenas that would have events running throughout the day. The weather was fantastic, and I was able to capture Belton House within many of the images which gave them a great backdrop. It is truly amazing how both rider and horse are in sync with each other and the style and poise of these international competitors is fantastic.

On Day two, I was asked to cover a section of the cross-country course which had a series of three jumps.  Looking at the way these were set out I was able to get a nice low spot, so I didn’t move much, ensuring I wasn’t noticed by the horses at all. With the competitors being of such a high standard the images proved to be majestic - seeing the horses bodies stretched out and front legs tucked tightly in as they completed each jump.

Day three, I was covering the cross-country again but on a different part of the course. This time it was a double jump with the second jump down into water – these shots are always spectacular as the horses splash through the water. I was able to get the competitors almost head on as they jumped and was also able to capture them from the side as they went over a second jump featuring a large stump.

This second jump started me thinking of how I could try and get better angles without being noticed and also without disturbing the horses. A remote rig would be ideal but I haven’t seen anything which would do what I need it to do. So, only one thing for it!  Time to get creative.  Watch this space as I will be posting images from The Rig when I have designed and built it.

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