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Commercial Equine Photography for The Big Horse Shop

 Style For Big Horses

The Big Horse Shop, is an online equestrian store dedicated to the larger horse, but now they are branching out into the mainstream rug market after repeated requests for smaller sizes. I have  had the pleasure of working on several photo shoots with owner Gemma and her mum, who are both dedicated to providing stylish, quality and affordable equestrian products. Their rugs are in high demand both in the UK and worldwide. Due to the success of the business The Big Horse Shop are planning to launch a range of clothing, so riders can be as stylish as their pampered steeds!


The Big Horse Shop

After launching a new website, Gemma realised they required professional photography to complement their new look website and asked me to photograph a selection of turnout rugs, indoor rugs, waterproof sheets, show runs, leg boots and fluorescent pieces.

 

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View the full range at www.thebighorseshop.co.uk

To book a commercial or private equine photography shoot contact Sue on 07870 619705 or email: sue@horsephotographeruk.co.uk

www.horsephotographeruk.co.uk

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Hurlingham Polo 1875 Equestrian Clothing Photo Shoot

 

Hurlingham Polo 1875 Equestrian Clothing Photo Shoot 

 

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Location – Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire

by Sue Westwood on January 5th 2021

I was asked to photograph a new equestrian clothing range for London based Hurlingham Polo 1875, at the impressive location of Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire. We were blessed with blue skies and unbroken sunshine, on what was a very special day as it was the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding day. We did break to watch the duchess appear from her carriage so we could admire her dress and toast the happy couple.

 

I photographed the riding wear first, which consisted of breeches and t-shirts, all branded with the distinct Hurlingham Polo logo and perfect for the polo field.

 

Following the ridden shots, we did knitwear, which given the soaring temperatures was a challenge for the models. Luckily we had plenty of water to keep us all hydrated. The Hurlingham style team wanted a selection of clothing images without horses, to use for advertising purposes. I shot a selection of shirts, jackets, a dress and casual polo tops. 

 

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It took a full day to shoot, it was exhausting but the team, from the models, make up artist, hair stylist and style team were fantastic. The shoot went smoothly, the horses behaved perfectly and we managed a few dog shots too. 

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Hurlingham Polo 1875 – A Very Stylish Affair

 

For more details contact:

www.hurlinghampolo1875.com  www.capesthorne.com

www.horsephotographeruk.co.uk

 

For Commercial or Private Photo Shoot Enquiries Contact Sue at Horse Photographer Uk

 

Mobile: 07870 619705

Email: sue@horsephotographeruk.co.uk

 

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Libby & Clare’s Photoshoot with Max & Radley.

Libby & Clare both received gift vouchers for their photo shoots.  Libby’s horse Max is a 20 year old dressage horse and Clares horse Radley is a 6 year old coloured.  Clare has had Radley for one and a half years now, she bought him for jumping however, after getting him she found out that he has suspensory ligament damage all round and was told to put him to sleep.  Clare could not do this so instead she uses him for light dressage instead.  Alfie the Collie dog also joined us on our shoot.  The ladies both had 3 outfit changes including traditional riding gear, shorts and beautiful dresses.

 

Here are a few of the images from our day.

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Katrina’s family photo shoot, Cheshire

I first had the pleasure of meeting Katrina and her 3 children, Heidi, Hamish and Hugo in the Summer when I visited them and Bertie their great Dane puppy at their home for a photo shoot. We did their photo shoot in their beautiful garden and we had lots of fun.  I also photographed Katrina’s mother in law’s dog too.  Following on from this I was asked to return to do a Christmas card shoot with them.  We travelled to Formby beach in November where we built a sand ‘snowman’ complete with hat and scarf.  Katrina was heavily pregnant at this time and I was delighted to receive the call in December to go and photograph baby Hans when he was only 4 days old.

I have so many lovely shots of this family it was hard to choose which ones to share here …

 

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Hilary, Georgina & Dino’s Photo Shoot, Cheshire

Hilary has owned Dino her horse since he was 5 – he is now 23 years old.  Hilary’s daughter Georgina also joined us.  Strangely Hilary is allergic to all horses except Dino.  The photo shoot was a Christmas present from her husband, Mike.  Hilary had 3 outfit changes including an evening gown which she was photographed with Georgina in and a lovely jacket which she paired with jeans.  Hilary loved her images so much that she ordered  a large wall acrylic, 3 bespoke frames for the wall, some card mounted images and a USB.

Here are a few images from our day.

 

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Sisters, Charlotte, Sophie & Verity’s Summer Photo Shoot.

Sisters, Charlotte, Sophie & Verity’s Summer Photo Shoot.

 

Charlotte, 16 years old has Fizzy, 6 and Leon 13.  Sophie, 13 years old has Calico 15 and Verity, 12 has Forest, 5.  The girls were also joined by their Collie dog Alfie who is 7.  The girls are very lucky to live on a farm where we met at their home in August on a lovely sunny day.  The farm provided some lovely locations including some corn fields at the back.  We also went down to the bottom field to get some great action shots – this proved really interesting as Forest got a little bit excitable!  The girls all looked lovely in their dresses and each of them had 3 outfit changes.

 

Have a look at some of their images here…

 

 

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Let the training commence…

I am so excited to be introducing you to our newest 2 team members, Barry and Mel.  Both of these guys have just started their training and I cannot wait for them to start sharing their images with you all.  Barry will be covering Scotland – I’m a little jealous of all that beautiful countryside he has to work with and Mel will be covering Herefordshire, another beautiful part of the country.

Come back soon for an update on their progress when I will give you a sneak peak at some of their work.

 

 

 

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Horse & Rider winner, Karen’s photo shoot.

Karen and her horse Pattie were the lucky winners of a competition we ran in Horse & Rider.  Her prize was a photo shoot and an album.  I travelled to Oxfordshire to meet Karen in September and the weather was kind to us as it was a nice bright day.  Pattie, Karen’s horse is 21 years old and Karen has owned her for 9 years.  Pattie is a lovely pleasure horse – they both enjoy hacking out together.

Here are a few images from our day…

 

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Introducing the lovely Jo Jevons to the Horse & Dog Photographer team

Jo is based in Leicester and covers the Nottingham area sharing our vision of creatively capturing and editing celebratory images to be loved by our clients, now, and through future generations.  Jo grew up in the Devon countryside around event horses where she was lucky enough to have her own ponies and various dogs.  Her mission is to get outside in the natural environment with her camera and capture the special relationships, between people, their loved ones, and the animals who enrich their lives so much.  All set against the perfect backdrop of the changing seasons.

 

Visit Jo’s website to have a browse of all her work, www.horsephotographeruknottingham.co.uk

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Say hello to Phil, our new team member covering Staffordshire

Phil Yale joined us in the Autumn and has trained really hard and is covering the Staffordshire area for Horse & Dog Photographer UK.  Phils love of photography began when he was about 7 years old, when his father taught him how to develop and print his own photographs. Recently he began combining his passion for photography with his love of horses before becoming a member of our team.  Phil’s goal is to capture that special connection in photographs that you will want to treasure as works of art.

 

To see examples of Phil’s beautiful work, visit his website www.horsephotographerukstafford.co.uk

 

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I absolutely LOVE my album, it looks fantastic...almost started crying looking at it...So gorgeous and such great memories to keep forever.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Absolutely love my photos, so pleased! Can't wait to put the frame up in my room, they are photos I will keep forever!

This women is truly amazing!!! I'm am honoured to have had my photographs taken by her!! A true artist and pure talent! Thank you Sue.