My Journal
Life is full of stories and everyone has one they are waiting to tell…
Every single one of my personal equine shoots is full of individuality, full of interest and emotion. Stories that make them different from the next person and yet they each have one common theme – a love for their horse. You can find some of my fabulous ‘Client Stories’ here.
Within ‘Tog Blog’ you’ll discover more about me, the person behind the camera. You’ll find out what makes my world go round and what goes round my head too. Some of these journal blogs are, hopefully, an insight into the equine photography world and will provide answers to some of the many questions you may have regarding equine photography too. Some of my posts may be of a more light-hearted view.
So grab yourself a comfy chair and delve in!
Rachel x
Back in the Saddle – Full Steam Ahead?
At the end of my last instalment, summer was drawing to a close. Dudley and & I had made great in-roads to a new partnership together. We'd had a 3 months together, lots of time [...]
Back in the Saddle… Adventures
When Tony and I decided that a round of proper show jumps was in order I don't really recall batting an eye-lid. Putting my head to where I was just a couple of months previously [...]
Zoe, Millie, Charlie & Wilson
"I would really love the shoot to be on my favourite beach, a place with important memories for me". Yep, we can do that, I thought when Zoe first approached me about a shoot for [...]
Back in the Saddle… Wash & Show
It's been a little over a month since I last reported in and continued to bare my soul on my decision to return to riding last year! Dudley's appearance in my life and how this [...]
Steph & Sprite
Steph got in touch with me after a friend of her's, Hannah, had a shoot with me earlier in the year. Turns out though once we got chatting that Steph knows quite a few of [...]
Christiane & Cadbury
Christiane has some amazing friends, the kind of friends you know will always be there whilst letting you live your life too. After realising that her life had been quite full on in recent years- [...]
Back in the Saddle… Flatwork isn’t a horror after all
'When you know, you know...' It's a simple statement that sort of makes no sense really and yet it has the heads of many nodding when they hear it. It's certainly seems to be applicable [...]
Back in the Saddle… Hello Mojo!
"You haven't lost your smile at all. It's right under your nose, you just forgot it was there". I have absolutely no idea where this quote comes from or who said it - so apologies [...]
Sarah & Silver
Just before last Christmas I was approached by a lovely lady, Helen, desperate to give her friend Sarah a really personal birthday gift to remember as she'd been having a really tough time of it [...]
Back in the Saddle – How Times Change Pt 2
Once upon a time, you went to the saddlery and you'd find a rail with jodphurs and breeches on. Beige for shows, navy or black for general riding and kicking about. Breeches for adults [...]
But my horse is a total fidget!
I’m frequently sent messages from potential clients that start with something like.. ”Oh but Billy is such a fidget. He’s awful at standing still, I’m really not sure he’ll cope with it all!!” (Obviously not [...]
Back in the Saddle… Goodbye Tiny
I never thought for a second I’d be writing this to you all. Maybe sometime in the future but certainly not this week. I made the decision to sell Tiny. For all his amazing points [...]
Hannah & Jack
I say this every time and every time I mean it. Each relationship I'm privileged to photograph is unique. Each person, horse or dog story is unique. Each time I meet a client I walk [...]
Back in the Saddle 12… Bring on the Physio
Hello again! I've deliberately kept things a quiet lately with this series. The hunting season ended in March and we've been ticking over ever since really. Instead of turning him away for the summer the [...]
Spring Shoots to Savour
Spring has sprung and if your horse is anything like mine right now, the spring grass is giving them spooky feet and silly moments! Nice, thanks guys! That aside it's a fabulous time of year for [...]
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