Back In The Saddle

A friend of ours who dabbles in (is seriously addicted to) photography came to Lily's riding lesson to take some photos of her and the pictures are fabulous. The faces that she makes when she rides are really funny. They show her grit and intensity. I had no idea just how much concentration she has when she rides because half the time she looks as if she is goofing around. Not so, she is really serious. She is not about to give this up anytime soon so I might as well just get used to the idea.

All of these photos are the property of Richard, and he gets all the credit for them. He took 100's of her and they are fabulous. I would love to post them all but seriously only I want to see them all! When Richard and Shara first arrived he was worried that she would get distracted and would spend to much time trying to smile for the camera. That lasted about 2 seconds and then she got back to business. Thank you so much Richard....and Shara cos she is his side kick and gives him instructions, whether he needs them or not but isn't that what wives are meant to do?

If you click on the photos they should enlarge.

Lily, very aware that there is a huge camera on her.

This next one is taken at a full gallop and it is the same photo but he zoomed in on her face. Look at that face. Her concentration is palpable. She looks so calm and collected but she was hauling arse!




Due to the fabulous equipment that Richard has you just cannot tell how fast Lily is going and to see these photos you would think she was trotting. She is so calm it makes me shudder.


She really does have her head in the game.


Rosie's first time on a horse. She loved it....what is a mother to do?