Yet more Horses - form a different show!

Overread · May 4, 2022

@terri said she wanted more - sooo I went out to a second horse show to get more!!

This one was the Woodbridge Horse Show, dedicated to the Suffolk Punch, a breed of draft horse using in farming and haulage and all such heavy work. Though I have to admit I didn't spend as long viewing them as the showjumpers (partly because I'm more used to jumping and because show work requires near perfect timing to get a good shot); but I did get one or two

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This is one of the mighty Suffolk Punches, a young one a few years old. You can see a hint of one or two of the older ones in the background.

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jeffashman · May 4, 2022

Wonderful set! I really like the jump shots!

terri · May 4, 2022

These are great! Those draft horses are awesome, built so differently than the jumpers aren't they? I love these Suffolk Punches, have never heard of this breed. :heartpump:

Great action shots with those jumpers. It looks like a great time.

I'm happy the shows are back and you're able to get out again. Keep 'em coming!

Jeff15 · May 5, 2022

Wow, very good shooting.....

John 2 · May 5, 2022

Great set. 4 and 5 are classic.

Overread · May 5, 2022

Many thanks all

terri said:
These are great! Those draft horses are awesome, built so differently than the jumpers aren't they? I love these Suffolk Punches, have never heard of this breed.

Great action shots with those jumpers. It looks like a great time.

I'm happy the shows are back and you're able to get out again. Keep 'em coming!

Yep they are totally different beasts. I didn't get too many of the Suffolk Punches sadly, walking and such is still an area I have to make a lot of improvement on. I also learned that shooting big heavy horses head-on at a distance doesn't really work - they look wrong in photos that way (or at least the way I wound up taking a few shots).

However side on

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John 2 said:
Great set. 4 and 5 are classic.

Yep, I'm slowly working toward trying to get it so that I time my shots for just about that moment in the jump. It was even more challenging on that day as they weren't jumping super high so the amount of time they were in the air going "up" was very limited. Heck some jumps the horses were more stepping over than jumping.