I had every intention of continuing my daily writing while working in Florida on the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington. Even after all these years I still believe that I’m invincible and can work 12, 14 or 16 hours in a day and still have the energy to sit down at my computer for personal reasons.
Truth be told, I probably could have spent 20 or 30 minutes while I ate dinner or before I turned off the light to sleep to write something. But I didn’t. I spent time with friends I see only a few time a year, enjoyed watching the winter Olympic Games while I sipped a glass of wine to wind down, and some nights I just came home and crashed.
But after returning home and finishing the magazine—writing a 4,000+ word article, and editing more than 1,000 images to find the half-dozen that will be published—I’m finally catching up.
So, here are a few of my favorite photos that most likely will never otherwise be seen. I love to photograph horse shows and take many more than could ever be used, but the perfectionist in me always believes if I’m not shooting I’m missing that “perfect” shot.
Tori Colvin and DicoBlue PS in their victory gallop.
This year’s $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular did have a perfect moment when Tori Colvin rode DicoBlue to a rare score of 100 from one of the judging panels. I’ve been fortunate to witness several other perfect scores over the decades, but they are few and far between. Kind of like that perfect image in my mind. There are thousands of tries, with just a few that come close. Congratulations to Tori for the victory and for helping me to create a few favorites from this year’s class.
Owner John Ingram congratulating “Blue” for his perfect performance.
The final version of the magazine cover.