Proof photos from the 2011 Bridgetown Agricultural Show are now available for ordering in the Events Gallery.  As my daughter was competing, the majority of the coverage is from the Junior Hack Ring and Jumping, with some coverage of the Senior Hack and Breed Rings.  Well done to all the Warren Pony Club girls who did very well in the hack rings!

I would just like to thank everyone that helped out with our pony when my daughter took a tumble over a practice jump and scored the shortest ever ambulance ride next door to Bridgetown Hospital.  Thank goodness she is fine and was released after being checked over (I on the other hand have at least a dozen more grey hairs!).

The 2010 Upper Blackwood Agricultural Show is held every year on Melbourne Cup day at Dinninup.

I didn't take as many photos as I normally do at events as it was my youngest daughter's first ever competition...making my official duties for the day 'groom, strapper, food provider and personal photographer'!

The proof photographs of other competitors are available for viewing and ordering in the 2010 Equestrian Events Photography section of the website.

Following on from my last post with photos of the Clydesdales from the Dardanup Heritage Park Heavy Horse Show, I thought I would share some of the photos of the Team Australia Liberty Horse display performed by brother and sister team, Sam and Sasha Watson from Horses and Horsemen.

The performance shows the willingness, agility, intelligence and responsiveness of these magnificent animals and the incredible relationship that can be created between man and horse. The display involved a number of different and often very difficult maneuvers, with the liberty horses following instruction and direction from voice and subtle body language cues. What I found most amazing and awe inspiring was the willingness and enjoyment all the horses displayed, they were clearly enjoying the performance as much as the audience was, even the six month old weanlings were eager and willing to perform even with the noise and distraction of the large crowd and bright orange safety fences!

I was specifically taking photos for reference material for future paintings (and have already flagged a number of shots that are going to make a wonderful new series of paintings) but here are a few shots of the performance which I can "highly" recommend as a must see for anyone who loves horses.

Photos from the Dardanup Heavy Horse Show at Heritage Park on the 6th June 2010 are now available to view and order.

• Clydesdales
• Liberty Performance Team Australia
• 10th Light Horse Tent Pegging Display

Proofs for the Western Australian Quarter Horse Associations Championship Show held at the State Equestrian Centre in Brigadoon for the Dressage, English ridden and Hunter classes are now online.