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Ross Hecox

Last Friday I photographed a branding on the Hall Ranch in southern Oklahoma. The area has had a lot of rain lately, so we gathered mushy pastures in dense fog. Before striking out, I got this shot of the crew unloading and mounting up. The ranch isn't one contiguous property, so trailering horses to various pastures is necessary.

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Foggy Friday

April 20, 2016

This is one of my favorite portraits. I met Buck Buckles in 2008. He lives in northwestern Nebraska and stacks and feeds hay with his team of horses. He is passionate about his Percherons, and they seem to enjoy working for him. In March of 2009, we

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Team Spirit

April 13, 2016

Broodmares eat grain at Kyle Ranch in Whitesboro, Texas. Our sister publication, Quarter Horse News, was running an article about Harris Equine and the 1,200 recipient mares it owned for purposes of embryo transfer. Harris Equine kept many of its mares at Kyle Ranch. This 2008 photo was taken in January, a time when mares are penned in a lighted arena to help them begin cycling early.

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That Special Glow

April 7, 2016

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Ears in the Grass

March 30, 2016

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Power of Purple

March 23, 2016

Road to the Horse kicks off this weekend, March 18–20, in Lexington, Kentucky. I captured this image at the colt-starting competition several years ago. It's cowboys of the Four Sixes Ranch in Guthrie, Texas, bringing the young horses into the coliseum. Each year, Road to the Horse contestants select which horse they will start under saddle for the competition, and for the past several years the Four Sixes has provided the stock.

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Sixes in the Spotlight

March 16, 2016

Bill Gentle (left) and Michael Martin visit while trotting in pouring rain. I was attending a clinic in Wyoming taught by Kevin Meyer, and a thunderstorm barreled over the mountains just as we were finishing working cattle. We hurried back to camp to dodge the lightning, and as my mare trotted along, I shot photos of riders in front. I kept my camera semi-dry by holding under my slicker as much as possible. Despite the inclement weather, everyone seemed to enjoy trotting and loping in the rain. It sure resulted in cool photos.

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Discussion in a Downpour

March 10, 2016

I had been having a tough day on the CS Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. Getting photos had been a challenge for a variety of reasons. But as the day came to a close and storm clouds began to gather, scenes I had never imagined began to unfold. Photographer David Stoecklein once told me that bad weather creates some of the greatest photos. He was right. These horses were much more concerned with me than the thunder and strong winds. And by nightfall, everyone was happy to get a rain shower.

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Cimarron Storm

March 2, 2016

Eric Eichorn of the Waggoner Ranch demonstrates Greyt Big Diamonds at the Best of the Remuda Sale in 2012. The auction in Fort Worth each January features horses consigned by legendary ranches. The 2007 mare sold to the Four Sixes Ranch for $11,500.

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Sale-Ring Roping

February 25, 2016

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