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Wide Open Country

January 6, 2016

Fran Devereaux Smith, a longtime Western Horseman staff writer, and I spent a day with Bobby Atwood for an article in 2007. The topic was teaching your horse to handle a rope, and one step Atwood incorporates into his program is dragging an old, Goodyear tire. For this photo, I duct-taped my camera to the tire and used a remote control to fire the shutter button. Atwood dragged the tire in circles while I took several photos. Setting up some creative shots and working with Atwood, a jovial man who likes to have a good time, made this shoot a lot of fun.

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Here’s to Another Goodyear

December 31, 2015

Chris Dawson works a cow for a Western Horseman photo shoot in 2007. This was shot at Carol Rose Quarter Horses in Gainseville, Texas. Since then, Dawson has become one of the top reined cow horse trainers in the business.

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Yellow on Yellow

December 31, 2015

A surprise snow shower hit the CA Ranch during weaning one year in October. The cowboys kept working through the heavy flakes, while I crouched just outside the corral and pointed my camera through the weathered fence boards.

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Sorting in the Snow

December 23, 2015

There are a handful of stallions who I have felt privileged to photograph. Sadly, one of them died December 9, 2015. Playgun was humanely euthanized due to complications from old age. He was shown successfully in cutting competition by Dick Pieper in non-pro competition and by Jody Galyean in the open division. He went on to become one of the top sires in the industry under the ownership of Dick and Brenda Pieper of Marrietta, Oklahoma. His foals won big money in cutting, reined cow horse, ranch versatility and other events. I photographed Playgun at the Piepers' home in 2011.

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Adios, Playgun

December 10, 2015

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