Foxfield Dog Show

hounds line-up

girl showing off her beagle

mop dog

the fluffiest dog at the show

westie

corgie

observer

Belmont & the Other Side of the Tracks

broken glass on the tracks behind South Street

Belmont driveway

peeling paint

decorated road sign

Mas

Belmont Market door

old brick building in Belmont

night crawlers

recycling

the other side of the downtown mall

Friendship Court housing project

smashed windscreen

Along the Rivanna Trail

The Barn

I have been riding at the Pony Academy since I was in fourth grade.  Every week after school I would go out and take lessons, and to me it has always been the barn.  I have spent countless hours there, with friends and in the company of the horses, and it is one of my favorite places to be.  

I went out during a lesson to photograph the barn, the land around it and the kids who were learning to ride.  I tried to capture the feel of the barn and the personalities of the horses who live there as well as the process of riding, and caring for horses.

Outside the barn with muzzles

tacking up

the girl's field

a fly on Oakley

Greystone

the hayfield

in the ring

the flowerbox

feed bucket

shadows

through the window

heels down!

lesson

having a drink

bridles in the tack room

Tye

halters and lead ropes

Family

my sister

my grandmother

Goodwill

Friends on a picnic