San Diego Polo on Aloha Sunday and Fernando Gutierrez Memorial Cup

I attended my first Polo match yesterday. Boy is this a physically demanding sport for both horse and rider!!! I saw one horse lose its footing and slide nearly ten feet throwing the rider. Thankfully both horse and rider walked away on their own but it was a scary fall. Loose footing and high speed do not mix well but do make for spectacular images. 

The First Match of the day was between the Von Fuerstenberg Polo Team (Orange Jerseys) 

and Twin Palms Polo Team (Blue Jerseys)

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What can you get from an impromptu portrait session?

Emily Fisk and Rose show how with just the right light and time
we can make beautiful images.

These were created just after Rose was shown in the Pierce College Parade of Breeds.
Rose still needed a work out so I jumped in the arena to take some portraits of the two.

It was later in the afternoon so the sun was getting low and producing lovely shadows and a wonderful orange glow that made Rose's mane glimmer.

While this isn't an action shot,
I love the way Rose is standing just as she is transitioning from a stop. 

CIC1 Cross Country at the Woodside International Horse Trials October 3-5, 2014

1st place

Frankie Thieriot riding Chatwin

2nd place

Ruth Bley riding Rodrigue Du Granit

3rd place

James Atkinson riding Landonn II OHF, owned by Dan Michaels

4th place

Nikki Ayers riding Rubicon owned by Andree Stow

5th place

Madison Temkin riding Kingslee owned by Geriann Henderson

6th place

David Adamo riding La Patrona, owned by Ann Patton

7th place

Sophie Dixon-Sutton riding Cursive, owned by Rebecca Dixon

8th place

Kristen Merala riding Tiki Tiki Tumbo

9th place

Erin Kellerhouse riding Tiz When

10th place

Gigi Herron riding Insatiable Casanova

11th place

Gina Miles and Contalli Di Revel

12th place

Amber Levine riding Carry On

13th place

Ruth Bley riding Silver Sage

14th place

Maddy Mazzola riding Catch Me If You Can IV

15th place

Ashlynn Meuchel riding Tatiana

16th place

Leigh Mesher riding Revolutionist

17th place

Katarina Wulstein riding Tenakee Inlet

18th place

Kelcie Rosendahl riding Merry

19th place

Sophie Hulme riding Gorsehill Belle

20th place

Katelyn Grubich riding Kaptain Jak

21st place

Christiana Rosenblatt riding Toukoutou

22nd place

Whitney Tucker riding Chavez Ravine