Wild Mustangs

My good friend Tabitha is a mustang owner/lover. In early February, she asked me if I would like to go to a BLM (Bureau of Land Management) Mustang and Burro round up facility to photograph the wild mustangs and pick one out her her boyfriend, Ben.

It was an amazing experience. I've never even seen a wild horse before, let alone hundreds. After a few hours in a couple different pens with different herds of mustangs, we picked one. A large black 2-3 year old mustang. Tabitha named him Briggs. I am so happy I was able to experience the feeling of the pounding hooves of 30+ mustangs as they galloped around us in a herd.

Thank you so much Tabitha for that amazing experience and I can't wait to see how Briggs grows.


This little buckskin mustang was so darn cute. He was definitely the bravest of the bunch and made quite a few close passes to get a better look at us!

And finally... BRIGGS! The first picture is of him in the holding pens and the second is in the squeeze shoot where they get haltered and loaded into the trailer. He was such a sweetheart and even let me pet his nose without flinching. Love him already!

Amber: Part Two »High School Senior«

All I have to say is: Amber and I had way too much fun on our adventure. Thanks for the awesome time, Am. Oh, and enjoy your pictures :)

Lea Riedel »Just for fun shoot«

I now know why people take so many pictures of their pets/flowers, etc when they get a new lens or camera. I got a 35mm f/1.8 lens for my Nikon for my birthday and I could NOT wait to try it out. Luckily, my awesome friend Lea let me drag her out to a random wooded area in the middle of winter to take pictures of her. Real friends truck through weeds and jump over little streams just to let you take pictures of them. We had so much fun and got some great pictures out of it. David (Lea's boyfriend) is one lucky! Check this girl out!!















We had to get a picture of us together and then Lea insisted on taking a picture of me... Let's just say I don't like being on the other end of the camera...


Please forgive the ugly clothing.

See you all soon!