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Grooming Focus: Clean Tails

January 30, 2019

Find out how to make sure your pony’s tail is looking spotlessly clean for your Pony Portrait photography session…

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Equine Photography Session - Faye and Bengal

January 13, 2019

I had a fantastic day photographing Faye and Bengal in the New Forest last Autumn…

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Looking back at native ponies in the New Forest

January 2, 2019

2018 was a wonderful year for photographing native ponies in their natural habitat, especially in the New Forest…

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Sponsored Rider Update: India Piper-Dadswell

December 28, 2018

It’s been a fantastic year for India and her ponies…

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Behind the scenes at Welsh Section D native session

December 17, 2018

Find out more about this fantastic Welsh Section D pony I had the pleasure of photographing a few weeks ago…

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More images involving water

December 8, 2018

Following my lost blog post from a few weeks ago featuring images taken in wet weather, this week I’m looking at other ways to incorporate water in your photo session…

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Native Pony Project: Exmoor Ponies

November 17, 2018

I had the chance to take some beautiful shots of a couple of Exmoor ponies as part of my Native Pony Project…

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My favourite images from one rainy session!

November 11, 2018

Sometimes wet weather allows an opportunity to take some interesting shots…

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Around the yard with India Piper-Dadswell

November 4, 2018

Find out more about the talented young rider India Piper-Dadswell and her beautiful jumping ponies…

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Black Backgrounds for your Photo Session

October 25, 2018

Find out why a black background could be a surprisingly good idea for your photo session…

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Pony Portrait's Native Pony Project

October 18, 2018

I have been asked about the native pony project quite a few times this week so thought I would take the time to explain a little more…

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Looking for beautiful equine models in Sussex...

October 7, 2018

Do you have a native pony? I’m looking for a few to photograph as part of a project. Read on to find out more…

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New Forest Pony Drifts

September 29, 2018

It’s a sure sign of Autumn’s arrival and I was lucky enough to capture some shots of the action taking place at a New Forest Pony drift recently…

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Side Saddle Discovery

September 23, 2018

Seeing a recent side saddle reminded me of a potential family history with this equine tradition - I had to delve a little further…

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Beach Photo Session

September 16, 2018

I had the opportunity to capture some fantastic photographs on an early morning beach shoot last week…

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What to wear for your photography session

August 23, 2018

So you’ve decided to book a photography session with Pony Portrait as you have been dreaming of beautiful, professional photographs of you/your children and your family pony for a while! Now there’s the questions of ‘what do we wear?’ and by ‘we’ you mean humans and ponies… Don’t fret though, I can help – here are a few tips and pointers that I’m sure you will find helpful.

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The Oaks Driving Club Show on Sunday 12th August at Broad Farm, Hellingly, East Sussex

August 15, 2018

A round-up from my day photographing the action at The Oaks Driving Club show at Hellingly, East Sussex.

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Coakham Bloodhounds

Beautiful morning for the Coakham Bloodhounds lawn meet at Folkington Manor.

March 11, 2018
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Great training shoot

Fantastic photoshoot with this lovely family. Thank you Hannah for setting up this great day and helping me. This is my favourite image from the day.

February 28, 2018
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DARTMOOR FOAL

Looking back to last August when I spent time on Dartmoor photographing all the gorgeous foals. I loved the multi-coloured tail on this little one.

 

February 26, 2018
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INSTAGRAM POSTS

Are you planning on giving your pony some TLC this half-term? 
If so, treat your four-legged friend to a clean tail with the help of our Grooming Focus: Clean Tails blog post (link in bio)
We’re sure your pony will thank you for it!
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Who’s your Valentine?.
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Are you stuck for a Valentine’s gift for the equestrian in your life? Make it easy and give the gift of a two-hour equine portrait session… and if you purchase before the end of February you will save £25 on the regular price of £295. Just email pippa@ponyportrait.com and quote ‘Spring Offer’ to book at this discounted rate of £270. Weekends and holidays are booking up fast so please book your day now.
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What’s your favourite grooming tip for achieving a beautifully clean and shiny tail? Please share with us… You can find our hints and tips over on the latest blog post (link in bio)
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Can you imagine having a wonderful equine portrait session with your pony to look forward to in spring? We’re offering £25 off a standard two-hour portrait session (normally £295) which includes a beautiful 16” hand-framed image of your choice for any sessions booked before 28th February. Please email pippa@ponyportrait.com and quote ‘Spring Offer’ to book at this discounted rate of £270. Weekends and holidays are booking up fast so please book your day now.
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NEW BLOG POST: Head over to the blog for some advice on how to get your pony’s tail looking spotlessly clean ahead of your equine photography session (link in bio). We’d love to know your best tip for creating a beautifully clean tail so please comment below...
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Is there anyone who isn’t looking forward to spring arriving? It’s less than a month until the start of spring (well at least meteorologically!) and to celebrate we are offering £25 off a standard two-hour portrait session anywhere in Sussex (normally £295) which includes a beautiful 16” hand-framed image of your choice for any sessions purchased before 28th February. Please email pippa@ponyportrait.com and quote ‘Spring Offer’ to book at this discounted rate of £270.
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#equinephotography #equineimages #equinephotosession #poniesofinstagram #sussexequestrians #beautifulgiftideas #specialoffer #springpromotion #booknow #limitedavailability
Have you visited #CliffeEquineVets recently? If so, you may have seen one of my large framed images in their reception area (if you spot it please post a picture of it and tag @ponyportrait_com !) I have also taken a number of photographs for their new website.
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A Pony Portrait image without a pony in sight… well there was one just out of shot! Meet the Veterinary Clinicians at #CliffeEquineVets near Lewes. I had the pleasure of taking photographs of the team for their
new website.
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Last month I helped the team at #CliffeEquineVets capture some new images for their recently launched website. I had a fantastic morning being behind-the-scenes at this state-of-the-art practise meeting the team and the horses they care for.
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I had such a fantastic time photographing the stunning Bengal in the middle of the New Forest last autumn. Head over to the blog to see more from the session (link in bio)
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Escape the yard! A Pony Portrait photography session doesn't need to take place on your yard and this week's blog post proves this (link in bio)
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NEW BLOG POST: Head over to blog to find out more about the striking Bengal who I photographed with his owner Faye in the New Forest last autumn (link in bio)
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Native pony fans will not want to miss my latest blog post - link in bio.
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Don’t forget to check out my latest blog post featuring some beautiful ponies I photographed in the wild during 2018 - link in bio.
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NEW BLOG POST: I was very lucky to photograph some fantastic native ponies in 2018 and my latest blog post features a few I met in the New Forest last year. Link in bio.
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Would you like to win an equine photography session with #ponyportrait ? If so, head over to @india.showjumping feed to find out how! Good luck...
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Happy New Year! I hope your 2019 started with a bang. 
Fortunately there was no ‘bang’ required for this atmospheric image with @studentofthehorse ... just a smoke machine. I wouldn’t suggest trying this at home though as all horses can react differently! 
Here’s to a wonderful year for you all.
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Do you need some motivation to get out competing in the New Year? If so, head over to the blog to find out what our sponsored young show jumper @india.showjumping has been up to in 2018 for some inspiration. Link in bio.
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