Lucca the Very Massive Canine Canadian Warmblood Horse

I used to be so thrilled when Lucca’s mother reached out to me, as she’s a previous shopper going again all the best way to 2015! (You may return and see the weblog posts the place I’ve photographed her pets over time: together with Buster, Fae, Leyland, and Nyx, then Nyx, Fae, and Quinzel, and most not too long ago Fae, Nyx, Quinzel, and Slade.) We’ve got enjoyable each time we get collectively, so I knew this time round it wouldn’t be any totally different! Besides perhaps there may be one tiny distinction… Lucca is a horse! He not too long ago joined the household and I used to be honored that his mother requested me to {photograph} him. As a lot as I’m an professional at canines, horses are a wholly in a different way animal. *pun supposed* 🙂 Photographing them is a very totally different skillset that I’ve been engaged on, as a result of whereas canines will all the time be my real love, I genuinely adore working with horses. Capturing them in all of their glory includes a distinct tempo, type, tools… all types of modifications to my regular routine! Plus, one take a look at this lovely boy and also you’ll see why I used to be thrilled to be requested to create some attractive portraits with these two.

One of many actions Lucca and his mother Patrisha get pleasure from doing collectively is competing in native and regional competitions. Patrisha mentioned that she has plenty of enjoyable with it, and (maybe extra importantly) so does he! They do effectively collectively too; at one level we truly bought to pose them subsequent to their trophy that that they had not too long ago received! How cool is that?!

We had an excellent picture session within the close by property the place Lucca usually trains and boards. It was great to see their bond; there must be an enormous quantity of belief and a robust relationship between an individual and a horse, so it was nice to see the 2 of them work together. I’ve solely seen Patrisha together with her canines, so to see her together with her horse was merely great. To not point out, horses could be more difficult to work with since they are often particularly fearful, impatient, or simply don’t need to do what you’re asking them to do for portraits. That was NOT the case with Lucca: he was extremely affected person and prepared to do something we requested. I used to be very impressed together with his demeanor! For this explicit picture session we did plenty of posed and stationary portraits – so hopefully we are able to let him unfastened at full pace in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later, since I’d like to seize that too! Regardless, I liked the slower tempo of our picture session and it appeared to suit Lucca’s chill vibe completely.

That is Lucca. How lengthy did it take you to fall in love with that face?! 2 seconds? Yep, me too.

I don’t usually embody folks in my weblog posts… however this time I can’t assist it! My favourite pictures of Lucca all have Patrisha in them too! These two are attractive collectively!

The champs in full regalia. (Not proven right here: their epically huge trophy!)

Okay, yet another of simply Lucca… though I personally assume his finest portraits are with him & his favourite individual.

Thanks Patrisha, for trusting me to {photograph} the largest companion in your life! I can’t wait to indicate you the remainder of Lucca’s portraits very quickly!

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