Still busy in the winter
13th December 2011
Although the eventing and photography season has been over for nearly two months lots of things have been happening with MDR Photo and particularly our supported riders.
First up at the beginning of November our supported rider Clare Stringer was announced as the winner of the Shearwater Insurance Scholarship for 2012. This is fantastic for Clare and will really help her to bring on her horses at the beginning of 2012 and throughout next season.
Following this great news I was very pleased to announce Harriet Upton as the successful person in my search for a new supported rider based in the South East. After receiving many great applications for a new supported rider following advertisement on our Twitter feed and Facebook page we choose Harriet as we were very impressed with her application and we felt she would be a great ambassador for MDR Photo. She is part of the British Eventing U18 Programme and the GB Junior Squad; you can read more about Harriet (and Clare) on my dedicated Supported Riders page.
On the 27th November I went to see Clare at Kenneth Clawson’s yard near Lutterworth, Leicestershire. I was there to meet all the horses and get a load of photos, which we will both be using on our websites. As well as seeing Bandi and Fifi again it was really good to meet Indi and Delphi for the first time. All four were very friendly around the yard and behaved really well when I was taking photos of them in the outdoor school. It may have been dry and sunny but the wind was incredibly strong making it feel very cold, but some how Clare managed to stay in a polo shirt all day whilst everyone else was wrapped up in coats and scarfs! All the photos can be seen in the gallery. Here is a behind the scenes photo of me taken pictures of Clare and Bandi.
At the beginning of December Harriet and I were interviewed on the Eventing Radio Show as part of the shows focus on amateur riders and sponsorship. Harriet and I were both very nervous but absolutely delighted to be invited on air so if your keen to have a listen you can do so by clicking on the below picture.
Finally I am pleased to show you a picture of the new MDR Photo branded polo shirts, which have just been delivered after being designed over the last few months. These were purchased through a small but extremely helpful company called Can Logo, I can not recommend them enough. My supported riders and I will wear the shirts at events and training days throughout 2012 so if you see any of us wearing them why not say hello.
The rest of December is looking pretty quiet which is nice and I will be enjoying a rest over Christmas, however I will be finalising dates and availability for the 2012 eventing season soon so keep popping back to find out where I plan to be.
First up at the beginning of November our supported rider Clare Stringer was announced as the winner of the Shearwater Insurance Scholarship for 2012. This is fantastic for Clare and will really help her to bring on her horses at the beginning of 2012 and throughout next season.
Following this great news I was very pleased to announce Harriet Upton as the successful person in my search for a new supported rider based in the South East. After receiving many great applications for a new supported rider following advertisement on our Twitter feed and Facebook page we choose Harriet as we were very impressed with her application and we felt she would be a great ambassador for MDR Photo. She is part of the British Eventing U18 Programme and the GB Junior Squad; you can read more about Harriet (and Clare) on my dedicated Supported Riders page.
On the 27th November I went to see Clare at Kenneth Clawson’s yard near Lutterworth, Leicestershire. I was there to meet all the horses and get a load of photos, which we will both be using on our websites. As well as seeing Bandi and Fifi again it was really good to meet Indi and Delphi for the first time. All four were very friendly around the yard and behaved really well when I was taking photos of them in the outdoor school. It may have been dry and sunny but the wind was incredibly strong making it feel very cold, but some how Clare managed to stay in a polo shirt all day whilst everyone else was wrapped up in coats and scarfs! All the photos can be seen in the gallery. Here is a behind the scenes photo of me taken pictures of Clare and Bandi.
At the beginning of December Harriet and I were interviewed on the Eventing Radio Show as part of the shows focus on amateur riders and sponsorship. Harriet and I were both very nervous but absolutely delighted to be invited on air so if your keen to have a listen you can do so by clicking on the below picture.
Finally I am pleased to show you a picture of the new MDR Photo branded polo shirts, which have just been delivered after being designed over the last few months. These were purchased through a small but extremely helpful company called Can Logo, I can not recommend them enough. My supported riders and I will wear the shirts at events and training days throughout 2012 so if you see any of us wearing them why not say hello.
The rest of December is looking pretty quiet which is nice and I will be enjoying a rest over Christmas, however I will be finalising dates and availability for the 2012 eventing season soon so keep popping back to find out where I plan to be.
