Jacqueline Beriault with Love | Lifestyle Horse & Rider Session

Burlington, ON

I had a gorgeous session the other night with Jacqueline and her stunning chestnut mare Love. I headed out to Iron Horse Equestrian Complex for her session in hopes that the sun would peak out for us. The weather this past week has been absolutely terrible. Random thunderstorms almost everyday, making you wonder when we will actually just have a solid day of sun.

We started the session with a few quick Fine Art shots of Love. I think this was her favourite part since all she had to do was look beautiful in a doorway and steal the long grass every once in a while as a reward! To say Love nailed it is an understatement, but you can be the judge on just how well she did!

After Love completely nailed her Fine Art session we moved on to the best part! Horse and Rider photos!!! We started in a spot underneath some gorgeous trees beside a pond and stone wall. It was such a picturesque spot. We continued on our way to a little runway by the outdoor rings that had a giant bush with white flowers. With me being a green thumb I just had to incorporate them into her photos some how! Who can say no to beautiful flowers? Of course, Jacqueline and Love were absolute models the entire time!

We had a quick outfit change before moving onto our next locations. We could hear the thunder in the distance even though the weather was calling for just a mix of sun and clouds in the evening. The weather actually held off longer then I expected and only at the very end when we were almost finished did the heavens open up and begin to pour on us. We didn’t let this stop us though and we finished up with some cozy, quiet photos in the barn. It was a perfect end!

Thank you so much Jacqueline for having me out and trusting me to capture your portraits with Love!

Paige Mawson with UFO and Freddie | Lifestyle Horse & Rider Session

Wellington, FL

It has been years since I have wanted to go down to the place that equestrians call the Disneyland for horse people. What a surprise it was to head down and support some friends showing for a week and finally seeing this stunning area. Wellington just demands your attention as an equestrian. The best of the best head down there every year to show and compete at this top facility in Florida. While down visiting it was must to do a portrait session and finally have palm tree in some photos. This born and raised Canadian doesn’t get to see them often so having the opportunity to use them as background and foreground in my images was SO exciting!

The facilities in Wellington our just breath taking. Each farm trying to out do the other in style, architecture and landscaping. There honestly isn’t another place that can come close to this kind of caliber and with so many facilities in one area. After taking one stop onto Paige’s barn for the season I knew this was going to be the best session! Palm tree lined driveways, a beautiful large pound, a vine covered indoor area, and just immaculately kept landscaping. To say I was drooling was an understatement haha!

For the next 2 hours I went crazy and just had the best time taking Paige and her beautiful horse UFO (the bay) and Freddie (the grey) around the property for their horse and rider session. I don’t think there was an inch of that property we didn’t go to for photos and the lighting that night was just to die for! Both boys were amazing to work with and Freddie was an absolute model. I’m talking if he were a person, Abercrombie and Fitch would hire him for their clothes, no questions asked!

I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek into Paige’s session!