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At 10,000 Feet

The Colorado high country area known as South Park is the setting of my At 10,000 Feet portfolio images of horses, cattle, and ranch architecture. This region provides a scenic backdrop of mountains, rolling parkland, winter snow and starkness, summer storm clouds, and numerous ranches with wonderful weathered structures. Although bathed and pampered thoroughbred horses are truly beautiful animals, I am more attracted to the varied and unique visual character of these ranch animals and to their relationships with one another, as a herd, and with me. My goal is to capture their individual characters in a portrait form that includes the context in which they live. Text continued below:

     
   
 


winter range

 
     
     
   
 


mountain roans

 
     
     
   
 


moonlight percheron

 
     
     
   
 


south park highlanders

 
     
     
   
 


highlander

 
     
     
   
 


paint patterns

 
     
     
   
 


quiet beauty

 
     
     
   
 


peeking

 
     
     
   
 


wind braids

 
     

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Growing up in a ranching family and having a father that worked as a horse wrangler for much of his early life, I was naturally drawn to creating imagery of western ranching culture. I have always felt a strong connection particularly to the wonderful energy, beauty, strength, and free spirit of horses. My mother, Kye, who raised her adored Arabian horses, also showed me how deep the human-Equus bond could be. The imagery I create of horses, cattle and ranching helps me to explore artistically and emotionally my continued connection to this colorful yet fading way of life.

I have a great respect for the ranching way of life and particularly for those that live and work in the extremes of the high country environment. The ranchers and animals alike are an incredibly resilient bunch. I much appreciate the relationships that have evolved with numerous ranchers over the years. I am thankful for their trust in allowing me to continue photographing on their properties and remain vigilant in being respectful and careful.

     
   
     
     
         
  highlanders   belgian in snow  
         
         
         
  deer skull & antlers   white highlander  
         
       
     
  deere & elk  
     
     
         
  "Ilsa" the scottish highland cow    
         
       
         
  white & red paint horse head profile    
         
         
     
  percheron  
     
   
         
  horse faces weathered from winter conditions   aligned  
         
         
         
  winter eve paint    
         
       
     
  paint horse walking into cold winter wind