Girl and Horse posed in image accompanying article about posing horses and people on the cowgirls with cameras podcast

Laugh, Learn, and Pose: Talking Horses on the Cowgirls with Cameras Podcast

July 30, 2024•2 min read

I recently had an absolute blast chatting with Kim Beer and Cara Taylor Swift on the Cowgirls with Cameras podcast, and I'm excited to share the episode with you!

We dove into one of our favorite subjects: posing horses and their humans.

Cara and I had recently co-authored our book, Equine & Equestrian Photography Poses That Sell: The Ultimate Guide to Posing Horses & Humans, so we had PLENTY to talk about.

Between the late nights, stress-eating way too much dark chocolate, and all the brainstorming that went into writing the book, we were pretty familiar with the subject by that point. And we were more than happy to keep talking about it!

Answering Your Horse Photography Questions

For this episode, we collected questions from the Cowgirls with Cameras and Ride the Sky Equine Photography communities and spent some time answering them.

We talked about posing horses and their people, some of the challenges photographers run into, and things we've learned from our own experiences photographing horses.

And, of course, there was plenty of laughing.

Because when you get Kim, Cara, and me together, there's a pretty good chance we're going to get sidetracked at least once. Probably more than once.

But that's part of what makes these conversations fun. We all have different experiences, different perspectives, and plenty of stories to share.

Whether you're just getting started photographing horses or you've been doing it for years, I think you'll enjoy listening to us talk through some of the questions photographers sent in.

Listen to the Episode

The episode is called Posing People with Horses: The One Where We Answer Your Questions.

You can listen here:

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Want More Help Posing Horses and Their Humans?

If you enjoy the conversation and want more posing ideas, Cara and I wrote an entire book about it.

Equine & Equestrian Photography Poses That Sell covers posing horses, posing people with horses, and the things you need to consider when working with both.

Because getting one subject to cooperate can be challenging enough. Add a horse to the equation, and sometimes everybody has a different idea about how the session should go.

You can find the book on Amazon.

And if you listen to the episode, I'd love to hear what you think!

Betsy Bird
Betsy Bird|Equine Photographer & Photography Business Educator
Betsy Bird is an equine photographer, educator, and the founder of Unbridled Business. She helps equine photographers build profitable, sustainable businesses with practical strategies for marketing, pricing, client experience, workflow, and AI.
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