My favorite images are the ones that play with the idea of horse, rather than a specific equine. Horses are strong, powerful, swift, generous, kind, trusting, timid, obedient (occasionally), mischievous (often). When I can, I want to photograph them at play, unhaltered and free to dance as wildly and passionately as they please. It's chancy, unpredictable, and thrilling, and sometimes it opens up magic that flashes from their exuberance into the lens of my camera and onto the film plane. I just try to be ready if they invite me to see their brand of magic.

I love traveling to shoot pictures, it opens your eyes and freshens your instincts. This summer, I plan to join some other photographers for shoots and road trips in Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico and Texas (go IHPA!), with a special photo junket down to Louisiana as autumn hits the Midwest. Once winter officially shuts down the north half of the country, I'll set aside my cameras and lenses, and hunker down again in my office, catch up on the business end of art, and comb through my slides and negatives, searching for those little puffs of sympathetic magic.