Shetland Pony Racing

[Uncle Kevriano]

Something a bit different for me to photograph yesterday at the fair, Shetland Pony Racing. The girls are aged between 8 and 13, and were great to see giving it a good go, it wasn't exactly slow! The utter terror on the face of one of the girls is palpable.
Great fun to watch and shoot, and I'm pleased with how these turned out.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 275.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 2500

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 2500

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 277.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 277.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 277.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Unframed Dave]

Nice, Kev. Didn't realise this was a thing.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Nice, Kev. Didn't realise this was a thing.

Cheers. A first for us to see as well.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

That's adorable! Also, LOL at the grimace on Rider #2's face!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Cheers Gents. @FowlersFreeTime She is utterly petrified!

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

They look pretty fierce to me. The girls, that is .

Maybe it is scary, but none of them is going to be doing that without relevant experience: they know what they are letting themselves in for and what they are doing.

My mum was into horses. Couldn't understand why she didn't have one (she had had, as a girl), as we had a paddock. But she did get a pony (not Shetland size) at one time. The pony turned out to be fierce and I didn't really take to it. So that was the end of my life with horses!

 

[Richard A]

Brilliant action photos Uncle Kev.

 

[DaveC Oz]

Great photo's catching the action, and the rider expressions. I like horses well enough, but have issues with Shetlands. On a friends property in my teens, I was double barrelled in the chest by one. Probably a bit unfair but I've never liked them since.

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Brilliant action photos Uncle Kev.

I forgot to add the same to my post. Indeed, they are wonderful pics of the ponies and the kids. Lovely capture of the expressions!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Cheers again chaps.