2013 Colorado Cowboys and Great American Horse Drive

[EPNet Admin]

Photos from the 2013 Sombrero Ranch Photo Workshop and Great American Horse Drive.

Save the dates and plan to join us in 2014! April 30th - May 4th.

[Carien Schippers]

The very very FAST start to the drive, the horses over took the trucks and galloped the first five miles. heart pounding excitement!

[Carien Schippers]

Our trucks coming into lunch, first day of the drive.

[Carien Schippers]

the herd galloping by the photographers during the ranch workshop.

[Priscilla Miller]

What a great workshop! Thanks to all at Sombrero, Carien, Sherron, Scott & Mark.

[Joan Davis]

What an amazing experience! I still havent even begun to process all the images. Here are a few from the first 2 days! Scott told this cowboy to be sure to get us wet!

[Joan Davis]

Hang onto your hat!

[Joan Davis]

Horses, horses, horses

[Joan Davis]

Cowboy connection

[Joan Davis]

Cool morning dust

[Rebecca Neff]

Thanks to everyone who make this event such a great experience -- Carien, Scott, Mark from Nikon, all of the ranch hands and horses, and of course all of the other photographers who attended. I learned a lot, and have really enjoyed working my way through the photos...it will take a while! Probably my favorite photo shoot before the drive was the horses running through the water, this one is my favorite.

[Rebecca Neff]

Here is another water picture - got most of the cowboys/cowgirls in one image!

[Rebecca Neff]

Mark Kettenhofen from Nikon gave us a coaching session on light painting; I look forward to trying this technique again.

[Rebecca Neff]

One of our most photogenic models -- future cowgirl on Horse Drive 2030! Her proud parents standing by, and the horse she is riding is 37.5 years old -- a Sombrero Ranch veteran.

[Rebecca Neff]

We dodged a big storm during the week, but were treated to very pleasant, temperate weather and some amazing clouds -- here as a "big sky" backdrop to the Sombrero Ranch carriage.