Stable Scoop Episode 13 - Horse Photography

This episode of Stable Scoop is definitely for me!  I don't know about the rest of ya'll but I take the worlds worst horse photo's.  I can make the best looking horse look squatty.   Hopefully now I will have some better looking pictures ;)

Enjoy this weeks episode,

Deanna

This episode of the Stable Scoop Radio Show is brought to you by the Horse Radio Network.
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Everyone is a photographer at heart. Listen in as we speak with the world's leading horse photographers to find out their secrets. Glenn the Geek and Helena B. learn the top 12 tricks to taking a better horse photo and we take a look at the best cameras for Holiday Gifts. What a fun show this is!

Stable Scoop Episode 13 - Show Notes and Links:

• Hosts: Glenn the Geek and Helena B.


• Co-Host: Carien Schippers is one of the leading horse photographers in the county and founder of the Equine Photographers Network. Carien lives in upstate New York and her websites are imagequine.com & horsedrivephotos.com.


• Guest: Scott K. Trees from Trees Media is one of the world's best equine photographers. He is in demand around the world but took a minute to share some of his secrets with us.


• Guest: Tom Mahan of Porters Cameras give us some great camera gift recommendations for this Holiday Season.


• Here are the top 12 things that the guests agree make a better horse photo. To get more detail on each of the items, take a listen to the show.
  
  
  
  • Read the manual and understand your camera.
  
  
  • Take the camera out of automatic mode.
  
  
  • Best lens for good horse photos is 80/200 or 70/200.
  
  
  • Shoot at the end of the lens, further away from the subject zoomed in.
  
  
  • Timing is critical for action horse shots. Learn when to snap the picture.
  
  
  • Patience, patience and patience.
  
  
  • Learn how horses move.
  
  
  • Framing - eliminate horizontal line in your image.
  
  
  • Take picture of a horse from heart level.
  
  
  • The best light for horse photography is early morning or late afternoon.
  
  
  • Shadows are your friend.
  
  
  • When the horse is done - it's done!
  
  
  
  


• Porter's camera pick's for this holiday season. Follow the links and get those gifts today:

Lower Price Point:

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS Digital Camera - $279.00

Medium Price Point:

Nikon D60 Digital SLR w/18-55mm f3.5-5.6G
Vibration Reduction Lens - $599.00

The Really Nice One: (This baby will get you brownie points!)

Nikon D700 Digital SLR - $2,999.00

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Stable Scoop Episode 12 - Economy

The economy is in a sad state these days.  What I have been doing personally to try and combat the recession is to spend more money on investing in advertising my horse business and my new blog which is soon to be revealed!.   

What has been saving me through these tough times is "not putting all my eggs in one basket". With finances as well as riding, I have to try and get creative and if what I am doing doesn't work, I just try something else.  

I feel that the only way to make money is to spend money, but spending money wisely on something that will give me a return on my investment.  That's my two cents on the subject...

Enjoy this weeks episode!

Deanna

This episode of the Stable Scoop Radio Show is brought to you by the Horse Radio Network.
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How are these economic downturns affecting horse business owners and what can they do to get through? Four guests that know a whole lot about horse businesses help us evaluate the options and what business owners need to do in these tough times. A must listen for anyone in the horse business.

Stable Scoop Episode 12 - Show Notes and Links:

• Hosts: Glenn the Geek and Helena B.


• Co-Host: Laurie Cerny from One Horse Press: Laurie wrote the book "Horsin' Around The USA Guide To Marketing & Promoting Your Horse Business". Laurie A. Cerny is a professional journalist and marketing professional who has won numerous state and national awards for her writing, photography, graphic design and advertising both in mainstream media and within the horse industry. Her work has appeared in John Lyon’s Perfect Horse, The Horse, Horse Illustrated, Western Horseman, Equine Times, Kalamazoo Gazette, Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, and more. She also served as the communication director for a major saddle and horse product manufacturer.


• Guest: Megan Lanzarone of Team CEO Eventingin Lexington, KY. Team CEO is a successful full service Eventing facility, offering locations in Ashland KY and Lexington KY. Megan Lanzarone (previously Megan Moore), 4th in the 2005 USEA Gold Cup Advanced Level Standings. Megan has successfully competed through the Advanced Level and has students through the Intermediate level. They are into the training and sales of event horses and have a very active training and lesson stable


• Guest: Todd Branson is the AQHA Sr. Manager of Marketing. Todd graduated from Purdue University with a bachelors of science degree in Animal Science in 2001. Shortly after graduating, Todd went to work as a 4-H Extension Educator with Oklahoma State University. In 2004, he moved to Amarillo to begin his career with the American Quarter Horse Association in marketing. Today, Todd is the Sr. Manager of Marketing and focuses most of his time with AQHA on show marketing and outside print, web and television advertising for the Association.


• Guest: Ingrid Andrews from equinnovation.com. Ingrid Andrews is an equine business consultant who has been helping horse business owners with operating and marketing their businesses for over 15 years. She has given seminars, taught a college course on equine legal issues, has articles on many business and marketing topics published in print and online, and is also the owner of a breeding farm. You can get more information at her website, www.equinnovation.com, a great resource for equine professionals.


• AQHA Guide to Showing with Accounting for the Arena.


• SCORE - Councilers to America's Small Business. Lots of good financial advice and resources for business owners on this site.


• Dressage Daily's article on how "Horse Businesses Can Survive Economic Slump".

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Stable Scoop Episode 10 - Eventing with Gina Miles

If you are at all interested in the sport of Three Day Eventing you don’t want to miss episode 10 of The Stable Scoop Radio Show. Hosts Glenn the Geek and Helena B. start with an early morning chat with Olympic Silver Medalist Gina Miles. They explore life since her silver medal at the Olympics, McKinlaigh's time off and what's next. The second half the show is devoted to the considerable safety changes in Eventing this year. Joanie Morris of the United States Equestrian Federation reviews the changes and talks about what is next.

Gina Miles life has been a whirlwind since her silver medal in individual Eventing at the 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong. Gina speaks on the show about what it has been like for her since the games with the constant parties and appearances. She also talks about her life with McKinlaugh, the Irish Sport Horse that she describes as “a once in a lifetime horse”.

After the interview with Gina the discussion on the show turns to the USEF’s moves this year to make Eventing a safer sport. Recent years have seen the sport plagued with horse and rider injuries and deaths. Joanie Morris, High Performance Communications Manager for the United States Equestrian Federation, addresses the events of the year and the bold rule changes that the USEF has imposed.

The Stable Scoop Radio show is a fun weekly online radio show (podcast) that concentrates on a different equestrian topic each week. The advantage to online radio shows, generally referred to as podcasts, is that you can listen when and where you want. You can catch the shows at www.stablescoop.com or use the buttons below to listen now or subscribe in iTunes and have the shows automatically downloaded to your iPod. Part of the Horse Radio Network.

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Stable Scoop Episode 8 - The British Are Coming

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Stable Scoop Episode 8 - The British are Coming:

Veterinarian news dominates this week's show with cloning leading to a lively discussion. Also, we go international with a discussion with the British instructor of the Freelance Instructors Diary.

Stable Scoop Episode 8 - Show Notes and Links:

• Ohio State Veterinarian James Belknap, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS has been awarded the annual Equine Veterinary Journal Open Award for 2007 for his work as senior author of a paper published in the Equine Veterinary Journal. More...


• For more laminitis information from Belknap see the free Webinar on Understanding Laminitis.


• The Equine Disaster Relief Fund, administered by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation is asking for donations.


• Keeping up with the latest scientific discoveries about horses has just gotten easier with launching of the Horse Science News website at www.HorseScienceNews.com.


• Horses have been blamed for scattering unwanted weeds across the landscape as they travel down public trails. This accusation has now been scientifically investigated. The results reassure trail riders that horses in the United States are not guilty as charged.


• The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine has announced a deadline of Monday, Dec. 1, for nominations for its prestigious World Leadership in Animal Health Award. Nominate your vet now...


• Keeping your business going in hard economic times: Think outside the box...


• Two clones announced. Clone of Calvaro 5. Clone of Gem Twist. Follow these links to see the pictures.


• Finally we speak with Wiola from the Freelance Instructors Diary. Wiola is a rider/instructor in England who runs three webs sites and works to help instructors pass their British instructors licenses. She also can be found at EquestrianCoach.co.uk.

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The Stable Scoop Radio Show - Blog of The Week!

I am honored to have been chosen this week as blog of the week for The Stable Scoop Radio Show. It was so much fun doing the interview with Helena B. She is fun and easy to talk to.

Glen the Geek and Helena's show is fairly new and I am sure The Stable Scoop Radio Show will grow quickly. Download it to your ipod or computer and enjoy it each week at www.stablescoop.com


Check out this weeks episode and hear my story below!

Deanna
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Stable Scoop Episode 7 - Riding an Ugly Horse Can Get You Arrested

The Stable Scoop Radio Show brings you news this week seems that seems to center on horse abuse and what is being done about it. And, we speak with Deanna Castro about being an online trainer.

• 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Update - All the information on ticket sales and schedules can be found at www.2010radioshow.com.


• United States Dressage Team stripped of 4th Place Olympic finish.


• Horse Slaughter Bill goes to the house floor. Read the bill here.


• Suffolk Downs is enforcing anti-slaughter policy.

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• President Bush signed the Higher Education Reauthorization Bill into law last month.


• Interview with Deanna Castro - www.DeannaCastro.com


• Some fun horse stuff:
  
  
  
  • The tallest documented horse was a shire gelding named Samson. He was 21.2 1/2 hands high!
  
  
  • In Guernee, Illinois it is illegal for women weighing more than 200 lbs to ride a horse in shorts.
  
  
  • In Raton, New Mexico, it is illegal for a woman to ride horseback down a public street with a kimono on.
  
  
  • In Hartsville, Illinois, you can be arrested for riding an ugly horse.
  
  
  • The record for the highest jump that a horse jumped was 8ft 1 1/4 inches.
  
  
  • The record for the most animals in a hitch (being driven) was 50 horses.
  
  
  
  

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