Spring 2022 at Cabin Creek: Pro Camera Edition

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Since I spend a lot of time at Old Friends at Cabin Creek thoroughbred retirement farm in Greenfield, NY where I volunteer, it would follow that I take a lot of photos there. In this post, I will share some photos I took this spring at the farm with my pro camera gear. In a future post, I will share even more recent photos, taken with my iPhone. As always, when you purchase a print of any of the photos or illustrations in this post, I donate my profit to the farm.

I went to visit sweet Red Down South shortly after his best friend of 12 years, Zippy Chippy, passed away. It was heartbreaking, but so nice to spend time with him.
A photo of me feeding Red.
King Congie rolls around in his paddock. Click here to order a print of this photo.
Volunteer Heidi gives Commentator a kiss.
Bold Illusion is led into his paddock with Red Down South for the first time by his trainer Kerry Metivier.
Bo, as we call him, sows his oats in his new paddock. Click here to order a print of this photo.
Red and Bo get to know each other. Click here to order a print of this photo.
A portrait of Bo. Click here to order a print of this photo.
A tender moment between Red and Bo. Click here to order a print of this photo.
Rachel gives Bo a pet.
Red and Bo bonding. Click here to order a print of this photo.
I made two illustrations of the previous photo. Click here to order a print of the left one, and click here to order a print of the right one.
Up close and personal with King Congie. Click here to order a print of this photo.
Red and Bo having a discussion about food. Click here to order a print of this photo.
Pals Patrick and Be Bullish munch on hay. Click here to order a print of this photo.
Naughty New Yorker always poses for me. Click here to order a print of this photo.
My dad looks out at Roaring Lion from the barn.
Up close and personal with Watchem Smokey. Click here to order a print of this photo.
My dad feeds his pal Bold Illusion.
Red Down South and his new pal Bold Illusion share a friendly moment. Click here to order a print of this photo.
Cool N Collective takes a nap. Click here to order a print of this photo.
My dad gives Naughty New Yorker a pet.
I made two illustrations from the above photo. Which do you like better?
My dad races Mr. Cowboy up the hill. Mr. Cowboy won, but he is a racehorse after all.
My dad gives Cowboy a pet for being such a good boy.
Slew’s Brew gets his hooves trimmed by the farrier.
JoAnn Pepper gives Slew’s Brew a pet while he has his hooves trimmed. I made an illustration of this photo. Click here to order a print of the photo and click here to order a print of the illustration.
Rachel gives Slew a kiss.
Like Now has his hooves trimmed.
Up close and personal with my buddy Red. Do you see me reflected in his eye? Click here to order a print of this photo.
I made this illustration showing what a visitor to the farm sees upon starting a tour. It has all the boys’ names on it, past and present. Click here to order a print of this illustration.

Did you know I’m on YouTube now? Here are some recent videos I made featuring recent photos I took at the farm:

A day at the farm. What you see here are muckers with the horses they muck for as well as Bold Illusion joining our herd.
Footage I captured at the farm between 2015 and 2022. Watch for Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Funny Cide, two time Whitney Handicap winner Commentator, and the late Zippy Chippy, who ran 100 races and lost every one of them.

To see more of my Saratoga area photography be sure to follow me on Instagram and Facebook. To see more of my equine illustrations, be sure to follow @togadoodles on Instagram. All photos and illustrations in this post © Samantha Decker and may not be reused without permission.

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