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"Laser Tech", a Thoroughbred ex-racehorse & his buddy "Bella" shared a similar history, both as rescues. Their bond was so inspiring!...
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"Laser Tech", a Thoroughbred ex-racehorse & his buddy "Bella" shared a similar history, both as rescues. Their bond was so inspiring!
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13 Comments | Report
jamesvcase
 
jamesvcase January 24, 2014
oh wow. great shot and I am sure the stories are both great ones too.
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 February 13, 2014
Aww....This is priceless!!
GordonD
 
GordonD February 13, 2014
That is so cute :)) Brilliant Capture!!!!
simonparry
 
simonparry February 13, 2019
Lovely shot...
Eduardbetz Platinum
 
Eduardbetz January 22, 2021
My Mother used to say that animals get along with each other much better then people - which can be seen on this image !
Shine3
 
Shine3 July 08, 2021
Good
PhantomStorm PRO+
 
PhantomStorm July 16, 2021
What a wonderful photo!!
ronjudyluv2travel Platinum
 
ronjudyluv2travel August 11, 2021
Great and endearing capture! Congratulations!
BongPhotographer
 
BongPhotographer August 18, 2021
Welcome to join:
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gwenrichardson_9802
 
gwenrichardson_9802 October 02, 2021
Lovely photo and cute
DawnPics
 
DawnPics January 13, 2022
So sweet. Humans could learn a lot from the animal kingdom.
exploringwithbonnie PRO
 
exploringwithbonnie June 09, 2022
Simply beautiful 😍
sejpng PRO
 
sejpng Jan 24
I love this. It's heart warming.
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Behind The Lens

Location

Taken at a private barn near Abbotsford, BC, Canada. At the time, this facility hosted New Strides Thoroughbred Adoption Society, a rescue devoted solely to the rehabilitation & rehoming of OTTB's; Off the Track Thoroughbred ex-race horses.

Time

I like to follow the horses out in the morning, as they are being let out onto their pastures for the day. This is the time they're usually most animated!

Lighting

This particular day sported a high, light overcast, which produced lovely, soft lighting. My favourite kind!

Equipment

Shot with a Nikon D700 with a Nikkor 70-200 VR. Handheld at 1/500, 2.8, one-third stop underexposed

Inspiration

"Laser Tech", a Thoroughbred ex-racehorse & his buddy "Bella" shared a similar history, both as rescues. Tech was brought into the rescue after a re-homing gone horribly wrong; he was 250 lbs underweight, & had been neglected severely. I brought him in that morning, and while we gathered around his stall discussing what he would need, one of the volunteers came into the barn carrying a bundled up towel containing Bella. The volunteer worked at a local restaurant & discovered a garbage bag in the dumpster behind the place; it contained the bodies of Bella's mother & siblings ... Bella was the only one to survive. We quickly made a bed in the feed room for her, then returned to check on Tech. As we stood there, Bella suddenly appeared, and teetered weakly into Tech's stall, where she promptly curled up next to him. Subsequent months found the two utterly inseparable; each morning when Tech was turned out, Bella would follow & spend the entire day with him. At night, she would join him in his stall, often curling up on his back when he laid down. We joked about what would happen if Tech was adopted out, that whomever took him would have to take a cat as well! The day finally arrived when Tech found his forever home, which i delivered him to. On the way back, i picked up another horse, Jedi, who was to go into Tech's old stall. I wondered about Bella as i led Jedi into the barn. With no fuss whatsoever, Bella simply joined Jedi, and welcomed him to the herd. I consider this the legacy of survivors ...

Editing

Just cropping, colour corrections & levels. I liked the raw realism of the original shot & didn't want to make it look contrived.

In my camera bag

I'm that crazy old guy with the old camera store down the street; there's a little bit of everything there! I never know what i'm going to encounter, so i tend to pack everything but the kitchen sink

Feedback

This was taken knowing the first turnout in the morning would invariably give me something memorable, so the lesson is, know your subject, but be ready for the unexpected. It's taken me 50 years around horses to predict what's likely to happen, but even at that, these two completely surprised me. Look around, don't get zoned, and when you get the chance, just take the shot!

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