Chapter 11, "Taking Pictures of Loose Horses," is sometimes the most eloquent; there are a lot of ways to go about getting the right image. Chapter 12, "Finding Flattering Angles," examines how moving around the horse you may better angles to get the best shot. Sometimes from below, sometimes from above may prove to be better angle.

Chapter 13, "Putting People in the Picture," explains the problems that arise with mixing people and horses into a shot. Many times the bright sunlight that is flattering to a horse is not to their human counterpart. Chapter 14, "Capturing Action," describes another challenge to the photographer, the action shot. Now you have to anticipate where the good shot will come from. This chapter will explain about knowing when to capture the right moment.

Chapter 15, "Taking Your Camera Along for the Ride," shows that there are considerations for taking your camera along. It is an expensive piece of equipment and you want to know the ins and outs. Chapter 16, "Moving Pictures," finishes up with talking about the use of video. This can be great when you are trying to market a horse.

Photographing Horses provides a good overview of the techniques of photographing horses. It is especially valuable to those whose primary focus is on horses and not photography. It gives you enough technical details with out overwhelming you. It provides you with techniques that will help you improve your skills.

In Photographing Horses, the author is clear and concise with her appraisal what to do and what not to do when photographing horses. No, not all of the pictures in the book are perfect, but I think that is part of the goal of the book is providing what would be good images. Many books contain nothing but perfect images, and that can be frustrating to someone who cannot recreate that perfect image because of equipment or experience limitations. It is very evident that the author had a frustrating experience in her early days that she wants the readers to avoid.

If you are a horse person who wants to take better pictures of horses, then Photographing Horses is a must have. It will give you the confidence to go out and take good pictures. If you are a photographer and want to learn the ins and outs of horse photography, you will find some good information here as well; not so much on the photography level, rather on the intricacies of working with horses and how it relates to photography.