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Horse Country Photographers: Don Shugart

Don Shugart

A photograph of a horse can be well-lit, composed and shot according to the highest standards but still not impress a horseman. The photographer must have an understanding of proportion, breed standards and possess more than a little ‘horse sense’ to capture all the important qualities of a horse. Don Shugart elevated horse photography to new heights. He pioneered the use of a unique method of removing cast shadows from underneath a horse by using outdoor flash photography and positioning the camera closer to the ground. The Don Shugart collection documents over 25 years of National Cutting Horse Association events as well as major ranches and horses across the country.

Black and white photo of a horse with the reigns on its face. The horse has a white stripe from its forehead down to its nose.
Shiny brown horse with a black tail, black mouth and legs white in the back. It stands on the grass by a lake, with trees in the background.
Man in a striped shirt and cowboy hat rides a horse, surrounded by a bunch of cows.
Man in tucked shirt, jeans and cowboy hat holds the reigns of a horse. He stands right in front of it, the horse itself is dark brown in color.
Man in cowboy hat rides a horse, surrounded by several cattle. Behind all of this is a white fence with signs that say Fort Worth on it.
Light brown baby horse stands on a field of grass enclosed by a thin fence. The baby horse has white spots on its white legs, and a white spot on its forehead.
Brown horse is seen from its chest up. A hand is seen on the right side of the photo holding a red rope attached to the reigns of the horse.
Man in a white shirt, jeans and a white cowboy hat holds the reigns of a horse to the left of the photo. The horse is a golden color, with white on its legs. They stand in front of trimmed short bushes on the edge of a building.
A horse, dark brown/red in color faces towards the camera. A striped rope can be seen on the left side of the picture attached to the horse.
Light brown horses stand close to each other, side by side. There are 5 of them. The grass they are on is enclosed by a white fence.
Man in a grey cowboy hat riding a dark brown horse. The horse is charging at a cow in front of him. Other cattle are seen behind them along the wall of a white fence. Three signs for Fort Worth are seen.
Man in a white shirt and hat holds the reigns of a horse to his right. The horse is a dark brown color with a white spot along its face.
A man in a colorful striped shirt and white cowboy hat stands holding the reigns of a horse to his left. The horse is a dark brown color.
A man in a cowboy hat stands looking at a horse next to him, while holding its reigns. The horse is dark brown. A white and red building is seen to their right.
A man in jeans and a cowboy hat rides a dark brown horse. Dust is being kicked under the horses feet. The field they are on is made completely of dirt.
A dark brown horse stands while a woman with short hair to the right of the picture holds its reigns. The woman has on a blue striped shirt and jeans.
A woman in a white shirt and white cowboy hat rides a black horse, which is charging towards one of several cattle in the pen. On the white stands behind all of this, there are two signs for NCHA.
Portrait of a family. The father is on the left, the mother on the right. They hold hands. A little boy is next to the father, and a young girl in front of the mother. The man and boy hold a lasso in their right hand, the woman and girl have pink on their shirts.
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