It means the world to me that Miss Maria Salazar trusts me enough to take her photographs for the CONGRESS edition of the Equine Chronicle. Maria and Leroy *somehow* are more beautiful every time I shoot them – and they were a stunning pair on this hot August evening. We met at Pumpkin Ridge Equestrian Center outside of Portland, Oregon to enjoy the shade of a willow tree, strut through sun-soaked valleys, and enjoy the last light of the sunset in golden wheat fields. Maria even brought her adorable new puppy and her mother (who is the funniest person I have EVER met!!)

Wishing Maria the very best at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress, AQHA World Show, and the rest of this show season <3