Riding the Beach

I thought is was funny how many people commented about how hard clamming looked. My husband saw the photo and decided to go clamming himself. Today I went to the beach to photograph my own personal shellfisherman, but he got trumped by this woman on a horse.

There are quite a few horses on the Cape, but this is only the second time in 30 years I've seen one on the beach. The rider ran back and forth over the flats, splashing in the waves. Watching her, I couldn't help but feel happy to be alive on this fine day.

[Anne Hansknecht]

I can see why your hubby got trumped. What a beautiful capture

[Wendy]

Awesome shot!! Love the water splashing up from the horse!!

[Suzan Macco]

very nice capture. Love the splashing, the setting, and the composition. All nice... :)

[Anne ❀]

very nice capture. i saw somewhere [maybe in a movie ...lol] that the salt water is good for the horses' feet. hope hubby got lots of clams

[stephanie dp]

that is so beautiful! I just have one question, I'm sorry, I just have to ask, I mean what happens when the horse poops? I'm pretty sure the rider doesn't get off and clean it up. But I'm just sayin'.

[Lennon's Mom]

Hahaha- nice- you could put hubby up in your second album :) Sort of as a booby prize. Great shot of the lady on the horse!

[Austin]

Its interesting that in 30 years this would occur so seldom. It is a beautiful picture and evokes feelings of freedom and pleasure.

[Laura Thornton]

I've seen them quite often. Didn't you see that one I photographed from very afar a few weeks ago. It was so far away I did a lot of processing. I love seeing horses on the beach! Very close and nice catch. I hope you had a great weekend!

[Trina P Holub]

That's a beautiful photo! I love the horse. I wonder what he thinks of running through the water like that...does it make him feel a little wild? :-)

[Joyce Wells]

What a beautiful shot, Laurie! I've never seen a picture of a horse riding in the ocean either - not in Massachusetts in February!

[Laura Thornton]

P.S. And I love the action and the wet tail.

[Maggiemae]

There's something about seeing a horse and rider on a beach! So much freedom!

[Erinn Dubay]

Great capture! Such a beautiful horse. I love the spashes and the wet reflections on the horse.

[Terry]

I had to fave this one. The detail in the shot, with the hooves picking up the water, was amazing. good timing

[bkb in the city]

What a great catch

[Michael Elliott]

Wonderful capture. Must be cold though.

[Ellen E]

great action shot

[Laurie Higgins]

@stepheesue I know, right? My mother and I were trying to decide whether horses are even allowed on the beaches here because people raise such a stink about dogs (pun intended).

[Laurie Higgins]

@michaelelliott Nah, it was a balmy 45 degrees with no wind. Not like beautiful Florida, but I'm not complaining.

[Paula]

I am SO envious of her:) I love riding through the waves. Nothing better on a crisp sunny day:)

[Paul Myers]

Perfect capture of the hooves splashing down. Well done.

[Peter de Graaff]

She is sitting beautifully using her knees. lovely shot

[jp allen]

Your pic is making me feel happy! What an amazing feeling that must be! Great capture, Laurie!

[Bobbyj]

fantastic shot Laurie!

[Jennifer C]

lovely looking horse and rider, how lovely!!!

[Moira Brown]

Fantastic capture! I love the movement and the water splashes.

[Rick Schies]

Well it offers a nice open area. I'm sure it is a neat experience

[inertia]

this has been the oxygen of my day..

[Debbi M]

Beautiful capture! Great shot!

[Beverly Carmichael]

You chose the right picture! Nice! And you are right; I've never seen a horse on the beach.

[Beverly Carmichael]

I will show this to Tom and get his opinion.

[Laurie Higgins]

@ptowncook Somehow I missed that photo. I tried to look for it in your album, but couldn't find it. Do you remember what date you posted it? Funny, but both my mother and daughter were as amazed by this sight as I was. Maybe more people ride on the beach on the Outer Cape?

[Shirley Banford]

Wow! I'v never seen this. Awesome catch. Love the reflections in the water and the splashes flying up. Great shot.

[Laura Thornton]

We have a couple of stables out here (or more) and I often see people riding on the beach. Not usually in winter. I just discovered that I posted it in my extras album. I did a lot of processing on this because the horse was so far away from me that I thought it was a bear. But I think this is fun:

[Laura Thornton]

Hum, it won't let me post a link. I'll email it to you.

[Laura Thornton]

I may have found the problem:
http://365project.org/ptowncook/2012-extras/2011-02-08

[Juliette Packham]

this is a lovely shot - a real great feeling of freedom and spirit!

[Ulpi]

What a beautiful shot Laurie!

[Yousef I]

beautiful photo
it would definitely cheer me up
hows the temperature over there Laurie?
doesn't look too chilly

[Sharon]

Great capture. Wish I'd been there to see it too. I miss the days when animals could go to the beach at least in the off season.

[paula goff]

this shot and your words made me smile:) i bet there is such a sense of freedom riding a horse on a beach.....wow.....great shot!

[Paula Cook-Farkas]

Yea, I think this is definitely tops for posting.

[Susan T]

This is such a great capture!

[GINA]

How how true, I would love to be doing that, looks so calm, and the horse is gorgeous, great capture of the scene!!!

[veronica palmer]

Laurie, Love your pictures, this is very Dear to my heart because i love to see the horses on the beach. Mickey and i go as much as we can here because they allow them till april here. So very cool to see them on the beach!!

[Melissa Pike]

You know, in all of my years on the Cape, I don't think I've ever seen a horse on the beach in person. Such a wonderfully majestic shot!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

That looks so invigorating! For the woman, the horse, and even you! I am sure it is so pretty there!

[robinwarner]

this is what i want to do....riding a horse along the beach...how perfect is that

[Christie Hicks]

I've never seen a horseback rider on the beach except in the movies. Wonderful catch.