Grand Oaks Farm

11/04/2024

Congratulations to Sylvia & the Case family on the lease of Cookies & Cream! These two were champion of the Short Stirrup at their first show together 🏆🎉

10/21/2024

We welcomed some new friends yesterday! Meet Zeus & Dennis 🐱🐱
They will be hard at work keeping the 🐭 away in no time!

08/20/2024

These girls were all smiles at horse camp this week! ☀️

08/18/2024

Fun weekend at the State Fair with Jack! 🎡

07/14/2024

Congratulations to Alexa on the half lease of Just Jack! 🎉 They were champion of the 1’6 at their first show together this weekend!

06/15/2024

Summer Breeze 💛

06/03/2024

Happy 16th birthday to our favorite spotted pony! 🎉
We ❤️ you Franklin!

05/15/2024

We had a great day at the Carriage House Red Pines Show!
✨Mair & Romeo were champion of the Limit Crossrails
✨Gloria & Trio had a great second show together
✨Edie & Franklin had a successful day in the walk trot poles
✨Jamie & Breeze made their 2’ debut and celebrated Breeze’s birthday!
✨ Sylvia & Loaf had great rounds in the younger 2’ hunter division

04/30/2024

Stonegate Spring Classic! 🌷
So proud of these horses and riders, so much learned and great memories made!

04/18/2024

These girls had an awesome lesson this afternoon! ✨

02/27/2024

02/14/2024

Remember to hug your pony this Valentine’s Day! ❤️

01/09/2024

Feeling like winter ❄️

12/23/2023

Christmas Eve Eve lesson with Trio, Romeo & Franklin🎄

11/28/2023

Congratulations to Jamie on her new horse, Lone Ranger! We can’t wait to see these two in the show ring 🎉

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for our horses, clients and horse care team that make this all possible. 🦃🧡 Shelley Paulson Photography

10/31/2023

Happy Halloween 🎃 👻

10/18/2023

Years ago, a friend took a photo like this with her cell phone, and every year when she would share it, I would ache to create an image like that.

So yesterday, when I was at Grand Oaks Farm to photograph some youth riding lessons with Rising Stars Equestrian for my Equine Stock Library, I saw a similar setup and knew exactly what I wanted to do!

While I'm not a proponent of directly copying other people's work, it is important to find inspiration regularly and tuck creative ideas into your heart for you to draw from when the time is right. 😊

Canon R5, RF 24-70 at 33mm, ISO: 200, f3.2, 1/2000