Section 04 · Kit

Gear

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A smaller, smarter kit usually works better than a giant one. Start with glass, support the workflow and protect the gear from the arena.

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Best Lenses for Equine Photography From Portraits to Arena Action

Choose lenses based on working distance, movement and the space you actually shoot in most often.

10 min readGear · LensesUpdated June 2026

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Gear · Workflow

How to Back Up Equine Photos While Traveling Without Losing the Day

A travel shoot stays far less fragile when the cards remain one copy, the working SSD becomes the second, and a second drive lives somewhere else before you go to sleep.

9 min readMarlowe Hayes

Gear · Lenses

Best Lenses for Equine Photography From Portraits to Arena Action

Choose lenses based on working distance, movement and the space you actually shoot in most often.

10 min readMarlowe Hayes

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Camera settings, light control, focusing and editing for horses, arenas and ranch portraits.

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