Life at JohnMel Stable, Koby Gillespie, 2020
When at the stable I felt at peace and wanted to convey that in the photos. It can be frustrating to capture that one amazing photo because horses don’t stand still and pose for a photo. You're also exposed to weather and other challenging things, but it was worth every minute. I have gained memories of a lifetime and have photos to prove it.
I started working at the stable and learned so much about life on the farm and fell in love with the horses, people, land and the many amazing experiences I was a part of. I learned that horses have very funny personalities and wanted to capture them in photographs so that people could enjoy and learn about horses as I did.
At the stable, there are therapy horses and when I learned this, I didn’t believe that it was possible, but I have now changed my mind. The feeling you get when you are around a horse; clarity, transformation, peace, and the mental pause is truly magical.