This Old Saddle

At a recent session, out in 'the country' (as I call it), even though I was actually shooting the 2 children (their pictures coming in another post), my eye was caught by a saddle. The mom (and a dear friend of mine) told me it was her saddle, she had used it lovingly for years on her sweet horses that have since been put down. She could tell in an instant that I wanted to shoot it....I loved trying to capture all the little details. So, with some beautiful natural light, here's something a little different....

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