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Negative Space

January 18, 2016 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 2 Comments

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Winter has me thinking in negative space. And these images are no exception. I love the white space created by sunless, flat snowy skies. When used ...

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An O-Magazine Feature

December 22, 2015 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

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So many amazing things happened this year. I cannot begin to count my blessings.  There was the TIME Magazine Feature.  Then there was the ...

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The Portrait of a One-Year Old

December 18, 2015 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

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It's fun having family so close -- for lots of reasons.  And I've somehow managed to become the family photographer. How that ever happened. I ...

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Equine Greetings for the Season

December 2, 2015 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 9 Comments

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The Holiday Season has hit with pure force. I'm nowhere near ready. Do you feel the same way? I do have most of my shopping done. But I'm about to be ...

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A Pretty Mecate

November 20, 2015 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

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I seriously don't know how I missed posting this here.   These. These custom, gorgeous, handmade mecate reins. Sigh. The hackamore was a gift ...

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Thankful Thursday

November 19, 2015 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

I was really bad and skipped last week. I didn't mean to, it just happened.  Life. Just. Happened.  But this week I'd like to take a ...

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#MyStory

November 16, 2015 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 6 Comments

I had to keep a secret. A really big secret. And it was REALLY hard. But now, the secret has spilled into the national spotlight if you will, ...

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The 2016 SDC Calendar

October 19, 2015 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ Leave a Comment

Once again, I've scoured through my images -- from years ago, and from the past year -- to bring you what I feel are some of the best images taken ...

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Recent photos of my life… 

September 18, 2015 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 3 Comments

I spend a great deal of time looking between the ears of a horse.

 Life here is good. -- busy and full of horses, riding, fall work and sunsets. I hope your life has been as beautiful as mine has been ...

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A Photoshoot With A MUA

August 24, 2015 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 3 Comments

Senior Portraits by the South Dakota Cowgirl

Sometimes the stars align just perfectly and the result is something more beautiful than you'd ever imagine it would be.  That was the case ...

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