I have been hopelessly in love with horses all of my life. When I was nine, my grandfather surprised me with an old mare named Flicka. I was ecstatic, but my father who was born and raised on a dairy farm was not as impressed as I was. Nevertheless, he and my mother made a shelter and pasture for her.
We had Flicka for about a year when our family fell on hard times. Hay was scarce that year and my parents could not afford to keep her. They did right by Flicka, finding her a home that could afford to keep and feed her. It broke my heart, but it taught me the often hard choices associated with responsibility.
Years later, my late husband and I came across a horse in need of rescue. We knew absolutely nothing about horses, but we knew that if anyone was going to do anything, it had to be us.
My husband was a retired Chicago Police Detective with no farm skills what-so-ever. I was a country girl, and except for that brief period with Flicka, I was pretty clueless, too. We jumped into the horse world headfirst, reading and researching everything that we could. We watched RFD TV, hired trainers, took riding lessons, and connected with a lot of interesting horse owners who quickly became friends.
Within the year, we constructed a barn and had adequate pasture ready. One horse soon became five, three of them being rescues. Two horses we rescued ourselves, and one was rescued by a neighboring deputy. Our horses became a great source of comfort-therapy for both of us. Believe me, nothing is more heart-warming or sincere than a 'velvet-nosed kiss'!
While this adventure was unwinding, I became friends with an equine photographer who took me under his wing and taught me the professional mechanics and art of cameras.
I’ve loved photography as long as I have loved horses, and the camera enabled me to capture the beauty and spirit of horses.
I assisted with shoots at horse farms out west, as well as throughout France and Spain capturing unique images of a wide variety of breeds. A lot of hours across the last seven years produced natural beauty and form, crawling, lying, watching and sitting in pastures, letting horses be themselves. Studying the way they move, the way they play and interact continues to teach me, and hopefully share with you those moments that transform into a work of art.
I’ve poured myself into photography just as much as into my love of the equine world. Today, many of these photos are being published and can be seen in galleries. This is an adventure that I want to share with you and everyone who is as drawn to the beauty of horse as I’ve been blessed to capture.
My future plans are to travel as much of the U.S., Europe and other beautiful continents as I can. I am currently booking horse farms for private shoots. I also photograph children, families, high school seniors, dogs and cats, and for a very intimate portfolio, shoot boudoir for both men and women. You may check out more of my work at LesaAnnMolitor on Instagram, or Lesa Ann Molitor fine Art Photography on Facebook. I hope you enjoy!
We had Flicka for about a year when our family fell on hard times. Hay was scarce that year and my parents could not afford to keep her. They did right by Flicka, finding her a home that could afford to keep and feed her. It broke my heart, but it taught me the often hard choices associated with responsibility.
Years later, my late husband and I came across a horse in need of rescue. We knew absolutely nothing about horses, but we knew that if anyone was going to do anything, it had to be us.
My husband was a retired Chicago Police Detective with no farm skills what-so-ever. I was a country girl, and except for that brief period with Flicka, I was pretty clueless, too. We jumped into the horse world headfirst, reading and researching everything that we could. We watched RFD TV, hired trainers, took riding lessons, and connected with a lot of interesting horse owners who quickly became friends.
Within the year, we constructed a barn and had adequate pasture ready. One horse soon became five, three of them being rescues. Two horses we rescued ourselves, and one was rescued by a neighboring deputy. Our horses became a great source of comfort-therapy for both of us. Believe me, nothing is more heart-warming or sincere than a 'velvet-nosed kiss'!
While this adventure was unwinding, I became friends with an equine photographer who took me under his wing and taught me the professional mechanics and art of cameras.
I’ve loved photography as long as I have loved horses, and the camera enabled me to capture the beauty and spirit of horses.
I assisted with shoots at horse farms out west, as well as throughout France and Spain capturing unique images of a wide variety of breeds. A lot of hours across the last seven years produced natural beauty and form, crawling, lying, watching and sitting in pastures, letting horses be themselves. Studying the way they move, the way they play and interact continues to teach me, and hopefully share with you those moments that transform into a work of art.
I’ve poured myself into photography just as much as into my love of the equine world. Today, many of these photos are being published and can be seen in galleries. This is an adventure that I want to share with you and everyone who is as drawn to the beauty of horse as I’ve been blessed to capture.
My future plans are to travel as much of the U.S., Europe and other beautiful continents as I can. I am currently booking horse farms for private shoots. I also photograph children, families, high school seniors, dogs and cats, and for a very intimate portfolio, shoot boudoir for both men and women. You may check out more of my work at LesaAnnMolitor on Instagram, or Lesa Ann Molitor fine Art Photography on Facebook. I hope you enjoy!
