“Junior” by Margie Shoop

Equestrian photographs by Margie Shoop will be on display July 26 – Aug. 13 at The University of Findlay’s Lea Gallery, located inside the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily.            

An artist’s reception will be 7 – 8:30 p.m. Monday, July 26, in the gallery.            

“I have a strong desire to capture the horse as a creature that looks back at us in work, in rest and in play,” said Shoop. “… They are mostly silent, and they don’t have a voice or a forum to leave their legacy … I am a witness to their lives at certain moments others may never have seen. Enjoy and understand this wonderful creature before us.”

A native of northwest Ohio, Shoop has been creating equestrian art since she was in elementary school and has been riding horses since she was 12.

Her first camera was a 35-millimeter Pentax k-1000; she now shoots with a digital Canon 5D Mark II. Shoop’s 22-year-old gelding is a Morgan named Baron’s Hazey Shade.

Shoop rides in the English and dressage disciplines for enjoyment. She does not compete in the show arena.

Shoop is a digital project manager at Hart Associates in Maumee. She is married and resides in Findlay.