Trotters and Pacers at Mohawk / by Karen Whylie

I was a horse crazy child, and adult. It was such a pleasure to get up close and personal with the Standardbred racehorses at Woodbine Mohawk Racetrack. I created a composite portrait of a vet who researches sudden cardiac death in sport horses.

A pacer flying past. When horses trot, their legs move diagonally, but when they pace, the legs on the same side of their bodies move together.

Dr Amanda Avison, PhD graduate student in Clinical Studies at the University of Guelph

Playing with motion blur. I laughed when I saw this shot on the screen of my camera but I have come to love it, a bold crop!