Some of you will have seen some of the charity work Something From The Hart has done in the past. Last year I held an evening of singing to support the Harry Johnson Trust and have continued to support them this year by donating from their fun run and ride. We have also supported the air ambulance and bloodwise, so this year I wanted to continue this support.
This year we will be supporting PFK a fantastic charity who support horses in the most desperate circumstances in Egypt. You are likely to have seen photos of horses rescued by the RSPCA but this is just on another level.
I have followed their amazing journey for many years and I am really excited to be supporting this amazing charity with all they do.
So here is the plan,
Between now and Christmas, £5 from each photo shoot booked (including photo shoot vouchers which are valid for 1 year) and 25p for all Facebook Files and prints will be donated to this fantastic charity. I will then make the donation on Christmas Day.
I have attached just 2 of the amazing transformations this fantastic charity have made and there are so many more like it, please note that some viewers may find the images disturbing, so please be aware of this.
All support you guys give will be so appreciated by this amazing charity. Having spoken to one of the ladies who helps to run it, sharing of their page “Prince Fluffy Kareem” on Facebook will also be very appreciated to raise awareness.
Amelia x
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Third and final post of this type ☺️ It was also at this time Something From The Hart was created, in June 2016!! Dreaming, innovating, creating and ten events took place in the first year of Something From The Hart, through my graphic design lessons, getting an idea of brand identity was so important and Something From The Hart has forever since been the prestigious Bright blue and Bodoni typeface it is today. The Bodoni font came about while doing a project on fashion and Vogue.
From then, right through to now, producing images for people to love and cherish has been what I love about my job. Being professional, yet human has been my motto to business.
The truth of it is this; I love my job. I love going out and supporting you at events and photo shoots while taking photos of you and your gorgeous horses. And above all, I really appreciate the support I get back off you.
To know that you like my work, what I am doing and that the hard work that goes on in front and behind the scenes pays off. To be able to tell myself not only that I can, but also I am…
I am a huge believer in fate, had I not broken my arm in that riding accident and had 8 months off riding, I would never have become the proud owner of this horse… Had I not had the hard times with bullies through school, would I be the determined person I am now? Everything seems to fall in to place for a reason, even if at the time that reason is unclear.
Keep pushing, be determined and most importantly, be yourself.
I can’t wait to see what the future holds for @somethingfromthehart
Amelia x
So I had lots of fun with my first pony, but also lots of set backs, I had Dream for 4, in this time, from the many, may falls I had, I ended up with concussion twice and had my arm trampled on and broken once.
It was safe to say, I didn’t have the best of luck when it came to riding.
While this was taking place, I was coming towards the end of my time at Primary school. The creative subjects had always been my forte, with art, photography and through the performing arts academy Stage 2, where I would do singing, drama and dance.
Academic subjects on the other hand, particularly English, I would struggle with, both with my spelling and with stringing sentences together, however it wasn’t until secondary school that I was tested for Dyslexia, a test which cam back positive. At the time I felt rather disheartened about the result, seeing it as a disadvantage and getting frustrated with myself when things didn’t fall in to place when writing. Throughout secondary school, my focus was targeted on the Arts (Drama, music, art and photography) and when I was 12, becoming the lucky owner of the horse pictured here gave me more of a focus.
When doing my mock exams, seeing my English result disheartened me even more, so with 6 months to go before my GCSE’s I began to have lessons after school, in the hope I could improve my english.
Somehow… remarkably… in 6 months I managed to increase my english result by 4 grades. It was at this point I made the (slightly bonkers) decision to take English at A level alongside Photography and Graphic Design. Taking English was primarily a way of showing I could, proving to those who had been cruel through school that I take no notice of judgement and useless criticism or laughter. There was a point when I was trying to support someone who hadn’t got the grades they had wanted and I told them I would have been chuffed with a grade like that, to which they responded, yeah but you are use to failing... to be slapped in the face with that, enough was enough. I never want to look back on my life and regret a single thing. TBC on next post
So, a bit about about the person usually on the other side of the camera... I was born in Bushey, London. At the time, my mum was working as a teacher and my dad had just set up his own business “TORQ fitness”
Once a week my grandad would collect me and we would go on some crazy hike through the countryside, which would usually end at a pub where we would have a fantastic pub meal. In the autumn I would collect conkers from the local park and in the winter, in the snow we would sledge down the big bank there. It is funny, looking back, how my earliest memories are of the most rural escapes in the city... I think I was always a country girl at heart.
When I was four, we moved to Shropshire, we had an old house in the village of Westbury, possibly a tad haunted 🙈
Every birthday until I was about 10 consisted of a treasure hunt, some bonkers theme and lots of hidden chocolates, as well as hidden poetic clues by my mum.
My first equestrian encounter was when I was 5 and a girl brought her horse to assembling. I remember it so distinctly. At that moment I instantly wanted to give this horse riding thing a go 😊️ my mum, who had owned horses prior to moving to London, was happy for me to learn and that was where the equestrian dream started, who would have thought sitting on a playground in 2005 could have sparked such an important part of my life.
I was always a rather cautious rider, I was quite happy doing all the calm fun plodding along, so when I got my first pony Dream when I was 9, a rather lively 18 year old new forest, my calm collected riding journey came to an end 🙈 ... continue reading on the next post #eventing #photography #equestrianlifestyle #equitation #horserider #equestrianphotography #equinephotography #reiten #rider #horsemanship #horsegirl #horseshow #equestriansofinstagram #horseaddict #caballo #showjumper #ponies #horsestagram #st #horselovers #h #hunterjumper #equestrianfashion #pferdefotografie #reitsport #instahorses #soulhorse #dressurpferd #thoroughbred #instagram
