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Heart Horse Feature: Kacey, Platinum, and Birdie| Indianapolis IN Equine Photographer

  • Writer: Bethany Quinn
    Bethany Quinn
  • Mar 12
  • 2 min read

Updated: Aug 13


Black background with white horse and woman in green dress.

Ok, I might be a little biased, but this session with my trainer, Kacey Strouse and her barrel horses Platinum and Birdie are probably one of my favorites from November. Ok, maybe it was the last Heart Horse session of the season and the only shoot in November, but I’m a little obsessed with these portraits of her and her herd. Like I said, Kacey is my riding instructor and Platinum (the white pinto) is my lesson horse and I can’t say enough about how much I love working with her and that white pony. 


Coming to Kacey’s riding program I was nervous and fearful to ride after a (non riding) back injury and a bad experience with a western disciplined horse at another barn. Our first contact was from my previous riding instructor (the one who helped me eliminate my fear of horses after said event at the previous barn), Julia Evans of King Equestrian, who referred me to Kacey prior to Julia leaving her old lesson barn. 


I reached out to Kacey through Facebook. Feeling anxious I pushed through the fear anyway, because I need to work through this mental junk around riding. She instantly asked if we could chat over the phone and we chatted that evening. Filling her in on the details of the past 2 years of riding and horse experience she made me feel seen and heard. She put me at ease and it made me eager to meet her and her herd. So, I made the 30 minute drive outside of the city to where her barn is located. 


I’ve been riding with her and Platinum for almost a year (In July) and I’ve grown so much as a rider and horsewoman with Kacey and Platinum’s help. 




Woman in between two horses on a black background.

Woman and horse in a pasture being backlit by the sun.

Black background of a black and white pinto paint horse.

Black and white image of a woman standing in between 2 horses in a pasture.

Girl in green dress hugging her white horse.

Color image of woman in a green dress standing with her black and white pinto paint horse.

Image of a woman in a green dress with her horse on a black background. Black background equine image.

Goofy photo of a woman and her two horses in a pasture.

Portrait of a woman riding her black and white pinto paint horse in a field.

Black and white image of a woman riding her black and white horse through a field.

Black and white image of a woman and her black and white pinto paint in a field.



xoxo, Bethany. Boudoir and equine portrait photographer.


Woman with her white horse in a field holding a camera. The portrait system podcast.

Hi, I’m Bethany — a women + equine fine art photographer based in Indianapolis. Since 2013, I’ve been capturing the wild, wonderful, and perfectly imperfect magic between women and their horses. I believe in celebrating the real — the laugh lines, the scars, the stories — because that’s where beauty truly lives. When I’m not behind the camera, you’ll find me at the barn, out hiking, or cozied up with a spooky show and way too much popcorn.





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