Kathy Mathew Photography

Really love these words and the photo! ❤️

‘She sat at the back and they said she was shy,
She led from the front and they hated her pride,
They asked her advice and then questioned her guidance,
They branded her loud, then were shocked by her silence,
When she shared no ambition they said it was sad,
So she told them her dreams and they said she was mad,
They told her they'd listen, then covered their ears,
And gave her a hug while they laughed at her fears,
And she listened to all of it thinking she should,
Be the girl they told her to be best as she could,
But one day she asked what was best for herself,
Instead of trying to please everyone else,
So she walked to the forest and stood with the trees,
She heard the wind whisper and dance with the leaves,
She spoke to the willow, the elm and the pine,
And she told them what she'd been told time after time,
She told them she felt she was never enough,
She was either too little or far far too much,
Too loud or too quiet, too fierce or too weak,
Too wise or too foolish, too bold or too meek,
Then she found a small clearing surrounded by firs,
And she stopped...and she heard what the trees said to her,
And she sat there for hours not wanting to leave,
For the forest said nothing, it just let her breathe.'
~Becky Helmsley

An oldie and a favorite.

Photos taken at BRLA's Fall Pace on Sunday were taken by Kathy Mathew Photography and are now available to purchase online by visiting her website at www.kathymathew.com and clicking "Events"....choose BRLA 2017 Fall Pace.

The proofs from the BRLA Pace this past Sunday are now up! To view them, click on my website and then click on Events. The pricelist reflects a 20% discount from now until 9/22/17. After that date, the pricelist will be changed back to original pricing. Photo taken by Deb Persson.

Kathy Mathew Photography

The proofs from the BRLA Fall Pace will be online soon. Deb Persson and I took quite a few photos and I am working a full-time job... Just wanted to share one of my favorites with you while I'm working on them. This is Nicole and Fiona doing a double over the Finish Line! Awesome!

Fabulous weather for BRLA's Pace tomorrow!

Perfect weather forecast for BRLA's Pace tomorrow!

It definitely feels like a fall day today! Check out the ABT Fall Pace Series starting next Sunday, Sept. 10th with BRLA's Annual Fall Pace! See you there!

Check out the Fall Pace line-up for the Associated Bridle Trails Association Pace Series! The series kicks off next Sunday, Sept. 10th with BRLA's Fall Pace & Luncheon at John Jay Homestead, Katonah, NY. REGISTER TODAY!

Sunday, Sept.10th - Bedford Riding Lanes Association Fall Pace
Sunday, Sept. 17th - Middlebury Bridle Land Association Pace
Sunday, Sept. 24th - Putnam Horse Council Family Hunter Pace
Sunday, Oct. 1st - Lewisboro Horsemen's Association Fall Pace
Sunday, Oct. 8th - Greenwich Riding & Trails Association Pace
Sunday, Oct 29th - Newtown Bridle Lanes Association Frost on the Pumpkin Pace