Sophie & Minstrel — Bluebell Wood

A return session with Sophie and Minstrel, four years on from Sand Bay. An April evening at Sheldon in Devon — field portraits in golden light, then riding through bluebell woodland at peak colour. Minstrel was as photogenic as ever.

Sheldon, Devon, UK April 26, 2026

Sophie in a blue floral dress stands smiling beside Minstrel, a grey horse, in a green field beneath a bare tree

Sophie stands side-on with eyes closed beside Minstrel in an open field beneath a dramatic blue sky

Sophie rides Minstrel along a sunlit woodland path lined with bluebells, facing the camera

Sophie and Minstrel ride away from the camera along a woodland path flanked by bluebells in dappled spring light

Sophie kneels among bluebells in a woodland, smiling up as Minstrel lowers his head towards her hands

Sophie stands with Minstrel on a bluebell-lined woodland path, looking up at him while he faces the camera

Sophie leads Minstrel through a bluebell woodland, helmet in hand, her hair caught in the breeze

Black and white portrait of Sophie and Minstrel standing beside the massive gnarled roots of an ancient tree

Close-up of Minstrel's eye framed by a black bridle, with Sophie softly blurred in the background

Extreme close-up of Minstrel's amber eye catching the light against his dappled grey coat

Sophie presses her cheek close to Minstrel's face, both looking forward in a quiet moment of closeness

Sophie in a blue floral dress gazes up at Minstrel against a bright sky, the horse turning gently towards her