8th Annual Spring Equine Photographers
Photo Workshop and Horse Drive

The Location
Join us this spring for an intensive week of horses, cowboys and photography in beautiful Northwest Colorado! Moffat County is a vast, unspoiled, remote region in northwestern Colorado where you can experience nature in settings that have remained much as they were thousands of years ago. The region is part of the "Outlaw Trail." More than half of the 3 million acres is held as public land. Moffat County is blessed with large herds of elk, deer, wild horses and pronghorn antelope; abundant populations of mountain lion, bear, and bald eagles, and many unique varieties of small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Read more about the region.

Two Great Events

The Photo Workshop section is now full. Signups are still being accepted for the Horse Drive Photo Shoot.

Photo Workshop
The Walker Family and the Sombrero Ranch cowboys and cowgirls once again invite the EPNet photographers back to the Sombrero Ranch for exclusive photo shoots and special access to the largest horse drive in the country. Scott Trees and Carien Schippers will lead two full days at the ranch where we will have exclusive up close and personal photographic access to the Sombrero Ranch and a group of cowboys and cowgirls working herds of horses. We will be able to set up shoots with the cowboys as they go about their work on the ranch. These horses are fresh off their winter range so be ready to shoot some action!

In addition we will offer portfolio reviews, group discussions and guest speakers and end the workshop with a photo review session on Thursday evening with our Sombrero models. The Sombrero Ranch shoots will be model released.

There will be some free time in the schedule for participants to explore the nearby wild horse ranges (maps to this area will be provided), something you will not want to miss while you are in this part of the country!

NEW this year! By special invitation photographers may go for a two hour trail ride with the cowboys and wranglers on Wednesday afternoon at Sombrero Ranch and enjoy a meal at the ranch afterward. This is the perfect opportunity to see some of the vast back country surrounding the ranch from horseback!

Special EPNet Photo Event
Want more of the wild west? Plan to stay for the annual Great American Horse Drive hosted by Sombrero Ranch. By special invitation, EPNet members will have the chance to shoot this three day event as part of the Sombrero Ranch crew and have once in a lifetime photo opportunities as over 800 horses are rounded up and driven 60 miles to the home ranch over two days. Meals and transportation for all photographers will be provided all three days.

The Annual EPNet Workshops bring members together from all over the world. We are in comfortable surroundings that lend themselves to a multi-faceted sharing of knowledge and a relaxed atmosphere free of pressure.

You won't want to miss out! We will be adding more details on speakers, sponsors and topics as they become available. Please check back for updates!

What's it all about? View the video.

View Workshop schedule and details
View Horse Drive schedule and details

Craig Area Links

Craig & Moffat County • Craig Chamber of Commerce
Northwest Colorado Site • Official Colorado Site
Northwest Colorado Wildlife • Article on the Wild Mustangs
Sandwash Wild Horses