A Swedish photographer’s deep love for horses transformed a hobby into a passion project that now takes her around the world. However, there is one breed that especially stands out to her for its unique, regal poise and beauty—the Lusitano. “I have been photographing horses for over 3 years now,” Mayra Vidal, of Malmö, Sweden, told I Heart Horses in 2020. “The ones who inspired me to start my photography were actually the horses. They are majestic creatures who show the colors of what art really is about.” Vidal, who grew up with horses and started to ride them before she walked, has been a horse groom and rider herself. When she started out as a photographer, she was commissioned to take photos of horse models for portfolios. But as her photos gained popularity, so did her reputation, and the scope of her work went international. She then founded Equine by Vidal …