The Devil’s Horsemen: stunt riders and their horses – in pictures
The Devil’s Horsemen is a leading supplier of horses and stunt men and women in the film industry – working with world-renowned productions for big studios. Shot in Buckinghamshire by photographer Constance Jaeggi, this project documents the daily routines and essential work of the company’s workers during the Covid lockdowns between 2019 and 2021
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Camilla and her father, Gerard who founded the company in the 1980s, preparing for a morning drive with Goldie and Gaspar, Arab cross Percheron geldings
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Smoke Break: Gerda Janeliūnaitė and Tieman, a Turbo-Friesian Stallion. Far from the glamour of Hollywood, this project pulls the curtain back on a fascinating way of life – marked by the intimacy of the relationship between horses and humans
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Vendeval, the Lusitano stallion. From very different walks of life, the workers at the Devil’s Horsemen are brought together by their love for horses and determination to make a living for themselves in which horses play a central role
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Ethereal moments of movement and stillness with Vendeval, the Lusitano stallion
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Camilla Naprous, a second generation horse-master, working with the Andalusian stallion Cal. Camilla runs and leads the company alongside her brother. Her career highs include running the horse department on HBO’s hit show Game Of Thrones
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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One of the stunt riders, Karis McCabe, performing The Dive with her mount, Tenpy, an Andalusian cross gelding
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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The stunt riders Karis McCabe and Colette McEntire performing a star and a shoulder stand
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Colette McEntire holding on tightly while performing a star and a shoulder stand
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Vendeval, the Lusitano stallion, swishes his mighty tail
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Power pose: Vendeval, the Lusitano stallion, is poised to leap
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Twirling flourish: Vendeval, the Lusitano stallion
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Canyero, an Andalusian stallion, is taken out for a walk on a foggy morning
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Gerda Janeliūnaitė, a groom, displays the driving reins for a team of seven horses
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
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Liberty: work and shifting power dynamics between Camilla Naprous and Cal, the Andalusian stallion
Photograph: Constance Jaeggi
