Spark of Defiance

free range horse photography of an attentive mother and her day old foal
Instinct takes over when this mare has a foal, she is determined to keep her safe so she flees each time I come near.

 

free range horse photography of a new filly
She sticks close to mother in the first days and weeks of her life.

 

free range horse photography portrait of a day old filly
She looks serene in this image; one of the first chances I’ve had to see her not running away.

I could see this mare was ready to foal but she waited until I left to give birth. She had a determined little filly who followed her wary mother’s example obediently. I watched with disappointment as they moved away when I approached for many weeks. The filly is one day old in these images. She has grown in confidence and brute strength since she was born in early May. She has a definite spark of defiance about her but she is giving none of that to her doting mother.