Badass Mother Buying Time

free range horse photography of a badass mare and her newborn foal
This mare took measures to make sure her new foal was ready to meet the many challenges living in a wild herd bring.
free range horse photography of a badass mare who guarded her new foal with fierce determination.
Late afternoon light falls on this foal as her fierce mother stands guard.

Early morning light illuminates a new addition to That Herd. This badass paint mare stacked the deck for her success by covertly stealing some time to give birth and give her foal the first important hours of strength-building before returning to the herd. Her plan to stay hidden lasted all day, and as the sun was setting in the second image she was attentive and alert for the slightest encroachment into her sphere of protection. I had no doubt the foal would be well guarded through the night. By the next morning she had rejoined the herd, on her own terms, having successfully given her new foal a head start on confidence for what was to come.

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