” … I am in a thousand winds that blow, I am the softly falling snow, I am the gentle showers of rain, I am the fields of […]
Herd Life Images / Landscape / Mares
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Going Her Own Way
“Nature goes her own way, and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.” –Geothe
Behavior / Foal / Herd Life Images / Mare and Foal Images
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Rejoining the Herd
Most mares find a quiet place away from the rest of the herd to give birth. Usually, the other horses are within sight distance, a normal expectation […]
Behavior / Herd Life Images / Mares
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Spooning
After lots of rain I saw many horses napping in the sunshine. This sight, however, was a surprise. I’ve not seen mature horses lie down together so closely […]
Behavior / Foal / Herd Life Images / Mares / Stallion
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Stepping Up To Defend Life
I have long debated with myself about sharing images of an incident that was traumatic. It took me almost two years to be able to review the images […]
Herd Life Images / Mares / Older Horse Images
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Every Man’s Birthday
Every new year brings opportunity for each pregnant mare to fulfill her potential to create a sturdy and contributing life to That Herd. Once January arrives, expectation grows […]
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Wildness
Wildness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics.
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Inseparable
This is how you find these two foals, always together. The grey fell in love with this dark filly the first day they met. He has shadowed her […]
Herd Life Images / Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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Long Dusks of Summer
If it could be like this always: abundance, independence, golden hues, leisure, temperate, and peaceful!
Herd Life Images / Landscape / Mares
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Powdered Gold
” … summer afternoon; to me those have always been the most beautiful words in the English language.” –Henry James
Behavior / Herd Life Images / Mare and Foal Images / Stallion
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Courtship
Special attention is given to a responsive mare. Once her willingness is confirmed, actions move rapidly from there. This mare is much larger than the stallion in this […]
Foal / Herd Life Images / Uncategorized / Weanling and Yearling
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Bravado and Caution
Older foals never cease to entertain me with their mix of bravado and caution. These foals are old enough now to be fully independent; their explorations of me […]
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Offender Number Two
Still grieving over the loss of her own newborn many weeks prior, this mare took possession of a newborn filly along with an additional thief-mare for several hours. […]
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In Love With a Ninja
With lightening speed, she rises up to administer a (mock) fatal jab. He never saw it coming.
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Understandably Peeved
(Another picture of the sassy filly shown defending the dirt pile a couple posts back.) In this image she is circling her mother with confusion and irritation over […]
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Defending the Dirt Pile
In defense of her dirt pile, this filly shows her “I mean business” side. Her quick temper has been displayed with old or young herd mates, and her […]
Herd Life Images / Mare and Foal Images
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New Kid on the Block
Strolling through the neighborhood.
Herd Life Images / Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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Bountiful Day
“I will tell you where there is power: where the dew lies upon the hills, and the rain has moistened the roots of the various plant; where the […]
Behavior / Foal / Herd Life Images / Mare and Foal Images
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Launching a Friendship
These two foals are not more than a few days apart, but the bigger foal is shy about introductions. The delicate filly is willing to frisk about with […]
Foal / Herd Life Images
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Acceptance
A new foal, only a day or two old, accepts some harsh realities about life outside the womb. Rain and wind have been a constant for her so […]