A mare who is no longer with us and her first foal. She gave us many memorable moments.
Landscape / Older Horse Images
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Watching Me Like TV
There is a foal portrait on the Home page of this blog. I call him the whiskers foal. Well, the big horse in this image is the whiskers […]
Behavior / Landscape / Older Horse Images
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Cantering Out of the Sky
” … and suppose that a wild little Horse of Magic came cantering out of the sky, … ” –Walter De La Mare
Behavior / Foal / Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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Quite Capable
Wild horses and domestic horses are genetically the same. Roaming freely, living in herd groups, and foraging for feed and water are all actions natural to horses. The […]
Behavior / Landscape / Weanling and Yearling
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Picnic
For years now, I have shared important emotional bonds with That Herd members. Present at a large number of their births and early foal-life days, I have become […]
Herd Life Images / Landscape / Older Horse Images
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Spirits
“When I see a horse grazing on the skyline it seems a spirit. I think of it as ascending to the sun.” –N. Scott Manaday, Earth Keeper
Behavior / Foal / Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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Safe Distance
This mare is new to That Herd and so far accepting of my visits. She was, however, adamant that I would not get near her new foal. I […]
Behavior / Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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All in a Days’ Travels
Ah, the vitality of youth! The young foal easily lopes up this steep hill while her young mother digs in. (Now that I’m posting this, I think […]
Behavior / Landscape / Older Horse Images / Stallion
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No Water. Not Romantic.
The American West is steeped in romantic imagery and nostalgia, horses being a big part of that. The lack of water in the American West, however, is not […]
Foal / Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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Composure and Growth
In a few short weeks the foals grow at tremendous rates. In this environment, their courage, and analytical thinking make great strides as well as their physical development. […]
Behavior / Landscape / Older Horse Images
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Seeing the World
“Magic isn’t somewhere else. It isn’t a series of distant rituals, ancient texts and expensive courses. Magic is turning to the world, and seeing it, … ” –Alice […]
Behavior / Foal / Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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The Sheltering Oak
Early morning overcast skies and the protection of a senior oak tree shelter the birth of a new life. The mother, notable for her distinctive […]
Foal / Landscape / Mare and Foal Images / Mares
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Their Journey
In celebration of the journey of a mare with her foal. Whether it is a mare with her first baby or her fifteenth, may their days be trouble-free. […]
Landscape / Older Horse Images
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View From the Old Oak
This image is of the the almost-four-year-old who appeared as a newborn in the preceding post. He is a beauty, tough as nails, and has an interesting blue […]
Foal / Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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How Sweet It Is
This is not the image I intended on sharing. I chose a recent image of this colt, nearly four-years-old now, looking impressive on a hilltop. I thought I […]
Behavior / Landscape / Older Horse Images
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Rounding the Bend
When searching for a band of horses, rounding the bend and having this in your sight is a moment of pure happiness. The others cannot be far. Maybe […]
Behavior / Herd Life Images / Landscape / Weanling and Yearling
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Nature’s Water Cooler
Our society is familiar with the office water cooler as a place to hang out and talk about work while not working. The same types of water cooler […]
Landscape / Older Horse Images
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A New Energy
May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow […]
Behavior / Landscape / Older Horse Images
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Feeling Nostalgic
A few representatives of That Herd taken 2012. Eight years has come and gone in a heartbeat. These horses are fully mature and in the prime of their […]