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 […]
Behavior / Mares / Older Horse Images
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Unsettled
With a white-hot summer sky behind her, this head strong mare is showing a lot of emotion as she realizes the main herd has left her behind. Big […]
Foal / Mares / Older Horse Images
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A Study in Soulful
From Day-One who could resist the dark, expressive eyes on this beautiful filly? Even now, a few years later, she retains the most beautiful soulful eyes. […]
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 / Mares
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Chosen Few
Every year, without fail, this grey mare befriends the oldest mares in the herd. There becomes one individual that she is with constantly. This year, it is this […]
Behavior / Mares / Stallion
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Sweet and Salty
This stallion is forced to stay light on his feet around this big mare. One minute she naps nose to nose with him, and in the next moment, […]
Herd Life Images / Landscape / Mares
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Any Day Now
Well blog fans, it’s been over a month that I have lived without access to my image files. Even I could not have predicted it would take this […]
Behavior / Herd Life Images / Mares / Stallion
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All the Single Ladies
Receptive body language and soft expressions greet this young stallion when several mares are willing at the same time. Interestingly, on this occasion, he bred none of the […]
Landscape / Mares / Uncategorized
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Quiet Misty Mornings
Shrouded in mist, our feet wet with dewy grass, we couldn’t be happier.
Mares
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Indomitable
The end of the year brings inevitable reflection, and this mare deserves to be a poster-child to that end. She has suffered through the loss of her foal […]
Landscape / Mares / Older Horse Images
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Beauty Before Beauty
A powerful mare emerges from woody terrain to investigate my visit. She is young and strong and good-natured. I think she looks lovely in this setting.
Behavior / Mares / Older Horse Images
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Giggle and Skitter About
Any one of the recent realities: excessive heat, intense thunderstorms, earthquakes, wild fires, and a near total solar eclipse could explain the wacky behavior of these young mares […]
Mares / Older Horse Images
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Morning Muse
Aurora Musis amica. (Dawn is friend of the muses). There is no heat yet from the sun; the only hour of this day that won’t be hot until […]
Foal / Mare and Foal Images / Mares
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Got Milk?
This mare has lots of milk for her newborn foal.
Behavior / Herd Life Images / Mares
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Thistle Eating 101
I have a lot to say about horses eating thistles when surrounded by other (seemingly better) choices, I just don’t have a lot to say right now. In […]
Behavior / Herd Life Images / Mares
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Wonderful Relief
“Where the waters do agree, it is quite wonderful the relief they give.” –Jane Austen, Emma (Even for a horse)
Behavior / Herd Life Images / Mares / Stallion
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New Presence
I have taken my time in introducing the That Herd stallion this year. He is a new individual to me, and I wanted to get a sense of […]
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Fleeting Moments
I can take a hundred photos of the same horse, but only very rarely do I feel like I captured a picture of the horse I see in […]
Landscape / Mares
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The Burn of the Sun
Summer has set in with it’s usual severity. The burn of the sun and the wind have forced a slower pace to the longer days.