Life is Good

posted on : October 22, 2014
wild horse photography of a mare and new foal in grass
This mare and her new foal look content on a late spring afternoon. Those birds are often seen on the backs of grazing horses, I’ve seen a dozen at a time on some.

Sharing the Love

posted on : October 20, 2014
wild horse photography of two colts face biting
The colts are in a constant state of provoking, testing, and tolerating each other. The also bond with each other and have a hierarchy of status among their herd-mates.

Accommodating the Interested Ladies

posted on : October 14, 2014
wild horse photography of a stallion with mares
This stallion was often surrounded by interested mares.

The Warning

posted on : October 13, 2014

During the first few days of life the mares are very vigilant with other herd members about keeping their distance from the newborns. As a whole, though, the mares and the stallion are very tolerant and accepting of each other.

wild horse photography a new mother warns another mare to stay away from her newborn
A curious mare receives a strong warning to keep her distance from a newborn foal.

Looking a Mess

posted on : October 7, 2014
wild horse photography portrait of a young horse covered in grime and burrs
I admit when I saw this band of horses, faces and legs covered in greasy dirt and stickers I was disappointed by their lack of majestic presentation. However, this horse, his face sticky with residue from native drought resistant flora and grimy with dust, topped with a crown of burrs, looks bright and quite proud of himself.

For As Far As The Eye Can See

posted on : October 6, 2014
wild horse photography of mare and newborn in oat pasture
Finding this mare in a field of oats gave me a real opportunity to see her new foal. Only a couple of days old in this picture, I had been trying to get a glimpse of this filly; her mother was always in a hurry to move away when I showed up and kept herself between me and the foal until she was out of sight. She is an elusive mare with a newborn so I started calling her Nemisis.

 

Frosty Morning

posted on : October 4, 2014
wild horse photography of a horse in a frosty meadow
A beautiful individual ambles through a frost covered meadow.

Portrait of a Natural Existence

posted on : October 3, 2014

” … we lost our ancient proximity to animals, and the clouds past [passed] swiftly by without us.”  -William Kittredge

wild horse photography of a stallion, mare and foal
Something has caught the attention of the herd stallion and a favored mare and her colt.

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