This gelding thinks his been gifted a band of mares for his very own. Sadly, these beauties are heavy in foal and this is as close as he […]
Landscape / Mare and Foal Images / Uncategorized
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In Admiration
A mare who is no longer with us and her first foal. She gave us many memorable moments.
Behavior / Foal
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Ecotherapy
Sorry to disappoint you but this is an image of a newborn colt from last year. The first 2022 foal of That Herd has not arrived yet. Shrouded […]
Behavior / Older Horse Images / Stallion
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Boyish Today
I’ve been putting some thought into aggression verses violence in wild animals. Looking at horses in particular, there is limited research available on violence in feral, free-range, and […]
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 / Older Horse Images / Weanling and Yearling
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Cactus Garden
I think they would rather run me over than the cactus if it came to that.
Behavior / Older Horse Images / Weanling and Yearling
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On Your Toes
When the young horses come in with open expressions of interest, you know you have to be on your toes. I don’t mean that in a bad way, […]
Behavior / Foal
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With Her Explorer Hat On
“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by […]
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 […]
Older Horse Images
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Such Terrain
“Getting dirty is the whole point. If you’re getting dirty, that means that you have traveled to where there is no pavement. When you sojourn into such terrain, […]
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 […]
Foal / Older Horse Images
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The Beginning and the Now
We do love to watch the foals grow and blossom into maturity!
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
Mare and Foal Images / Older Horse Images
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Nostalgia Pose
Unseen by me for quite some time, I was happy to relive a familiar pose with this stand-out filly, now a mare of six years. She is and […]
Behavior / Herd Life Images / Mares / Older Horse Images
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Until Now
There is an older saddle horse that roams with the mares. I have never seen the mares accept him or interact with him unless it’s to chase him […]
Foal / Mare and Foal Images
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Fifteen Minutes
I owe this colt his introduction and fifteen minutes of fame. Born mid April he has a little over eight weeks “on the outside” at the time this […]
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 / Foal / Mare and Foal Images / Mares
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Warning Face
This mare has had a foal every year for many years. This is her first bay colored foal. Day one for this colt started foggy and wet in […]