Serious Play

posted on : March 8, 2016

These two weanling colts were persistent in their games of mock battle, coming together, then running away, several times on this bright morning. Alternating as the aggressor, each colt annoyed and/or attacked the other, each without intent to harm. You can see that the other horses mostly ignored their frequent rough collisions.

wild horse photography of two colts playing
Two colts engage in mock battle.
wild horse photography of a colt jumping on another colt
Over and over, these two colts jumped on each other.
wild horse photography of colts play-biting
Weanling colts never seem to tire of pestering each other.
wild horse photography of two colts play biting
Play bites to the face occur frequently with young colts and fillies.
wild horse photography of two colts in mock battle
Leg biting during mock battle gets rough with the weanling colts.
wild horse photography of two colts rearing while playing
The colts and fillies engage in rough play often.

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