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 […]
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 […]
Much the Same
I secretly call them Wheaties and Dot. Wheaties is a colt and Dot is a filly by the same stud. Born within days of each other from mares […]
Via Con Dios
“I hope you will grow up gentle and good, and never learn bad ways; do your work with good will, lift your feet up well when you trot, […]
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. […]
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 […]
Hurrah For Motherly Fortitude
What a pair! She managed what must have been a challenging birth. Look at the size of this little beastie. I’m calling him Wheaties, for the cereal that […]
Soldier Pose
I missed his first hours and days but I have met the first colt of the year. A beautiful painted bay, he’s about a week old and […]
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 […]
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 […]
My Tribute
“You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it. … ” –Denzel Washington This colt. tribute | ˈtribyo͞ot | noun […]
Do Horses Experience Beauty?
This colt is on high alert when I am nearby, as is his mother, but he pauses in this moment to get a good look at me. It […]
Growing Into a Name
I can imagine these images may be rather pedestrian to some viewers, but these little moments of horse life interest me. The simple act of walking through a […]
Attempted Maternal Coup
Early on a March morning I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time. Two mares had given birth a couple hours previous to […]
Four Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Little Hours
With a little time, grass, mother’s milk and energizing sunshine this colt has bloomed into a uniquely handsome ready-to-wean lean machine. Notice how cute and determined he […]
Far From Ordinary
Ordinary is not a label that fits this colt. He was born with an extra velvety hair coat, a distinctive long face, pale eyes, and a tiny white […]
If Days Had Halos
In direct contrast to today’s wildfire and extreme-heat ravaged California, this memory is connected to a glorious California morning in mid April. Mild in temperature and robed in […]
Around the Mountain
In an amusing trick of nature, this colt’s white face marking drips down his face seemingly detoured by the large (noble) bump on his face. When you can’t […]
Born For Adventure
I had my work cut out for me on the morning this foal was born. Mother followed the herd on a round trip of a couple of miles, […]