With her first day behind her, this new filly purposefully marches beside her mother, matching her every turn and pause. Soon she’ll be investigating her surroundings with confidence.
Foal / Mare and Foal Images
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The Filly Streak Continues!
It’s a girl! Again! 2019 Fillies are running in a strong majority for That Herd. Several summer foals are still expected so we will see if that continues. […]
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A Little Horse of Her Very Own
This mare is impossible to dislike. She is curious and gentle. She’s a bit of a lovable goober, though I hate to use a term that’s so hard […]
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Fresh and Fearless
Don’t let that dainty pose fool you; she is brimming with mischief.
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Happy Ending
Stolen from her mother while she lay down to pass the placenta, this filly had to navigate some confusion and rough treatment for several hours. All that is […]
Behavior / Foal / Herd Life Images
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In Love With a Ninja
With lightening speed, she rises up to administer a (mock) fatal jab. He never saw it coming.
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Understandably Peeved
(Another picture of the sassy filly shown defending the dirt pile a couple posts back.) In this image she is circling her mother with confusion and irritation over […]
Mare and Foal Images
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Earned Fatigue
A veteran mother maintains a protective zone around her newborn filly. She stays quietly within the herd, but she minimizes her wandering for the foal’s sake and undoubtedly, […]
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New Kid on the Block
Strolling through the neighborhood.
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Happy Girls are the Prettiest Girls
Hey look! She’s the same color as the oak tree bark! At one day old this filly is a joy to observe. Bouncy and independent, her mother follows […]
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An Unexpected Arrival
She is unusual in many ways. She has an unusual face marking (not entirely visible in this pic), she is unusually stout for a new foal for a […]
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Launching a Friendship
These two foals are not more than a few days apart, but the bigger foal is shy about introductions. The delicate filly is willing to frisk about with […]
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Making an Introduction
My first visit with a new foal on a sunny day. When I first observed her during a persistent rainstorm, she appeared brown. Of course she was soaked […]
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Sun God Greetings
A new filly greets the brief sunshine during a long string of winter rainstorms. By human standards, animals endure lots of uncomfortable weather. By animal standards, at least […]
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Brimming With Confidence
A new foal for a first time mother, this filly benefits from a second protective mare who adopted her and her mom. She is a beautiful dark color […]
Behavior / Foal / Weanling and Yearling
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Good Conscience, Bad Conscience
This image reminds me of the old Looney Toons characters that sat on shoulders as good and bad conscience “angels”. One foal is quite mild and reasonable, while […]
Behavior / Foal / Weanling and Yearling
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Water Baby
A full water trough, after sucking water out of a mud hole swarming with wasps, is a pleasure indeed. This filly played and played, soaking all her herd […]
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 […]
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Nap to Gallop In No Time Flat
(Thank you Go Daddy Support for helping me bring my site back to life). Her mother has kept her secluded for over a week, so: wary mare equals […]
Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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What a Wonderful World
Even though That Herd horses are accustomed to my appearances, sometimes they don’t want anything to do with me. I don’t take it personally when mares keep their […]