“We patronize the animals for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the […]
Behavior / Older Horse Images
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Among Friends
Horses form close relationships that become subgroups within a herd setting. While it may be anthropomorphic to say horses have friends, they definitely form bonds and make choices […]
Behavior / Stallion
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Vigorous Display
There’s nothing like a “mare moment” to energize an otherwise laid-back stallion. In this free range setting, the stallion interacts continuously with his mares. This horse often tends […]
Foal
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Time Flies
A newborn image of the first foal of 2019 for the nostalgia of his cuteness. Now he’s a rough and ready brute of a colt.
Older Horse Images
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Roll With the Punches
The phrase “roll with the punches” is believed to originate with boxing. The term explains how boxers will often angle themselves and move in certain ways to lessen […]
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 […]
Older Horse Images
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Untroubled
How confident can we be in assessing whether a horse is happy? Happiness may be discerned as a positive state of mental wellness and having a good life. […]
Foal / Herd Life Images
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Irresistible
Raw, uncut, no-ego, take-it-as-it-comes face of a newborn. These moments, when absolutely everything is a lesson in living, are precious. Nothing inspires thoughts of positivity and hope like […]
Herd Life Images / Older Horse Images
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Pleasant Oasis
Like a pleasant oasis, this tree lined lane gives some relief from the constant heat and dryness of summer. It’s nice to see some green around the horses […]
Behavior / Older Horse Images
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Lone Wolf
Protagonists are always loners, almost by definition. –Pauline Kael protagonist | prōˈtaɡənəst, leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional […]
Stallion
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Rugged Good Looks
Without the usual heavy forelock covering his face, you can see the charming white eyelashes on this beast. He looks handsome and content.
Foal / Mare and Foal Images
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Promise Fulfilled
The promise of a healthy foal is fulfilled. Eleven months of wondering and hoping, and then the arrival of a new foal exceeds expectations. Well done, mare. Well […]
Behavior / Foal
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On the Fast Track
Roaming in a natural environment allows for rapid and constant skill building that sharpen confidence, stamina, problem solving, and survival reflexes. This new colt is probably a couple […]
Foal / Mare and Foal Images
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Babe in the Woods
A rushed evening check on the mare herd reveals a new foal! This leggy bay colt is probably a couple of days old. Night was arriving so I […]
Landscape / Older Horse Images
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In the Shade of a Great Pine
Pockets of tall pine trees dot the territory where That Herd horses roam. These colts, temporarily separated from their herd mates, browse in a beautiful pocket of young […]
Behavior / Older Horse Images / Stallion
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Battle Worn
He’s looks cute, but he’s a fighter. Shoving and biting, rearing and racing, the colts use their free time to practice techniques that may help them, in the […]
Foal
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Hollywood Style
A July image of a colt, both attractive and strong; he has an unusual blue slice of color in his left eye.
Mares
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Indomitable
The end of the year brings inevitable reflection, and this mare deserves to be a poster-child to that end. She has suffered through the loss of her foal […]
Behavior / Foal / Mare and Foal Images
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Proud Moment
This mare is a good mother. She has had many foals, and they all have benefited from their mother’s nurturing disposition. Even in this image, shortly after giving […]