“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” – E.E. Cummings A fresh face in […]
Behavior / Mares / Older Horse Images
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Giggle and Skitter About
Any one of the recent realities: excessive heat, intense thunderstorms, earthquakes, wild fires, and a near total solar eclipse could explain the wacky behavior of these young mares […]
Mares / Older Horse Images
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Morning Muse
Aurora Musis amica. (Dawn is friend of the muses). There is no heat yet from the sun; the only hour of this day that won’t be hot until […]
Landscape / Mare and Foal Images / Older Horse Images
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Math, Mystery, and More
Moments like this have such poetry in them; one is inspired to breath deeply and be grateful. I see a story, a painting, a lesson, a memory, math, […]
Landscape / Older Horse Images
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Welcoming Faces
Farther than most would go, that’s where you will find them.
Behavior / Stallion
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Leadership
Quiet leadership from the herd stallion, on a day to day basis, can seem like an annoyance. All that driving and gathering of the mares sometimes seems without […]
Behavior / Stallion
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The Commander
The behavior of a herd stallion changes often and with a moment’s notice. One minute, he may doze alone in the shade, the next moment he may thunder […]
Landscape / Stallion
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Dreamscape
This carefree romp is brought to you by the That Herd stallion. Life is good.
Behavior / Foal / Mare and Foal Images
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Adrenaline Queen Meets Casual
This scrappy mare, small in stature and big on attitude, is always the first, or far worse, the last, to cause a disruption in any form of control […]
Mare and Foal Images
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Isn’t She Lovely
This is a lovely mare. She is large and independent. Her face is expressive and refined for her size. She has been lauded on this photo blog for […]
Behavior / Herd Life Images / Mares / Stallion
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New Presence
I have taken my time in introducing the That Herd stallion this year. He is a new individual to me, and I wanted to get a sense of […]
Behavior / Older Horse Images
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Evidence of Spring
There are no foals yet, but evidence of spring in abundant. Marching through a sea of insects, these young fillies are nearly slick with their summer coats, and […]
Behavior / Older Horse Images
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Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Hello friends, I’ve been away from my computer for a couple of weeks. Springtime means new foals, so I expect to be posting on a more regular schedule […]
Older Horse Images
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Inquiring Minds
Horses are naturally curious. Investigations are alert and often poised for flight. In a free range environment, there are so many opportunities for investigation the horses become relaxed […]
Behavior / Older Horse Images
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Mud and Green Grass
Several rainy storms have passed through this winter, creating lots of mud and green grass after many years of drought. For a time, paradise is being celebrated by […]
Weanling and Yearling
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Kill The Dragon
“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” –G.K. Chesterton Following months […]
Landscape / Weanling and Yearling
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Hiding in Plain Sight
This group of yearlings keep their curiosity about people under tight control. After some searching under a blanket of low clouds and still air, suspicious pointy shapes (ear […]
Landscape / Older Horse Images / Weanling and Yearling
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The World Before Me
“Afoot and lighthearted I take to the open road, healthy, free, the world before me.” –Walt Whitman
Landscape / Older Horse Images / Weanling and Yearling
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The One That Stands In The Open
“The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the […]