“Those dreams are tied to a horse that will not tire.” – Sting, Desert Rose
Behavior / Foal
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Lighthearted Romp
Green spring grass and a new colt launched in an exploratory flight pattern, for your enjoyment. The vibrancy of this moment is contagious.
Herd Life Images / Mare and Foal Images
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Allegiance
Minus the moments of exasperation with older foals, the mares that have a foal, year after year, (bless their hearts), are able to remain steadfast and committed to […]
Behavior / Foal
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Nature Remains Unchanged
“The nature of the horse remains unchanged, whether it carries the saddle of the prince, or whether it draws the cart of the wagoner. The noble ones accept […]
Herd Life Images / Older Horse Images
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Twilight’s Rosy Blush
The open, interested expressions on these horse’s faces end my day with validation. It is a boost, indeed, when these independent souls greet my presence with curiosity, and […]
Behavior / Mares
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Clever Mare
Disrupt, interfere, impede. This is what she does. “The fact that the lower animals are excited by the same emotions as ourselves is so well established, that it […]
Older Horse Images
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Solstice Sync
A lone colt wanders through a late day meadow turned glittery and golden on this, the longest day of the year. Summer solstice is not rare and a […]
Behavior / Foal
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Romp-O-Rama
Kids will be kids, even horse-kids. This little guy romped about merrily; he was caught up in his own little game and giving it his all. It is […]
Foal
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Often They Thrive
I often see horses as I move about my every day life. Horses standing in paddocks, horses wandering through a dusty corral, horses in all sorts of artificial […]
Older Horse Images
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Fleeting Moment
“Oh, grassy glades! on, ever vernal endless landscapes in the soul; in ye, – though long parched by the dead drought of the earthly life, – in ye, […]
Herd Life Images / Older Horse Images
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Sometimes a Tri-Color
A recent visitor to this blog asked if tri-colored paint foals are ever born in That Herd. Yes, sometimes there are tri-colored foals. An example of one attractive […]
Behavior / Older Horse Images / Weanling and Yearling
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Finding the Balance
“I know what you are thinking. You are wondering, ‘How is it that he is so strong?’. The man smiled and tapped his finger against his temple. The […]
Behavior / Foal
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Natural Talent
Sometimes the foals name themselves. Such is the case with this new colt. In an extraordinary show of natural talent, this two-day-old foal jumped over this bush several […]
Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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Noble and Scenic
Don’t they look noble and scenic rushing past in the green woods during a steady rain? This is the first foal for this young mare and what a […]
Landscape / Older Horse Images
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That’s Just Pretty
“The cream of enjoyment in this life is always the impromptu. The chance walk; the unexpected visit; the unpremeditated journey; the unsought conversation or acquaintance.” –Fanny Fern I […]
Landscape / Mares
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Leaping For Joy
Here is a brief video clip of some young mares approaching with curiosity, then bursting away. Another fair winter day highlights the absolute beauty of the meadow where […]
Landscape / Mares / Older Horse Images
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Scenes Like These
Scenes like this evaporate the most troubled and busy noise that collects in one’s head. Nature, in it’s quiet moments, has a power that is both undeniable and […]
Behavior / Weanling and Yearling
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Serious Play
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 […]
Behavior / Landscape / Older Horse Images
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Wild Habits
” … I love even to see the domestic animals reassert their native rights – any evidence that they have not wholly lost their original wild habits and […]
Behavior / Older Horse Images
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Jubilation
First light and frost on the ground inspired this young mare to express her strength and vitality by rearing, swirling, and leaping repeatedly. Her demonstration was a singular […]