wild horse – Page 13 – That Herd

Sharing the Love

posted on : October 20, 2014

wild horse photography of two colts face biting — The colts are in a constant state of provoking, testing, and tolerating each other. The also bond with each other and have a hierarchy of status among their herd-mates.

Accommodating the Interested Ladies

posted on : October 14, 2014

wild horse photography of a stallion with mares — This stallion was often surrounded by interested mares.

The Warning

posted on : October 13, 2014

During the first few days of life the mares are very vigilant with other herd members about keeping their distance from the newborns. As a whole, though, the mares and the stallion are very tolerant and accepting of each other.

wild horse photography a new mother warns another mare to stay away from her newborn — A curious mare receives a strong warning to keep her distance from a newborn foal.

For As Far As The Eye Can See

posted on : October 6, 2014

wild horse photography of mare and newborn in oat pasture — Finding this mare in a field of oats gave me a real opportunity to see her new foal. Only a couple of days old in this picture, I had been trying to get a glimpse of this filly; her mother was always in a hurry to move away when I showed up and kept herself between me and the foal until she was out of sight. She is an elusive mare with a newborn so I started calling her Nemisis.

Portrait of a Natural Existence

posted on : October 3, 2014

” … we lost our ancient proximity to animals, and the clouds past [passed] swiftly by without us.” -William Kittredge

: Something has caught the attention of the herd stallion and a favored mare and her colt.