There are so many great elements to this image; the dried milk on the forehead, the white eyelashes, extra long ears, silky whiskers, a puff-ball forelock, all […]
Behavior / Herd Life Images / Landscape / Mare and Foal Images
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Harmonious Neighbors
A glimpse at some of our neighbors for the American Thanksgiving holiday. They do, however, seem to compete for similar forage. No matter, the birds mostly go where […]
Behavior / Mare and Foal Images / Older Horse Images
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The Shortness of Time
Carpe Diem – an exclamation used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future. Roman poet Horace used […]
Behavior / Foal
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Periscope Moment
I cannot seem to put into words how beautiful these little moments are. His journey has begun.
Behavior / Foal
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Ecotherapy
Sorry to disappoint you but this is an image of a newborn colt from last year. The first 2022 foal of That Herd has not arrived yet. Shrouded […]
Behavior / Landscape / Older Horse Images
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Cantering Out of the Sky
” … and suppose that a wild little Horse of Magic came cantering out of the sky, … ” –Walter De La Mare
Behavior / Older Horse Images / Weanling and Yearling
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Cactus Garden
I think they would rather run me over than the cactus if it came to that.
Behavior / Older Horse Images / Weanling and Yearling
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On Your Toes
When the young horses come in with open expressions of interest, you know you have to be on your toes. I don’t mean that in a bad way, […]
Behavior / Foal
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With Her Explorer Hat On
“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by […]
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Quite Capable
Wild horses and domestic horses are genetically the same. Roaming freely, living in herd groups, and foraging for feed and water are all actions natural to horses. The […]
Older Horse Images
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Such Terrain
“Getting dirty is the whole point. If you’re getting dirty, that means that you have traveled to where there is no pavement. When you sojourn into such terrain, […]
Behavior / Landscape / Weanling and Yearling
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Picnic
For years now, I have shared important emotional bonds with That Herd members. Present at a large number of their births and early foal-life days, I have become […]
Foal / Mare and Foal Images
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Fifteen Minutes
I owe this colt his introduction and fifteen minutes of fame. Born mid April he has a little over eight weeks “on the outside” at the time this […]
Behavior / Foal / Mare and Foal Images / Mares
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Warning Face
This mare has had a foal every year for many years. This is her first bay colored foal. Day one for this colt started foggy and wet in […]
Behavior / Foal
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Much the Same
I secretly call them Wheaties and Dot. Wheaties is a colt and Dot is a filly by the same stud. Born within days of each other from mares […]
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All in a Days’ Travels
Ah, the vitality of youth! The young foal easily lopes up this steep hill while her young mother digs in. (Now that I’m posting this, I think […]
Behavior / Foal / Mare and Foal Images
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A Treasure
corker | ˈkôrkər | noun 1 an excellent or astonishing person (horse) or thing I would bet you know a person who is completely cooperative and pleasant […]
Foal / Mare and Foal Images
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Don’t Smile, I Dare You
Sometimes, fresh from the womb, foals have bent or curled ears. The ear tips straighten out in a day or two. Too bad, so cute.
Behavior / Landscape / Older Horse Images / Stallion
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No Water. Not Romantic.
The American West is steeped in romantic imagery and nostalgia, horses being a big part of that. The lack of water in the American West, however, is not […]
Behavior / Foal / Mare and Foal Images
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Pride and Fortitude
After regaining her strength several days post giving birth, a veteran mother looks proud and calm in her motherhood role. After many years without conceiving, and now […]