Wild Horse Diary: March 07, 2020 - New Foal in The Broadfoot Herd
In just 12 days on March 19th, the first day of spring will officially start and I am sure the wild horses will be very happy to see the new grass too. I visited the Broadfoot herd back on February 23, 2020 and we had an incredible time. During this sighting, I got to see the stallion strut his stuff and interact with some of the mares and it was incredible to watch him run at full speed across the field. In the Wild Horse Diary today, I am delighted to let you know there is a brand new foal in the Broadfoot herd! To the best of my knowledge, this is the first official reporting of the new foal. I did a comprehensive search via Google and did not find any references to the new foal. NEW FOAL IN THE BROADFOOT HERD
Sometime between February 23, 2020 (my last sighting of the herd) and today (March 07, 2020) a new foal was born! As you can see in the photo to the left, the new foal has a large white spot on its forehead right between its eyes above its muzzle versus the other foal has a group of white markings on its rear right quarters. I believe the other foal is about four to six weeks old based on my personal sightings of this herd and it is a male. When we find a herd, the first thing that we do is to count them and note the number of foals, yearlings, colts, fillies, and mares. It isn't always possible to identify the gender, so sometimes we have to just document what we can. I keep a detailed journal of each horse in the herd with a description and photo if I have one of their distinctive markings. This helps me know if the same horses are in the herd or if a new member has been added. When we first found the herd we counted 14 which was the same as our last sighting. I didn't think any more about it and went to work trying to verify if the same members were in the herd today and then I started trying to document the genders on some missing information.
In the photo to the left, you can see the little foal sleeping on the ground next to the mare. So, I started the count again and I got 15. Then, I thought that I probably miscounted, so I checked again and got 15. It was at this time that I realized there was a new foal in the Broadfoot herd, but I was concerned. I realized that I had been there for about an hour and I was just now noticing the new foal. The foal had not moved an inch during that entire time, so I started looking at it more closely through my long telephoto lens. I increasingly became more concerned because I saw the mare grazing all around the foal and she even brushed the foals head and there was no movement. At this point, I was thinking the foal might not be alive and so I started working my way closer so that I could get a better look. About 15 minutes into my accent towards the foal, it popped up on its feel and started looking around! Within a few seconds the new foal started nursing and I was relieved. I watched the new foal for about another hour or so from 100+ yards away and I was unable to identify the gender, but I was able to document some unique markings, so hopefully in the near future I will be able to identify the gender and let you know.
It was an incredible day with the Broadfoot herd and I am excited to photograph this new little baby in the coming weeks and months. As previously noted above, there is another foal that looks to be a month or more old, so it will be a lot of fun watching them play together in the future. The long winter is almost behind us now and I couldn't be any more excited about the wild horses if I tried. Video Workshops For Analog Photographers Read Testimonials from photographers and collectors from around the world. Buy Your Film, Darkroom, and Photography Gear at No Additional Cost To You From B&H Photo COLOR FILMS, DEVELOPERS, DARKROOM GEAR Fujichrome Provia 100F - Fujichrome Velvia 100 - Fujichrome Velvia 50 - Kodak Portra 160 - Kodak Portra 400 - Kodak Ektar 100 - Fujicolor Pro 400H - Fujicolor Crystal Archive Silver Gelatin RA4 Paper - RA-4 Color Print Processing Developer & Processing Chemicals - Color Darkroom Enlargers ILFORD B&W FILMS & DEVELOPERS Ilford HP5 Plus- Ilford FP4 Plus - Ilford Delta 100 - Ilford Delta 400 - Ilford Delta 3200 - Ilford Pan F Plus - Ilford XP2 Super - Ilford SFX - Ilford ID-11 - Ilford DD-X - Ilford Microphen KODAK B&W FILM DEVELOPERS Kodak Tri-X - Kodak T-Max 100 - Kodak T-Max 400 - Kodak Portra 160 - Kodak Portra 400 - Kodak Ektar 100 - Kodak P-3200 - Kodak Ektachrome - Kodak D-76 - Kodak XTOL - Kodak HC-110 DARKROOM SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT Note: I participate in affiliate programs where I earn a small commission on some select products that I provide links for on my website at www.timlaytonfineart.com. When you use these links, I earn a small commission and there is no additional charge to you.
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