Kentucky Horse Farms: Mamas and Babies, Part 1

Mark Perry set up the Kentucky Horse Farms trip in May so we would have plenty of foals to photograph. Our first stop of the day had two babies. One was very busy snoozing most of the morning. The other more than made up for his sleepy buddy - running, kicking, making faces, and annoying his mother.

Fair warning, this post has a lot of photos - who wants to leave out even one cute baby photo? More family photos from the second farm we visited will be up shortly.

Yes, I am alert, intelligent, and a future racing champion:

Or possibly a flop-eared mule?

Break time:

Back to harassing mom:

 Where's my buddy?

So tired, it's easier to snack laying down.

And then a quick nap...

The snoozing baby.

Keeping an eye on Mom.

Classic mom-n-foal pose.

Looking for his friend. The mares would not let these two get close to each other. Every attempt was met with laid back ears, bared teeth and maternal squealing.

All this standing up and nursing is a lot of work - time for another nap.

Next, more mamas and babies from the second farm we visited.