Two Young Foals | GA Horse Photographer

This spring, the Huff family welcomed two beautiful Quarter Horse foals to their herd just outside of Athens, Georgia. Their black mare, AQHA Big Rock Hancock, affectionately called “Bigs”, had a colt named Stone on April 21st. A few weeks later, their daughter Camden, an upcoming eighth grader, celebrated the arrival of her own colt, Dinero. Camden had bred her chestnut barrel racing mare, Zanes Dashing Zeal, to Tres Frenchmans Fame, and Zeal foaled on May 16th.

Both colts surprised everyone with their eye-catching chrome—bright white stockings and bold facial markings. Being around the two young foals made my horse photographer's heart full, and it was a privilege to spend so much time with them and the Huff family.

I arrived in the early evening, just as the light began to soften, ideal for equine photography. We started the session with Bigs and Stone, about six weeks old at time of photographing, in a spacious pasture dotted with ankle-high grass and shaded by a large tree. I wasn’t sure how energetic Stone would be, or how far he’d stray from his dam, but he moved across the pasture with youthful energy, giving me plenty of chances to capture his movement and spirit. Dinero, being a younger horse at about three weeks old, stayed closer to Zeal, so Camden helped by walking her mare around to encourage some motion and interaction.

We ended the session with a few special horse and rider portraits of Camden and her mare, Zeal. The late sunlight cast a golden glow over the scene, and just as I started shooting, Dinero wandered into the frame, adding a dose of charm and spontaneity to the portraits. These little unscripted moments—the bond between foals and mares, the quiet connection between Camden and Zeal, and the sheer joy of young horses discovering their world—are what make portrait sessions like this so memorable to me as an horse photographer.