More about Image and Ember

Can you imagine the joy that filled my heart when I was following and photographing the wild horses on the Pryor Mountains on a summer day in 2008 – when I saw this little white fluff-ball lying on the ground within Cloud’s band.  Going a little closer, I could start to make out the features of a little foal.  Oh, how adorable!  Later I learned his name was Cloud’s Image.  He is the son of Cloud’s daughter Cloud Dancer.  Looking around at the rest of Cloud’s band, I could see a little fireball poking around behind Firestorm, another of Cloud’s daughters.  Knowing that this was the product of the union of Firestorm and Santa Fe from the previous summer, I instantly fell in love.  This little adorable foal’s name was Ember.  How fitting.  Sadly, she had a deep wound on her right shoulder, which was probably from a mountain lion attack.  It saddened me at the time, thinking that she would never make it through winter, let alone the coming Autumn months.  When I returned the following summer, much to my delight, Ember was alive and doing quite well!