Photo Challenge: Say Hello to the Horse Nation Class of 2018

Welcome to the world, kids! Enjoy the submissions from this week’s photo challenge: the annual foal thread!

For most of the country, it’s springtime, and that means foaling season. It’s an annual Horse Nation tradition to feature each year’s foal crop as submitted by readers — here’s a photo gallery for you to squeal over!

But first, an honorable mention for this reader who is still in a wintery climate:

Spring hasn’t arrived in Montana so no foals in my pasture yet. Photo by Hailey Longstreth

Our 11 day old Oldenburg colt by Onze Fons out of Deja Blue. Photo by Hannah Saucy

And this is nugget #2 (Mardi Gras Toi) another purebred arabian colt. (Atlas and mother photobombing in the background). Photo by Justine Rose

Growing up too fast ???????? #horsesofinstagram #horsenation #aphaproud #colt

A post shared by Cheyenne (@nw_country) on Apr 25, 2018 at 8:29pm PDT

Presto has a half sister! Sadie foaled a big, gorgeous Diarado filly for @willowtreewarmbloods yesterday evening at 6pm. Sadie is now 3 for 3 at having her foals during daylight hours. Good mare! ???? No name for the filly yet, but it’s an M year for sBs. ???????????? #foalingseason #mareandfoal #broodmare #foal #foalsof2018 #diarado #westporte #warmblood #horsenation #horsesofinstagram #equestrian #horsefarm #babyhorse #fohlen #stute #poulain #sporthorse

A post shared by The $900 Facebook Pony (@the900facebookpony) on Apr 25, 2018 at 5:39am PDT

When you want to eat and she wants to #runincircles around you! #rishdraught #fillyfoal #motherhood #broodmare #horsenation

A post shared by Kleary Field (@klearyfield) on Apr 24, 2018 at 1:42pm PDT

Spring has finally arrived! ????????

A post shared by Hannah Bevilacqua (@hannahbevi) on Apr 23, 2018 at 2:08pm PDT

Monday has me missing weekends filled with Goose Goose. #horsenation #horsesofinstagram #colt #foal #aphaproud

A post shared by Cheyenne (@nw_country) on Apr 23, 2018 at 4:48pm PDT

Being born is exhausting #babyhorse #snugasabug #futureracehorse #poppingfresh #straightouttatheoven #thoroughbreds #Kentucky #myoldkentuckyhome #sostinkincute #snooze #foalsofinstagram #thatbluegrasslife #horsenation

A post shared by Kristin Case (@krissy8218) on Apr 19, 2018 at 4:22pm PDT

These two ???? #futureeventhorse #bwp #belgianwarmblood #ramirob #horsenation

A post shared by Stephanie Letarte (@sletarte) on Apr 4, 2018 at 10:48am PDT

Keep an eye out for next week’s 24-hour photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Monday afternoon on both Instagram and Facebook.

Go riding!