Piedra is a couple of years older than Kestrel, and they have known each other literally all of Kestrel’s life. Even when they were in different bands, with different stallions, their bands were close to each other. They were two of the first to teach me why some bands travel together (it’s the mares).
It’s amazing to me to see that level of dedicated friendship.
Mustangs are amazing.
Piedra and Kestrel both were named by me at the beginning of my documentation of the herd. Piedra was young and the brown-grey of a young horse born brown or bay and turning grey. I don’t remember the exact steps of thoughts I went through, but I loved the name of the Piedra River that flows out of the San Juan Mountains near Pagosa Springs. She had a simple star on her forehead, and I found that “piedra” means stone in English (“for example, una piedra preciosa means ‘a precious stone'”). That was good enough for me, and precious Piedra was named. 🙂
Kestrel was a weanling filly, still with her mother, Luna, after the 2007 roundup, and I have a particular love for kestrels, fierce small falcons that are abundant in Disappointment Valley. Basically, I just wanted to name a mustang “Kestrel,” and she was beautiful and deserving, and it stuck!
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Very fitting names – they are, as always so beautiful.
Two of my very favorite girls. 🙂
These two are truly iconic mares, and it’s fitting that you should have named them, TJ! They are so beautiful and your names for them are too!
I can’t imagine one without the other. 🙂
The unspoken but innate bond is so strong and ancient. Only by knowing and sharing their history the way you do TJ, can we fully appreciate how mustangs rely on each other. Thanks again for the background info-so interesting !
It’s been good for me to post these tidbits of information about various horses. They are so neverendingly fascinating and amazing. 🙂
Great names for these gals!
Thanks, Karen. 🙂
Love these two girls!
Truly BFFs. 🙂