Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Look at this plump black beauty, glowing russet in the first light of morning in Sand Wash Basin. She’s one of Voodoo’s mares.

Meteor, yearling colt in Star’s band: Um. Trying to nap here.

He was so bothered – not – that I was able to walk all the way around him (giving him a respectful wide berth) to photograph his big hunky daddy (?) from several angles, and then move on to another nearby band. He never rose from his nap, watched over faithfully by Star and his mare, Meteor’s mama. 🙂

Isn’t he super cute?!

Are you noticing a theme? The pintos in Sand Wash Basin are flashy and splashy and gorgeous!

That’s filly Braley, granddaughter of the one and only Picasso. Just at right is her band stallion (and sire?) Voodoo.

Don’t you love the spots even in her little blaze??

This flashy young guy is going to steal all the girls’ hearts in Sand Wash Basin!

Wonder where he’s going?

That little punkin’ is blowing a raspberry at me!

He and his marvelous mama (and big brother?) are with some other horses in a band led by a hunky sorrel stallion with one gorgeous blue eye – and one equally beautiful brown eye. 🙂

Mama horse had her own ideas of how her family portrait should be arranged, and the young guy on the right wasn’t part of her plan.

Clearly, the grey boy at left has won this lady’s favor. 🙂

Hello, my pretty!

This sweet filly was calm and curious while I visited her band just after sunset in Sand Wash Basin. It was a fantastic welcome to this wide-open range in northwestern Colorado … capped by the full moon rising over the very-far-away horizon!