Chipeta, right, watches while Seven grazes with his mares, Puzzle and Shadow, and his stepdaughter, Tesora. Chipeta is Puzzle’s mama; she’s with Ty and their daughter, Seneca, who were out of this shot to the right. Copper also was with them. On this particular evening, their “spaces” overlapped a bit.
Love. The. Tail!
Baby Seneca and mama Chipeta trotting past away from bachelor Copper. I have it on good authority that Seneca’s big brother, Asher, does the same tail-flagging, strutting trot. 😉
Chipeta with the iconic unnamed promontory behind her. Some girls wear braids or dye a lock of hair; Chipeta is following mustang fashion with the twig accessory. She is a trendy girl.
Ty, looking all dapply and handsome.
Baby Seneca taking a nap.
Mama and daughter, watching a truck drive by on the road down the hill.
I don’t think I posted these, taken a few weeks ago. Such a sweet family.
Daddy Ty, like most stallion daddies, is a very good daddy! Seneca likes to hang out with him. I love his stance of casual protection while baby girl grazes right beside him. Mama Chipeta grazes contentedly in the background.
Baby Seneca is about 4 months old now. Still giving mama kisses. 🙂
Note the lack of snow on the hill in the background. This weekend, we got rain – RAIN! In January! But we do not complain about moisture in any form, even though it has left the area a soggy, sodden, saturated, simply wonderfully wet mess! Hopefully the great amount of moisture will seep into the thirsty earth before the cold returns and turns mudville into ice-central!
Speaking of late babies, this little girl, born Sept. 23, is doing perfectly well!
Baby Seneca with mama Chipeta.
Baby Seneca with daddy Ty.
She IS a daddy’s girl.
Seneca with mama and daddy.
We got some good snow a few days ago, and most of the basin has quite a good cover. Now it’s cold – sometimes bitterly cold – under the crystal-clear sky. But the horses have thick, rich, furry coats, and they’re in excellent shape!
You can’t imagine this land without them, can you?
That’s Asher’s mama, Chipeta, and his little sister, Seneca. In the background: Filly Peak (within Spring Creek Basin, Colorado) and the La Sal Mountains (Utah). The snow on the mountains is from the last snowfall that left just an inch in Disappointment Valley. More coming – today?! Our fingers and hooves are crossed!
In honor of young Mr. Asher, some photos of his family:
Daddy Ty
Mama Chipeta and baby sister Seneca
She is going grey much faster than brother Asher. Long-legged beautiful ponies!
And mama. 🙂
Mama Chipeta and her baby girl, Seneca. Look how big she has grown!
So clearly going grey!
Seneca gives mama Chipeta some lovin’. Just past sunset.
We did get some rain and snow in Disappointment Valley/Spring Creek Basin. Don’t want to be greedy, but we’ll take more!
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 