Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

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!

Isn’t this gorgeous boy handsome?

In some cases, the continued use of the word “gorgeous” may be considered overuse. Not so in the case of Sand Wash Basin’s mustangs!

Pinto mare and foal in Sand Wash Basin.

Like mother, like daughter – pinto beauties Mimi and Braley in Voodoo’s band. They’re a daughter and granddaughter of the handsome and very popular Picasso. We saw him one evening on the way to camp, but those are “pictures” in my memory only. 🙂

Sand Wash Basin stallion

Be still my wild heart. This is Star, also pictured a few days ago with the setting full moon. Isn’t he phenomenal?

Note the ears in the sagebrush in front of Star. That’s the yearling colt in his band (his son?), Meteor.

And notice that big, big, wide-open country. Mustang country, for sure!

Stallions Cosmo and Kiowa have an early morning chat at the dawn of a beautiful September day in Sand Wash Basin.

These two boys entertained themselves for a while on a beautiful morning in Sand Wash Basin. Mostly, they were too far for decent photos, but then they came trotting past us – us being other peacefully grazing bands. They carried their own energy through and past.

This sweet sorrel foal was a beautiful subject at sunrise in Sand Wash Basin. Love those backlit whiskers!