More pintos

24 02 2012

It has been a strange winter, in a recent trend of weird winters. I haven’t actually driven into the basin in almost two months now. Partly mud (OK, lotsa partly), partly busy hiking other areas. Interestingly, I’ve seen the pintos much more this winter than any other band.

Here are some more pix from a couple of weeks ago, shortly after fresh snow (which is visible only on the background ridges).

Corazon with the unnamed promontory in the background.

Puzzle

Puzzle and mama Chipeta – love their spots.

Corazon and Maiku

Corazon, Puzzle and Chipeta

I think I’ve posted this one of Reya before, but I like it, so thought I’d include it again. 🙂


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Mix

23 02 2012

Good news: Copper has reunited with the pinto band.

Although he looks like he’s moving through frosted greasewood, it’s not – just normal winter-grey. But there was plenty of snow underfoot, err, hoof!

Youngsters Maiku (front) and Puzzle napping in the morning sunshine.

Ty – who knew grey-on-grey could be so vibrantly beautiful?

Maiku and Ty

Pretty girl Reya is *glowing* with good health, eh?

Maiku

Daddy Copper

I’m not sure when he reunited with the band, but I’d bet it was shortly after I saw them apart. The horses were visible right from the road – and very close – this day (about a week ago), but they haven’t been so visible or close since.


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Categories : Copper, Maiku, Puzzle, Reya, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Ty

Two mamas

17 02 2012

Had to do a post of these two beautiful mamas. Raven is due in May; Kootenai in August.

Kootenai. Perfect color-wheel pull of emotions, eh? Her gorgeous apricot dun against the frozen blue hills in the background. Love. She was very sleepy in the lovely sunshine.

Beautiful glossy Raven. Looking at something beyond my ken. Maybe one of the numerous wheeling, rollicking, diving ravens that live and play over the basin.


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Air of mystery

16 02 2012

Mysterium the sweet.

Cannot even stand the cuteness of that squiggly baby mane!

And the lines above her eyes … they’ve stood out since she was born. Mama Kootenai has them, too, but they’re not nearly as out-standing.


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Over the moon

15 02 2012

For this little guy:

Apollo.

Love. Him.

🙂


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Happy Valentine’s Day!

14 02 2012

Day of love and hope and optimism. I hope it finds all of you – all of it.

Apollo and sister Mysterium.

Happy Valentine’s Day. 🙂


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Grey and blue and white

13 02 2012

My beloved.

Isn’t he stunning? 🙂

Taken Thursday this week. That’s more snow coming in the background of the second pic.

Still has all his girls. He amazes me with his grace and beauty. I love them all … but HE is most beloved. 🙂


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Tolerance …

12 02 2012

… thy name is mother.

You thought witchy wind knots came from never-ending gusts of indiscriminate, wild, howling, desert bellows, didn’t you?

And now you know the truth of the matter. 🙂

Baby Aurora yummie-yummed on mama Alegre’s dreds for quite a long time before mama finally got tired and took the step or three necessary to put her just out of daughter’s reach … her lock of mane resting now dark and wet and thoroughly gummed against her shoulder. Baby-girl turned to find something more appetizing – and nutritious? – at ground level.


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Categories : Alegre, Aurora, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs

Ty

12 02 2012

“Solid” grey in a sea of spots, that’s our Ty.

He has some dapply bits and “spots” all over. 🙂

From a couple of weeks ago.


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Corazon and no-name

12 02 2012

Corazon in the shade below sunlit unnamed promontory.

Corazon with Chipeta and Puzzle. His relationship with the horses – and band stallion Ty – continues to be a source of curious fascination to me. This young stallion (I think he’s probably around 6 now?) has free rein with the horses, and both he and Ty are relentless in keeping Copper away (when he’s with the band). Maybe he’s Kiowa’s son … which would make him half-brother of Reya and Maiku … or …?


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Categories : Chipeta, Corazon, pintos, Puzzle, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs

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