Tesora framed by “auntie” Puzzle (no actual relation that I’m aware of).
Framed
27 04 2013Comments : 7 Comments »
Categories : Puzzle, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Tesora
Tesora
26 04 2013
Shadow and her baby girl, Tesora – treasure.
Is it just me, or does her star look like a horse head?
Although I surprised Seven’s band – THEY surprised ME – around a bend and over a slight rise, they didn’t move away (which also surprised me). Within a few seconds of this photo, Tesora turned around to nurse – and Shadow let her. If mamas aren’t comfortable, they walk away and won’t let their babies nurse until they are comfortable. I took a few photos and moved on, before they got uncomfortable.
Sweet baby girl. Isn’t she beautiful?
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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Tesora
Sundance
24 04 2013
Sundance. Grey on shadowed blue hills with a touch of green. Clouds at sunset.
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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Sundance
Beloved horizon
23 04 2013A quote I saw and liked recently: “We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon.” ~ Konrad Adenauer
Hollywood leads Madison, Comanche and Kestrel (and the rest of the bands’ members) away from the roller-coaster ridge pond, where they drank at the end of the day.
This horizon from Spring Creek Basin: Unique and much loved. With mustangs in front of that horizon: Heaven under the sky.
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Categories : Comanche, Hollywood, Kestrel, La Sal Mountains, Madison, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Comanche
22 04 2013
Although the photo is slightly out of focus, I love the expression Comanche is giving here! He barely looked up from his grazing, but when he did, this was the look he gave me.
Lovely last light rimming his ears and the ends of his mane. Handsome. 🙂
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Categories : Comanche, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Heart
21 04 2013
Sundance and Kootenai.
This happened almost like the Disney dogs (“Lady and the Tramp”) eating spaghetti; Sundance and Kootenai grazed closer and closer till their faces were touching. It lasted about 1.5 seconds. Then Sundance grazed away, leaving Kootenai just there, with that same wide-eyed look … before she also turned away to continue grazing.
At this point, I’m pretty sure both mares are pregnant (and I don’t think Kootenai is due as long from now as August!?). Skywaker nursing a few weeks ago must have caught Raven in a generous mood. Although I have heard of mares nursing both their newborns and their yearlings, I haven’t seen it here (yet?).
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Categories : Kootenai, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Sundance
NMA/CO is on the Web
20 04 2013
The National Mustang Association, Colorado chapter, is on the World Wide Web. Many thanks to NMA/CO secretary/treasurer Tif Rodriguez for bringing us into the modern age. 🙂
People will be able to sign up for and renew memberships online, as well as make donations. Be sure to check out our “Accomplishments” page. I think I had an abbreviated version of it on the blog awhile back. It’s an impressive list. Pati and David Temple, of course, are responsible for much of it.
Our current fundraising efforts are directed toward infrastructure to enable BLM to pursue bait trapping instead of helicopter roundups in the future.
Check us out: http://www.nationalmustangassociationcolorado.org/index.html
Also note the link under the “blogroll” on the right side of this blog.
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Locals who plan to attend the Pati Temple Memorial Benefit Bash on June 3 at Kennebec Cafe in Hesperus, Colo., can buy tickets in advance at this page.
The cafe will provide food and beverages for the ticket price. A silent auction will feature items such as a painting by NMA/CO’s Karen Keene Day, a print by Durango wild horse photographer Claude Steelman and a copy of his book Colorado’s Wild Horses, 40 bales of premium hay from David Temple, a print from Veryl Goodnight and more. Proceeds will directly benefit the wild horses of Spring Creek Basin through the advocacy efforts of NMA/CO.
Tickets will be available around the region (see the flier on the website for locations) and on the website at the above link.
Lovers of mustangs and friends of Pati are encouraged to bring their generosity and memories of our dearly missed mustang angel.
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Categories : Advocacy, Education, Mustangs, National Mustang Association/CO, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Face to the wind
20 04 2013
Kreacher in the wind. He’s still with elder Duke (who was down the hill and out of sight from this angle), but the younger boys have split.
The youngest two – Apollo and Killian – are together, and, way to the east, Hayden and Tenaz are together. Not far from those two was Aspen. Just as I was getting used to seeing them all together, they seem to have decided to explore in pairs.
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Categories : Kreacher, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Signs of shedding
19 04 2013
Aspen on a windy day was gamely providing “gotcher back” to Hayden – from a distance – where it was, you know, safe(r). But he couldn’t let the kid get himself into trouble, so here he was. Ready. Just in case.
Note that he’s starting to shed his winter coat. A little more snow today that didn’t come close to sticking made it still chilly. Don’t shed all at once, pal.
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Categories : Aspen, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Sparkle in her eye
18 04 2013
Lovely Temple with mama Piedra. Still fuzzy, and no wonder! We just got snow!
If you’re anywhere close to Denver – or not but watching the news – not THAT much snow. Not anywhere close to that much snow. I can measure mine in inch, and no, that’s not a typo and I don’t mean inches. It might have been an inch and a half. But it’s better than no inch at all, and it brought mud, which means it soaked in. Lovely moisture. relief.
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Categories : Piedra, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Temple
