Storm through the trees.
Camo
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Earth and Storm
14 05 2013
It sprinkled today, but you’d never know it. Gaia-girl and Storm, along with Cassidy Rain and Roja, were at the Sorrel Flats pond. Walking to the east-pocket pond (to the north) were Seven, Puzzle, Shadow and Tesora. That’s a little change of location for them. There was a lone pronghorn with them when I first saw them, but it didn’t follow them to the pond.
Roja is due to foal in a couple of days, but she doesn’t look imminently due. She lost her foal in 2012, so I’m basing her due date on the approximate time she should have foaled last year.
Some high, thin clouds allowed some light to filter down during the early evening, and it rims the girl in such a lovely way.
And because we can’t forget Miss Cassidy Rain:
She pops up over a little hill, and she gives ME the schnortle! She’ll celebrate her first birthday in early June.
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Storm in the forbidden forest
19 03 2013
So it’s not very forbidding, and it’s not exactly what one would call a “forest.” But it frames Storm very handsomely, doesn’t it?
Early-ish morning, and he and his family were on the way to drink at the Sorrel Flats pond.
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All is well
14 03 2013
Storm checking in with Cassidy Rain, Roja and Killian. Gaia was just to the right. They were above the pond but kept looking at the hill beyond, even after they drank and left. My poor human eyes couldn’t find what was so interesting over there, but the horses knew it!
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Precious water
13 03 2013All but three of our 10 ponds have water. Of the three that don’t, one still is on the list of priority ponds to be dug out (set by Disappointment Wild Bunch Partners and BLM in 2008), one was dug out last year, and one was started last year and about half dug out before rain hit. To date, only two ponds haven’t been dug out since 2009.
Storm and his band are seen here drinking from the main double pond (both have water, but only one was dug out, so I should amend my earlier statement, but only the main pond holds water reliably). From left: Gaia, Storm, Cassidy Rain, Killian and Roja. Do you see the ice still on the pond?
So dainty!
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Storm
17 12 2012Ask and ye shall receive!
Here are a couple of pix of Storm from the day I visited his band.
He was not easily distracted from his grazing.
This handsome young mister – he’s only 4 – is ambitious with his two mares (and their foal/yearling). But he’s also one of the most laid-back guys in the basin.
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Third *heart* a charm!
12 10 2012Well, let’s just continue the theme, shall we?
Cassidy Rain with mama Gaia and new stepdaddy Storm.
The new family: Killian, Roja, Storm, Gaia and Cassidy Rain.
Beauties!
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Storm’s + 2
7 10 2012Did no one guess the answers to the questions posed under the “Change” post? Their names were in tags, of course, but … anyone?
Maybe it’s just that this young stallion continues to amaze me. Aspen has been dogging Grey/Traveler’s band for the last week or so, but it wasn’t Aspen who stole a mare. It was …
Storm!
As a side note, can you believe how dark Cassidy Rain now is? Look back at this post or this post and compare.
The ponies are showing definite signs of “fuzzying up”!
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Seldom seen
29 08 2012Continuing the sons and fathers theme, here’s a pic of Killian, son of Seven.
And he bears a striking resemblance to big brother Ze, from his color to the curious tilt of his handsome face!
This pic was taken one evening in the basin. He’s still with mama Roja, and they’re still in the east pocket, and still with young Storm.
Roja, looking trim and fit.
Storm, hunky hunk that he is!
Killian and mama.
Isn’t he stunning? Hard to believe he’s only 4.
I saw them only by the chance sighting of Storm’s tail flashing seconds before he disappeared behind a hill close to the road. But it was a marvelous end to a magical evening with the ponies.
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Boys of summer
25 06 2012The girls got their post, now let’s highlight some boys.
Hayden and Tenaz have been shepherding young Apollo since around the time Skywalker was born.
Handsome Hayden. He’s just like daddy (Grey/Traveler); so hard to get a shot of him where he’s not ignoring me.
Tenaz is nearly the spitting image of his sire, Hollywood. Color notwithstanding.
Young Apollo is hanging with the big boys. He’s just as handsome as a yearling as he’s been all along.
Apollo with Tenaz.
Apollo with Hayden. Love the look. 🙂
The three musketeers.
The last time I saw them, they were hanging out with Storm, who is looking hale and hearty. They all are!
They’ve also been spotted with Bounce and Poco at various times (not together).
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Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 