Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

The ground was already nearly dry (there were still some muddy areas) yesterday, and we’re anticipating some more winter weather!

After the horses disappeared through some trees as I was following them, Cassidy Rain reappeared, seeming to be waiting for me to come on along and catch up.

We’ve had bits and skiffs of snow, up to about an inch and a half, but it melts very quickly and seeps into the thirsty ground, leaving delicious mud. The mud makes travel a bit challenging (!), but we need the moisture so badly, it’s impossible to complain – and leaves us wanting more!

Our favorite girls from Sand Wash Basin seem plenty well at home in the snowy environs of their new basin – Spring Creek Basin. After a couple of seasons here, their faces are familiar, indeed.

… of eating ice cream snow!

All that lovely white is long gone now. … All except the glorious grey Winona, of course. 🙂

Mostly, Kestrel is loooooowwwwwww key. Nothing much gets her energy up. So when she strikes a trot, it’s beautiful to see!

Sweet Spirit is a tiny little mare with BIG spirit. She doesn’t often find herself in the spotlight compared with some of her flashier friends, but this girl has always had my heart. 🙂

Temple, at her glowing very best!

There’s no snow in the background because it hadn’t yet snowed when I took this pic a bit more than a week ago now. I had scheduled it to post … then snow happened! So I put it off for a while … and was going to relegate it to my drafts file, from which, I knew, it would never see the light of day because I would eventually forget about it. So for better or worse, here’s an “old” pic of Temple, glowing with accentuated loveliness, because … well, because she’s beautiful. 🙂