Spring Creek Basin Mustangs

Pretty Temple keeps an eye on visitors while grazing in a “high forest” in Spring Creek Basin. The shade really “blued” her grey.

Note the pretty yellow wildflower. Ours are blooming in the high desert. 🙂

Please indulge another pic of handsome Bounce with Knife Edge in the background. It’s not as prominent, perhaps, as McKenna Peak or Temple Butte or Round Top or Brumley Point or the La Sal Mountains of Utah, shining beyond our northwestern borders. But it is long and low and weathered – especially noticeable in this late-spring, late-afternoon light – and especially with a handsome mustang in its foreground.

On a very windy day in Spring Creek Basin, Reya shows off her not-so-pearlies. She still has some shedding to do of that muddy coat. Most of the horses are pretty sleek by now, despite the cooler (than normal) temperatures that come with our recent moisture.

Little S’aka is growing up – emotionally, if not physically. He apparently got into a bit of a scuffle recently and has a healing wound. On this day, I was checking on him, and it’s healing well. Even little mustangs have big, strong constitutions.

Doesn’t he have the sweetest face? But don’t let that fool you – he’s a tough guy!

Wild ponies are not worried about “public displays of affection.”

And naturally, we take full advantage. 🙂

We got some rain! The moisture is a boon for things like locoweed (pale-yellow flowering plant seen at Maiku’s feet), but it also brings up the grasses and helps all the forage.

You can see remnants of snow in the upper background. That’s far out of Spring Creek Basin, but it’s nice to see it lingering in May. And the mountains all still have visible snow.

It’s a pretty nice spring. 🙂

Ty was on his ridge, and we were on ours, and thus did peace reign.

If it looks green, it is. We wouldn’t mind more rain. That’s not greedy – just hopeful. 🙂

Madison proves the beauty of “just another bay mustang.”

Tenaz snakes a wayward mare back to the band and out of reach of a nearby bachelor.

Big black beautiful Bounce.

Gorgeous wild pony on a gorgeous evening in paradise – aka Spring Creek Basin.