Mysterium walks up out of a shallow arroyo while grazing with her family. Such a gorgeous girl.
Happy Memorial Day. To paraphrase a quote I’ve seen: Have fun on this holiday, and remember the sacrifices of those who made it possible.
Remember those who served and serve
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Categories : Mysterium, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Windblown
25 05 2013
Sundance watches Hollywood’s and Comanche’s bands near sunset on a windy day in Spring Creek Basin.
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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Sundance
Say cheese!
24 05 2013
While I was busy with the camera, my assistant was working the squeaky toy and the reflectors to get just the right light on our subjects.
Other than Tesora sticking out her tongue, as youngsters are wont to do, my assistant did a pretty good job with lighting and ears, don’t you think?
Thanks, Ma Nature. 🙂
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Categories : Puzzle, Seven, Shadow, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Tesora
Zwei
23 05 2013Spring Creek Basin welcomes baby No. 2!
She’s Reya’s little girl and, I think, Corazon’s.
Baby and Reya, and Corazon trying to keep them away from bachelor Copper.
Big brother S’aka checks out baby sister. Reya’s little brother Maiku also still is with the band.
Love the bright white of a brand-new pinto baby.
Awww … Welcome to your world, baby girl. 🙂
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Categories : Corazon, Reya, S'aka, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Big country
22 05 2013
Seven at home on his range.
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Categories : Seven, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, unnamed promontory
Grief
21 05 2013
Prayers to Oklahoma and all those affected by the devastation. To searchers and survivors, may God speed your efforts and healing.
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Categories : Shadow, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Tesora
Still blue
20 05 2013
Kwana, 9 months old, still has blue eyes. Here, he’s feasting on scrumptious greasewood with “auntie” Winona behind him. Even with grass all around, they do love the greasewood.
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Categories : Kwana, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Winona
Spring in his step
19 05 2013
Chrome on a windy, hazy, dusty day. Note the blooming cactus in the bottom right corner.
The claret cup cacti are starting to bloom in brilliant shades of scarlet.
The prince’s plume has come on in plentiful blooms, right on spring schedule.
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Categories : Chrome, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Safe
18 05 2013
With “auntie” Puzzle and mama Shadow, Tesora is as safe as a wild baby can be. They’re watching Grey/Traveler’s band and Sundance’s band. Mariah had wandered over to play with Mysterium and Skywalker for a little bit until Sundance decided play time was over.
Can you see how windy it was? Spring in the basin!
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Facing national scrutiny …
17 05 2013These articles/news segment are musts to read/watch.
WARNING: Some photos/clips are extremely graphic of horses badly injured during roundups.
Facing national scrutiny, BLM struggles to explain wild horse and burro program
Cruel or necessary? The true cost of wild horse roundups
In the grand scheme of things and in wide comparison, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area and its mustangs are in a fairly enviable position.
Our range condition is not great. Our water sources are widely spaced (ensuring grazing dispersal) but of poor (salty, at least) quality. But, because of recent roundups and a dedicated group of local advocates, our current population ensures both healthy horses and decent, if not great, forage, even in these drought conditions.
A fertility control program using native (one-year) PZP was implemented with the 2011 roundup. This is the first year we’ll start to see results.
There has been no cattle grazing in Spring Creek Basin for two seasons (permitted through BLM for dormant-season only: Dec. 1 through Feb. 28). That likely will continue for at least the next two seasons until drought and/or regulations necessitate a change (for continued grazing or continued lack thereof).
I certainly don’t have large-scale answers, but in this little corner of the wild world, our mustangs seem to be doing pretty well. I hope we can find solutions for all our mustangs.
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Categories : Advocacy, Education, Mustangs, Wild horses in the news
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