Would you believe this is one of only a few shots (all in the same sequence) I got of Corazon that day that show his left side?
With baby S’aka and mama Reya. They also have Reya’s little brother Maiku in their band.
Corazon’s heart
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Categories : Corazon, Reya, S'aka, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
I *heart* mustangs
20 01 2013
Following the “snowy muzzle” theme, this is Corazon, so named for the heart on his left side. He’s one of two black-and-white pintos in the basin. Raven, originally from Sand Wash Basin, is the other.
Love the snow bokeh in the background – snowy spots through the pinon-juniper on the far ridge, outside Spring Creek Basin.
Until recently, part of the white part of Corazon’s mane was threaded through his forelock. He must have flipped it back into place!
And seriously, if you don’t love that cooler-than-cool fringe of white that looks *just* like frost along the white-black transition on the side you can see …! Frosty handsome snow boy!
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Categories : Corazon, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Camo pinto
19 01 2013
On super snowy days, S’aka very nearly blends in! Love his snowy muzzle, too! Just like uncle Maiku.
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Categories : S'aka, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Another other
18 01 2013One of three:
Golden!
They were on a dead elk right outside the herd area along the road. Simply gorgeous – the eagles, not the poor elk.
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Categories : Disappointment Valley, Eagle, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area
Schnowy schmuzzle
17 01 2013
Maiku wins the cute award this week!
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Categories : Maiku, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Baby news
16 01 2013Speaking of late babies, this little girl, born Sept. 23, is doing perfectly well!
Baby Seneca with mama Chipeta.
Baby Seneca with daddy Ty.
She IS a daddy’s girl.
Seneca with mama and daddy.
We got some good snow a few days ago, and most of the basin has quite a good cover. Now it’s cold – sometimes bitterly cold – under the crystal-clear sky. But the horses have thick, rich, furry coats, and they’re in excellent shape!
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Categories : Chipeta, Seneca, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Ty
‘Unbranded’
15 01 2013With all the craziness surrounding the wild horse “issue,” here’s something that looks pretty cool:
http://www.unbrandedthefilm.com/
From the email that alerted me to this endeavor:
Backcountry Horsemen,
This is Ben Masters. Myself and three friends are training 11 mustangs and riding them 3,000 miles from Mexico to Canada starting in March. Our route will take six months through Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. We’re making a documentary: Unbranded that aims to promote conservation of open spaces, inspire mustang adoptions and get people outside horseback.
We’re trying to promote our journey and documentary. We need your help by pledging your support and sending the information to others who like horses, the backcountry and conservation. Here is the video, it’ll put a smile on your face:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1978488989/unbranded?ref=live
For more info, our website is http://www.unbrandedthefilm.com/
Western Horseman’s blog over our trip: http://blogs.westernhorseman.com/unbranded/
Thank you,
Ben Masters
benmasters@unbrandedthefilm.com
Check out their story; I’m sure you’ll follow them as I will! Have I ever mentioned I’m an Aggie? Gig ’em, Ags. What a ride it will be!
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Categories : Adoption, Advocacy, Education, Mustangs, Partnership, Wild horses in the news
Dr. Jay
15 01 2013Here’s another nudge for Wild Horse Scientists – and a guest post on Kay Frydenborg’s blog by Dr. Jay Kirkpatrick!
My copy arrived last week, and I wholeheartedly give it two thumbs up. It’s an excellent resource for information about PZP and how fertility control is helping wild horses, particularly on Assateague Island and Pryor Mountain. It’s a “children’s book” in the sense that we’re all learning and have much to learn. It’s truly appropriate for ALL ages.
Well-researched, well-written, beautiful photographs, and I absolutely enjoyed reading it.
This is a book that should not languish below the radar!
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Categories : Advocacy, Dr. Jay Kirkpatrick, Education, Fertility control, PZP
White snow, grey ponies
14 01 2013A day full of snow would leave a basin full of snow, you’d think – and you’d be right! Such interesting climate zones in Disappointment Valley. Some snow in the lower, broader valley; lots of snow higher as the valley narrows to the east-southeast. It all means moisture for the horses and deer and elk and coyotes and bobcats and other critters that call the valley home.
Someone told me the other day that he saw “a big tom” (bobcat) on a newborn calf – bovine, not wapiti. I’m not sure what surprised me most: a calf born at this time of year (or that the cow still is here) or a bobcat! I’ve seen one in the basin, way too quick for photos, after a rabbit. I’m not sure about the rabbit, but the bobcat got away (from me)!
Mariah, Houdini, Alegre and Maia.
Grey/Traveler. He could do with a little more fat on his old bones, but he looks pretty hearty.
The temperature ranged from 12 to 17 degrees, according to the Jeep, while I was in the basin. After snowing all day, it stopped for an hour or two, then picked up again around sunset.
Yes, they’re all grey. 🙂
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Categories : Alegre, Grey, Houdini, Maia, Mariah, Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Oh, ‘Nona!
11 01 2013This gorgeous girl gets only more beautiful.
Fuzzy divine.
A la beautiful.
Simply a stunner – with a snow mustachio! 🙂
How beautiful, glorious Winona.
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Categories : Spring Creek Basin Herd Management Area, Spring Creek Basin mustangs, Winona
