October 2025 archive

When persistence pays off

An unusually wet early fall and busy schedules made putting pack trips together tricky this year. I’m just a tiny bit stubborn and kept insisting that I wanted to show Tay Martin my favorite packing spot, despite it being a considerably longer drive and Taylor insisting that our go-to area is her “favorite place ever”. …

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Available for adoption: Ragnar

Ragnar is a 5yo bay Mustang gelding from Stewart Creek, WY. While this proud, stout guy thinks of himself as 17hh tall, 14hh is more realistic. He string tests to 14.2hh. One can hope, right!? He is butt branded in addition to the typical BLM freezemark. Why? Not sure but(t) it makes him stand out. …

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Happy Accidents

Over the past week and a half, 15.3ish hh 4yo bay roan Stewart Creek WY Mustang gelding Spur has started his journey towards becoming a riding horse. “Let me make sure he’s ready to start before he goes anywhere” turned into “I wonder if I can start him”. “I’m sitting up here and I didn’t …

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Adopted Together!

Dragonfly and Phoenix (previously Tiny Elvis or TE) traveled from Colorado to Mississippi earlier this week. Dragonfly, a gorgeous buckskin Stewart Creek WY Mustang mare, had been with us for a long while. She has a club foot that – understandably – caused some potential adopters not to choose her. Otherwise she is lovely in …

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“Beam me up, Scotty”

I never get any movie/TV references, so Taylor was understandably shocked when the above quote came out of my mouth after I saw that lake picture for the first time. Nobody needs to know that I had a huge crush on Captain Kirk as a kid. Also, I’d like to be teleported back into those …

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