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 every way, so we waited patiently for the right home to come along.
Phoenix, a stunning seal bay wild conceived and captive born Devil’s Garden Mustang gelding, was transferred to Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy by friends of ours who raised him but for health reasons were not able to keep him. The goal was to give him a training refresher and help him find his person.
These two 4 year olds won the wild horse lottery with previous adopters at The Champion Farm , joining red roan Devil’s Garden Mustang gelding Joey (formerly Pippin, he was an orphan foal bottle raised by staff at Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals and gentled and adopted out by us).
Dragonfly, facility born, had never had a pasture to graze in a day in her life. Until this past weekend. She is so happy!
Phoenix was infamous for going to great lengths in order to climb into, splash in and tip over water troughs. He’s very much enjoying having an actual pond to play in at his new home.
Dragonfly and Phoenix will get plenty of time to graze and play, attention, love, and continued training that will make them amazing partners both on the trail and in the show ring.
Education and manners are what keeps horses safe before anything else, so we’re always thrilled to place horses into homes where they can continue to learn and grow into having a job they’re well suited for.
We’ve received so many happy updates, pictures and videos already. Lanya Clinard ‘s husband Dave hauled them and kept us posted on their long yet uneventful journey to Mississippi.
It takes a village to make these happy beginnings happen. Thank you to all of you for following along, sharing, caring, supporting us and adopting, to the best, most reliable, communicative, punctual and wild horse savvy haulers (we have a list, feel free to ask us for it!) anyone could ask for, to Tay Martin for feeding everyone (including me because adulting is hard), your unwaivering support and much needed reality checks, Rocky Top Veterinary Service for your patience with our wildies and their humans, our brand inspector who always fits us into his schedule somehow, our favorite feral farrier CK Hoof Care CBT, APF-I for making early trims a good experience for the Mustangs, and Rowdy’s Ropes for halters and lead ropes that are beautiful and hold up to wild horses putting them to the test, being out in the elements and me using them in mud and snow much of the year.
