Stefanie Schaefer

Steve Mantle, one of the most experienced Mustang trainers in the country, has been at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy since Monday. We’ve been working on different things with different horses and expanding my comfort zone, timing and feel so we can continue to offer even more value to more wild horses and their humans. …

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I love learning even more than I love peanut butter and almost as much as horses. For anyone looking for an indepth, immersive packing experience I recommend Colorado Pack Company LLC ‘s “Edventure” (Education + Adventure) We spent 6 days learning about gear, tying hitches, putting together all manner of common and unusual loads, riding …

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Here’s the happy (I’m trying) post I’d meant to post yesterday, officially welcoming these four handsome Wyoming Mustang geldings (no height yet, they were last measured as babies by BLM) Sorrel: 4yo from Antelope Hills WY. Tall, kind and drafty. Gus’s half brother I’m almost certain. Bay roan pinto: 3yo, facility born to a Steward …

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I guess I’ve procrastinated on this long enough. Plan A was to post some happy packing post – after a very happy week spent doing all things related to backcountry packing with horses with Colorado Pack Company LLC – yesterday and then a naming fundraiser for the new Mustangs today. Plan A died during DG …

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Tay Martin and I went to prison today. Again. I guess that makes us repeat offenders. So much so that the inmates are asking us about the horses from last time. And the time before. Talk about having friends in low places. I’m fairly comfortable – not in a weird way – interacting with inmates. …

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Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy ‘s mission statement reads “Helping Mustangs transition from holding pens to loving homes. Sustainably, with compassion and competence.” We don’t just gentle wild horses, we do our best to match them up with the right adopters, because we believe that there’s a lid for every pot, even the unusual or …

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As you may have read in last week’s post, the dynamic dun duo from our Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustang herd and I were in Pagosa Springs for a packing workshop turned total immersion experience with Gabe and his family at Colorado Pack Company LLC . I hadn’t planned on completely disconnecting from …

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Just a quick check in before we lose service again. The dynamic double dun duo and I are learning more about packing with Colorado Pack Company LLC outside of Pagosa Springs, where the mules sing the song of their people, internet/cell service are scarce, the company is wonderful and the days are long and filled …

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These pictures – that I would have posted last night had I not fallen asleep in the process – were taken over little more than 24 hours between Thursday and Friday evening. Sometimes, often actually, I’m still in awe about this place where just living is an adventure in itself. Might snow 5in, might snow …

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5th winter is moving in and the DG kids are doing well. Everyone ties now, everyone’s been brushed all over, everyone will lead back to their pen. Eowyn, Rosie, Pippin and Elanor are already going for walks in the big wide world. Everyone has started on navigating obstacles in preparation for trailer loading. They’re interacting …

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