Stefanie Schaefer

If anyone ever tells you that you pack like a girl, just know that it’s a compliment. When we spend time in the backcountry with the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs, we take all the time in the world to stop and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells out there. Frost on the …

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Maverick is a bay roan yearling Mustang gelding from Bordo Atravesado NM. We recently measured him at 13.1hh. He string tests to 14.2hh. This guy is built like a QH. He’s quicker on his feet and cattier than most Mustangs I’ve seen. We believe he’d do great working cows some day. Maverick is sane yet …

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I was smitten with Rock the first time I saw him at the BLM holding facility in Cañon City, and beyond excited for the opportunity to bring him home. My plan was to turn him into a solid working partner, find him the best home possible, and with his adoption fee buy a semi load …

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Wrapping up the weekend with good news is the best, especially when it’s about the struggle bus wildies making headway towards getting along in our world Wiley, 2yo buckskin White Mountain WY Mustang gelding, has proven that while he’s not “easy”, he’s trainable and retains lessons well. He leads great, crosses obstacles, lunges, sends and …

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Ground driving is a big part of riding (or, obviously, driving/pulling) prep for our young Mustangs at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy . Here are Spur (4yo bay roan Stewart Creek WY Mustang gelding), Rock (4yo pangare bay Little Colorado WY Mustang gelding) and Firefly (2yo buckskin Bible Springs UT Mustang filly) during some of …

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This weekend many people celebrated spooky things. Hence our highlighting Topaz, an enormous 4yo dun Stewart Creek WY Mustang gelding and the kindest wimp we’ve met yet. This horse – we last measured him at 16hh, it’s time to measure again to see if he’s approaching the 16.1hh he string tested to – has been …

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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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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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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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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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