Stefanie Schaefer
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Jun 01 2025
Adoptable Mustangs: Dragonfly
Is she not the cutest, most expressive little lady? Her paperwork says buckskin, and Tay Martin swears she’s dunskin, as she has a dorsal stripe trying to appear beneath her fading winter fuzz. In either case, she’s beautiful. Dragonfly 4yo, facility born to a Stewart Creek WY Mustang mare. She currently measures 14.1hh and string …
May 28 2025
Life with Rock
… is llama ears, an unruly mane, fogged up glasses and awkward kisses. The biggest of boys (16+hh and counting) is living his best life with the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustang herd, enjoys meeting people and receives age appropriate training. I’m of the opinion that a 4yo is still developing and maturing, …
May 28 2025
Adopted!
Amber & Ruby They came here together. They found wonderful adopters who reached out to us before we officially posted these mares within weeks of each other. Now they will be going on to their respective new chapters within weeks of one another. Amber is an adorable 6yo buckskin Mustang mare from Meadow Valley Mountains, …
May 24 2025
See you at Sunset
When you combine well trained horses and dogs, determination to get out and ride, respect for wildlife, and you’re lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, you may get treated to experiences like this. I enjoyed some wildlife watching magic with Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs Lacy and …
May 13 2025
Moonrise with Spur
Beautiful moments last night with one the quirkiest Mustangs we’ve had yet. Last week I took Spur into town for the first time. We rode all around our tiny mountain town and into the school yard. He met the staff and a lot of the students, and was perfectly content sleeping and letting kids love …
May 11 2025
Who Should Win? Everyone.
The horse. The trainer. The future owner. Others who may come in contact with the horse: Friends, visitors, haulers, farriers, vets, kids, horsey as well as non-horsing loved ones. Ideally we help the horse become confident, comfortable and competent in all areas of life with humans. That makes for a happy, well-adjusted, trusting and respectful …
May 06 2025
Good Medicine
This is why people say that horses are “good medicine” or simply good for the soul. So many smiles that evening. It was also the occasion for me to admit that big dopey geldings with a PhD in energy conservation make great friends. The Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustang herd had friends over …
May 04 2025
Teaching new things
We can teach a horse how to feel about learning and themselves by how we prepare them, read them and present new things or tasks Yes, horses are individuals with their own personalities, strengths and insecurities. We can also set them up to win. The idea is that everybody wins. That has nothing to do …
May 03 2025
Here’s Spur, learning to stay calm amidst chaos
I see so many people want to neatly micromanage the world around them into submission to create an artificial bubble to ride or work their horses in. I don’t have that luxury and I don’t think it’s good practice. Not for us. Not for our horses. Do we want to set an animal and a …
Apr 27 2025
Come join us for a day of learning about backcountry packing with horses!
Whether you’re curious, just getting started or looking for new ideas and connections, we’re looking forward to meeting you! Please share with anyone who might be interested in/benefit from this event! We cover gear needed for equines and humans in the backcountry, putting on a pack saddle, throwing the box hitch, navigation, stock containment, feeding …