Stefanie Schaefer

Introducing Zinnia (Zin), an adorable 7yo Buffalo Hills NV Mustang mare. She’s spending some time with us at her adopter’s request. The goal is to determine whether she’s doing right by her if she keeps and continues to train Zin, or if it’s in this little mare’s best interest to be returned to BLM and …

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Up here we have at least 16 seasons. We have 1st through at least 4th winter etc. Another season is “sprinter”, where the weather can’t decide whether it’s winter or spring. That’s what we encountered on a harmless little after-work ride recently. We took one look at the north facing slope and it was definitely …

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Doc, 6yo palomino pinto Mustang gelding from Stewart Creek WY has found his person. He joined Cinch on his trip north with hauler Brice Bebout and now lives in beautiful Montana. I hadn’t listed him as available just yet, knowing it would take the right kind of person for him, when that person reached out, …

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Yesterday morning Tay Martin and I were having some fun with Wyoming Mustangs Lacy (middle, dun, 10yo, Divide Basin), Rock (right, bay, 4yo, Little Colorado) and Spur (left, bay roan, 4yo, Stewart Creek) and the German Shepherd boys Denali (Humane Society find, wears Rex Specs for an eye condition) and Ranger (free on Facebook). Spur …

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It just started to warm up and now the bugs are out… Please welcome to the party: Dragonfly, 4yo buckskin Mustang mare facility born to a Stewart Creek WY Mustang mare Lightning Bug, 3yo sorrel Mustang gelding from Antelope Hills, WY Butterfly, 5yo palomino Mustang mare from Twin Peaks, CA Firefly, 2yo buckskin Mustang filly …

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This winter has been an interesting time. We’ve been wildly busy gentling wild horses, getting adopted horses ready to go home and planning for summer. I got a new German passport (that took a year), applied for the American one (it’s almost here) and got my counseling licence after jumping through all the hoops. We …

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This boy found his person even before we posted him. I received a call from a previous adopter, originally inquiring about Doc, and telling me that her daughter was looking for a horse. Once I heard what the search criteria were, I suggested Cinch. The now 4yo palomino Mustang gelding from Little Colorado, WY is …

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March 17th isn’t just St. Patrick’s Day, it’s also Lacy’s birthday. My best girl and Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy ‘s first Ambassador Mustang turned 10 years old on 3/17/25 In most cases and for obvious reasons, a Mustang’s date of birth isn’t known. Lacy however was born at the Cañon City holding facility to …

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The last and possibly spiciest of our Devil’s Garden Mustangs from last year has found her person: DG Aerin, facility born at the Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals to a mare gathered from U.S. Forest Service-Modoc National Forest in California. She’s grown into a tall, elegant, spirited powerhouse of a filly who is going to …

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February (10th I think) marked the princess’ 8th gotcha day anniversary and 8 years of gentling Mustangs for me. I’ll never forget seeing the spicy, lanky filly dart around the round pen at Great Escape Mustang Collaborative ‘s Deertrail location, just sorted out of a group of other TIP horses (remember the Trainer Incentive Program?) …

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