We’re so excited to introduce to you…

Rock, 3yo pangare bay Mustang gelding from Little Colorado, WY,

Ruby, 3yo sorrel rabicano (or red roan or ? Input welcome!) Mustang mare from Little Colorado, WY,

Amber, 5yo buckskin Mustang mare from Meadow Valley Mountains, NV,

Topaz, 3yo dun Mustang gelding, facility born to a Mustang mare from Stewart Creek, WY!

That means 4 more Mustangs out of holding and headed for a future where they learn to feel safe, are cared for and receive the training they need to succeed in life with humans.

You know what else that means for us?

More mouths to feed. Our hay bill is currently $2500 – $3000 every 6 weeks, depending on hay prices and the needs of the wild ones in our care.

We currently have a number of growing youngsters so we’re ordering alfalfa this round, as well as compressed bales since some do better on those than the regular bales.

Each Mustang in our care has access to clean, high quality free choice hay in slow feeder nets.

Horses need access to roughage most of the day to prevent ulcers, stress, boredom and in our climate it also keeps them warm.

While slow feed nets mean more work initially, they simulate grazing, help manage weight, help prevent choke and minimize waste.

We feed at near ground level which is ideal for the horses. Nets are secured inside feed troughs to prevent the wild ones from ingesting dirt (can cause sand colic) and again minimize waste.

We are able to do our part in helping Mustangs because of your support. For this Giving Tuesday we would like to raise to cover our next load of hay.

It would mean the world to us if you helped us reach that goal. Every little bit makes a difference!

Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization located in Guffey, CO. We are dedicated to helping Mustangs and adopters be safe and happy, long-term. Your donation may be tax deductible (that’s a question for your accountant).

Thank you for helping us help wild horses!

You can support our work via the following channels:

Colorado Gives: https://www.coloradogives.org/…/Wild-Horse-Outreach-And…

PayPal: paypal.me/wildhorseoutreachWHO

Venmo: @wildhorseoutreachadvocacy

CashApp: $wildhorseoutreach

Through our website: https://wildhorseoutreach.org/index.php/support-whoa

Givelify: https://www.givelify.com/…/wild-horse…/donation/amount

Our Giving Tuesday fundraiser on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donate/942059687818995/

Via mail:

Wild Horse Outreach& Advocacy

P.O.Box 113

Guffey, CO 80820

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There are good reasons to pony a green – i.e. inexperienced/newly gentled – Mustang and there are good reasons to walk with them.

At Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy , we’ve learned, through trial and error, that both are useful in their own right to develop a strong relationship and a safe, well-adjusted horse.

For context, could you just get on and ride and forget about the rest. Probably, if you’re handy and sticky enough to face whatever awaits you and your wild one out there.

I’m not that person, so I do lots of prep work to set both of us up for success.

I like to pony, pack and ground drive a greenie before I ride. They all learn to pick up feet, lead, back up tie, lunge and send, move shoulders and hind quarters long before I ever think of riding.

I haul them different places and expose them to different people, situations and tack.

Lame I know. I like excitement. Just not the bucking, bolting, fence crashing kind. And you know what? Neither does the horse.

So we go slow because with mutual respect and trust we can go far. Both are built and nurtured over time.

In the video you’ll see Spur and a very bundled up me. I’ve had the lousiest cold and I’m just starting to feel human again (I learned a thing or two about sleep and rest, and *gasp* listening to my body).

You’ll see the doggos and golden afternoon light. And you’ll read about the benefits of walks in Mustang gentling.

I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

PSA:

We start with tiny walks once a Mustang meets all our requirements to go outside of the securely fenced area. He went on over a dozen walks before this.

We are mindful about the distractions we introduce. Dogs or anything else coming up from behind a young wild horse can get you, the horse and the dog in real trouble if they’re not ready and you’re not prepared for it.

Our dear friend Tristram Hokenson has created a Giving Tuesday fundraiser for us. Today (Monday 12/2) is also her birthday. It would mean so much to her and us if you ‘d help her reach her goal: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/H4xx2i5oKJdMphRS/

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, the single most important fundraising day of the year. We will make a post with a BIG surprise tomorrow. If you’re giving early, please see our donation avenues in the comments

2025 WHOA calendars are available for pre-order! We ordered a limited quantity, so don’t wait to get yours! All proceeds go towards the Mustangs in our care.

If you haven’t recently, check out our Etsy store for your holiday shopping. Tay Martin spent hours setting it up with fun, unique, inspiring and useful gift items for you and your loved ones: https://wildhorseoutreach.etsy.com

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Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. May we all find something – hopefully many things – to be grateful for

I’m grateful for all of you, for everyone who makes what we do at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy possible, for my friends and family, many memories and lessons, the animals that make my life brighter, the lives I’m lucky enough to touch and a lot of “basic” things we often take for granted until we go without, our health being one of them

Spur, in case you haven’t met him yet, is a 3yo bay roan Mustang gelding, facility born to a Stewart Creek WY Mustang mare. He already measures 15.1hh. String test says he’ll mature to a rather humongous 15.3hh.

When we brought Spur home to Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy for gentling along with 3 other Mustangs, the plan was to win him over and help him like people, give him a good foundation and find him a wonderful home.

Plot twist, here’s where Spur’s idiosyncrasies enter the scene.

Spur likes to do things… differently. He’s also quite expressive and more than a tiny bit impulsive. And did I say clumsy? Accident prone?

Think of a little boy who’s always getting into trouble. That’s one thing with a 30lbs toddler exploring his environment, and another altogether with a 1000lbs young Mustang trying to get a grip on a world entirely new to him.

The first big “Spur moment” occurred right after his second session when he went to take a look over the fence. Over a very tall fence that is, given that all of ours are 7-8ft high. When you’re as big as him and standing on your hind legs, you can reach higher than the shorter kids.

He wasn’t even trying to jump, he just wanted to see where his friend Boots was going. Unfortunately he went about it less than gracefully, caught the side of his face on a panel edge and ripped his right cheek wide open.

This big, barely handled Mustang and I spent a lot of time together over the next few days, speeding up his gentling so I could doctor his face.

While the wound has healed up beautifully, his nose is still droopy (you can see it in the video) and we’ve since learned that Spur rolls that way. He makes some “interesting” choices.

Leave it to Spur to always roll too close to the fence, to get himself in weird predicaments that scare other horses more than him, to rip his securely fastened hay net out of his feeder and toss it in his water trough or to rear and while so doing stick a front foot through a fence.

That’s earned him the nickname “Ed”, because he’s “special”…

Among all the chaos he inadvertently causes, Spur is also the kindest, sweetest soul. We turn him loose in the walking pen for play time, even with other horses tied there, and Spur calmly makes the rounds in an effort to make friends with everyone. He follows me around like a dog and loves having his poll – and his butt – scratched, his gaze following me longingly when it’s time for me to go inside. He also loves making pony snow angels.

With the droopy face and his many questionable choices, we’ve decided to keep him here longer to see if he’ll grow out of it while also receiving more training.

Depending on how that goes, someone will either be able to adopt a lovely, big bay roan gelding or we’ll have a goofy new Ambassador Mustang we might need to bubble wrap for his own safety.

Long story short, we couldn’t make accommodations for the ones that need more help, care or time if it wasn’t for your support.

We thank everyone who’s already ordered calendars, sh0pped our new online st0re or given to our hay fundraiser from the bottom of our hearts.

Our friend Tristram Hokenson has created a #GivingTuesday (that’s coming up on 12/3!) fundraiser on our behalf. L¡nk below if you’d like to help her reach her goal

We did it again, and they’re ready for pre-order now

Format is 8″x11″ closed. They will ship the first week of December, so they’ll arrive with plenty of time to be gifted or to help you start to plan the new year early.

$25 plus shipping, all proceeds go towards the care of the Mustangs we adopt, gentle and find wonderful homes for through our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy (WHOA).

Each photo tells you who, what and where, that’s been a request in previous years.

I adore the cover because it combines several things I love most: Mustangs, mountains and sunsets

That’s Lacy and her beautiful, clear freezebrand on the cover. #1944 (her tag number) was the first BLM Mustang I gentled and she’s still my best girl.

She made a huge comeback this year after several pasture injuries last year. Seeing her proud self in these photos makes my heart so happy

Beautiful DG Cedar is pictured also. We lost her this summer after a complicated fracture to her foot. I still miss that filly.

You’ll see the ever steady Tiny and little Griffin. Echo, who spent part of the year with our Ambassador Mustang herd and now lives a great life in Idaho also made the calendar.

And of course the calendar wouldn’t be complete without the happy Shepherds

I hope you find inspiration in this calendar to go on adventures of your own and enjoy some gorgeous Colorado scenery!

To order please PM, text or email us

719-377-8587

Info@wildhorseoutreach.org

Various payment options available: Check, cash, PayPal or Venmo or I can send you an invoice via Square.

Thank you all for being here and for caring about wild horses!

Also, a huge thank for for helping us reach our fundraising goal for the hay fundraiser

We’re currently putting funds aside for the next next load of hay (the more we order at one time, the better the price) and to improve footing in our training areas so the wild ones can more comfortably and safely learn year-round.

Next Tuesday is #GivingTuesday , one of the most important days of the year for nonprofit organizations. If you would consider us on that day, we and the Mustangs would be ever so grateful

Please comment, like and share with anyone you think would also love a Mustang calendar

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We love hearing from our adopters and seeing photos of the kiddos we gentle and adopt out at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy (WHOA) in their new homes, learning things, being loved and going on adventures!

Whether you’ve been with us for a while or you’re new here, I hope you enjoy reading and seeing what some of our graduates are up to.

Gus, Cinder and DG Maximus (Devil’s Garden Mustang gelding we placed as a yearling 2 years ago) are all living and loving life together here in CO and kept their names

DG Cowboy came with Maximus, also as a yearling. He now lives in WI.

Lorena became Wren, turned into a dunskin and lives in MI.

DG Elanor is now Eleanor and also lives in MI.

Eclipse is now Ember and moved to TX.

DG Pippin now rules the roost as Joey and is in MS.

Echo kept her name and is now loved by a lady in ID.

Deets the happy Appy became Apollo and moved to MO.

I hope you’ll share in our joy of knowing these guys are safe, happy, loved and enriching the lives of their adopters

If you have also adopted from us and want your updates and photos shared, please PM us and we’ll be happy to

If you are new here, welcome! WHOA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Guffey, CO. We work hard to keep Mustangs and their adopters safe and happy, in the lower 48 and beyond.

Thank you to all who have donated recently! We are still $600 shy of our goal to cover our most recent hay bill of $2730. That will feed the Mustangs in our care through the end of the year. We currently have several wonderful wildies available and coming available for adoption.

If you want to be part of what we do, you can support our work here:

Colorado Gives: https://www.coloradogives.org/…/Wild-Horse-Outreach-And…

PayPal: paypal.me/wildhorseoutreachWHO

Venmo: @wildhorseoutreachadvocacy

CashApp: $wildhorseoutreach

Through our website: https://wildhorseoutreach.org/index.php/support-whoa

Givelify: https://www.givelify.com/…/wild-horse…/donation/amount

Via mail:

Wild Horse Outreach& Advocacy

P.O.Box 113

Guffey, CO 80820

Etsy shop: https://wildhorseoutreach.etsy.com

Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/276Y41TKY2YFM

Chewy wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/…/wild-horse-outreach-advocacy…

Thank you for helping us help wild horses! Can we raise another $600 together?

2025 WHOA calendars will be available to order this coming week!

Please help us spread the word by commenting, liking and sharing this post!

I’m watching the sun rise over patches of snow on this chilly late November morning.

A good time to reflect on this past summer’s adventures and dream about the ones to come.

Our little Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy (WHOA) Ambassador Mustang herd did so well in the backcountry this year.

Tay Martin went on her first two pack trips and somehow didn’t get moosed to death on her many pursuits of the tall, grumpy, long-faced ungulates.

I learned a lot and am excited to bring more young Mustangs into the backcountry next year. It’s a bit like going full circle for them.

While I plan on leaving long workshops and guided pack trips to the pro at Colorado Pack Company LLC (highly recommend if you’re ready for a full immersive experience and meeting the cutest mules), I want to demystify packing and help keep the tradition alive for those that are interested and not sure yet how to start.

We’ll do that through videos and one or two day workshops that’ll give you plenty to work with to get started and take the next steps.

I do start my own colts and I’m not about the excitement that can come with that.

Pony, pack and ground drive is my not at all secret sauce for getting a new Mustang to the point where me stepping up and taking the reins is the most uneventful next step ever.

Why not discover some incredible country along the way?

Thank you all for following along!

If you’re curious about our work, you can find us at

w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g

WHOA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Guffey, Colorado. We’re committed to helping Mustangs and adopters be safe and happy in any way we can.

We operate nationwide and beyond in case you want help and aren’t local or are looking for an incredible gentled Mustang of your own

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It’s time we introduce some new friends to you all, Cinch, Hawk, Spur and Boots

Cinch (coming 4yo palomino Mustang gelding from Little Colorado, WY) and Hawk (coming 3yo bay Mustang gelding from Twin Peaks, CA) will be available for adoption once gentled.

You’ll be able to follow their gentling on our Patreon once we get that set up. We’re currently in the final stages of putting our 2025 Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy (WHOA) calendar together to have that available to order before the end of the month

* If you know you’ll want a calendar, please let us know so we’ll have a better idea of how many to order. Thank you!*

Once that’s complete we will be working on Patreon, both to allow our friends and supporters to follow along in the gentling pen as well as the backcountry, and to empower adopters to gentle their own wild horses.

Spur, the 3yo bay roan gelding from Stewart Creek WY, will be part of the WHOA family for the foreseeable future. He may be available later on with additional training.

Boots is a 3yo sooty buckskin mare also from Stewart Creek WY. She only stayed with us briefly. That’s a story for another day.

Last week I wrote our lovely hay guy a check for $2730. That should provide about 6 weeks worth of hay for the Mustangs in our care.

Since then, generous d0nors – you know who you are and we are so grateful for you – have given over half of that amount.

Would you help us raise another $1200 to fully cover that hay bill?

D0nation avenues in comments and in bio (click on the L¡nktree l¡nk – l i n k t r . e e / w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h – and choose what works for you). Your d0nations may be tax deductible, please consult with your accountant.

Our mailing address is

Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy

P.O. Box 113

Guffey, CO 80820

If you’d like some awesome Mustang/horsey merch, please visit us on Etsy at

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Thank you to all who’ve already ordered! Tay Martin just added tank tops and vinyl decals of all of our designs, so you can stay cooler in the summer (it will be summer again, some day ) and put some Mustang magic on your car, water bottles, etc.

We also have shirts, hoodies and sweatshirts, mugs, magnets and stickers with unique designs and thought provoking inspiration. All proceeds go directly to the Mustangs! Please consider ordering as you’re getting ready for the holidays.

You can find our available Mustangs and adoption applications at w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g

Hawk and Cinch will be on there soon!

For current learning opportunities in person and remote, PM or email us.

As always, please comment, like and share, and most of all thank you for being here and being you!

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I used to admire people who did what I wanted to do.

I still do because it keeps me looking for ways to improve and have something to work towards.

I also now look for ways to make happen what I care about. Yes, that means sacrificing other things and experiencing discomfort.

It sure beats watching life pass me by and envying others’ experiences and skills.

Making time for and being brave enough to do what you really want to do is a sign of growth.

So is being willing to be “bad” at something to eventually get better and maybe finally even be “good” at it.

I hope you enjoy this little video of yesterday’s sunrise ride with the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs and the happy German Shepherds. Yes it was cold. And totally worth it.

I’d love to hear about what you’ve made time for/made an effort to learn, even against the odds, and are proud of. Please share in the comments

I have all sorts of neat tack but I can get most anything done in just a Rowdy’s Ropes halter and lead and the wildies look just as beautiful as they do without any or in fancy gear.

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Nemo, our sweet, kind, sometimes goofy 3yo Stewart Creek WY Mustang gelding with crazy hair, all the colors and a blue eye, went home yesterday.

As you can see, he was very much a Mudstang yesterday. It’s mud season on the mountain and entirely too cold for baths.

Nemo got not only one human (a veteran), a but two who will support each other through his continued training.

The boy is going to get plenty of attention and love and we’re so excited that he’ll be staying fairly close so that hopefully we’ll see him again, maybe even do a mountain ride with him, his humans and their other Mustang one day.

Nemo was with us at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy since spring. Over time he settled so nicely and became one of our friendliest, easiest to work with wildies.

Every intern, kid and guest at some point worked with Nemo. He’s a sweet boy who needs a little extra guidance when he gets nervous to contain the happy feet and look to the human for support.

He was almost adopted several times. We couldn’t believe he was still with us, until these two met him. He was still here so he could find them, and it’s such a lovely match.

Thank you to all of you who support and enable our nonprofit organization to keep and work with these wildies until they find their person and the timing is right for the adoption to take place.

We take the responsibility to set the Mustangs we gentle and their adopters up for success seriously. Without you all, we wouldn’t be able to do this, so again, thank you!

Willie, thank you for your service and enjoy your colorful boy! Or just embrace you’ve lost him to Katie and take on the Appystang instead

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