Mar 28 2026
Two things can be true at once, often are. Holding space for both is where the challenge lies. Also the reward. What do I mean? This: We want to be around horses so they can meet some of our needs. And their needs matter too, even when they’re different from our own. Horses are sentient …
Mar 27 2026
Lacy, my first branded Mustang, turned 11yo on March 17th. She was born at the Cañon City BLM holding facility to a Divide Basin WY mare. We celebrated her birthday doing one of the things she enjoys most these days: Going FAST. Footage of that adventure to come. I brought Lacy home as an unhandled …
Mar 25 2026
In very happy news, Sergeant has been adopted. He went home to the Western slope over the weekend. We’re very excited for him and his adopters! We currently have 4 incredible young gentled Mustangs looking for homes: Commander ( due to being in the Forever Branded partnerships adoption incentive program), Chaos, Remington and Valkyrie (not …
Mar 17 2026
I’d like to shed some light into the gap, when our socials went quiet for a time. I’m not fond of using social media as my journal because time and place and privacy matter, but so does transparency. Here’s my compromise. This winter I shed: Saying yes to things I’m not comfortable with. Not the …
Mar 13 2026
… aka Remi and Val It was such a beautiful morning and it had finally snowed, so we decided to clean up these two still wet and winter-fuzzy 2yo Mustang fillies and take some fun pictures. I have about 200 more, they were having so much fun! Remington is the buckskin, Valkyrie the bay. She …
Mar 10 2026
It’s something I think about often, and we see it play out all the time. To be successful with and enjoy our horses, two main factors need to be there, in this order: 1. It needs to be a fit, we and our horse. We need to be “appropriately horsed”, not violently “over-, under- or …
Mar 09 2026
Sergeant is a 5yo bay (presumably with ND1, has countershading in place of an actual dorsal stripe) Mustang gelding, facility born to a Stewart Creek WY Mustang mare. Sergeant stands 15.2hh tall. We chose him before the Cañon City holding facility closed because of his calm demeanor and soft eyes. All Stewart Creek horses we’ve …
Mar 06 2026
I end up riding by myself most of the time. Not so much on the big scenic rides but on the every day ones for sure. This was one of the bigger rides I did solo last year. My friends were otherwise occupied, we were going to be running out of fall and I wasn’t …
Mar 05 2026
Chaos is a 5 1/2yo (born in holding 8/1/20) sorrel rabicano Mustang mare. Her dam was gathered pregnant out of Antelope NV. She stands 14.2hh tall. She has a long flowing mane and once her tail recovers from being chewed off in holding will have a thick, colorful tail too. She’s rather unique with subtle …
Mar 03 2026
Goose is the youngest of the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs, a coming 2yo buckskin Bordo Atravesado NM Mustang filly. I’ve been quite impressed with the youngsters we’ve gotten from that HMA. Athletic, smart and sane. We have 2 more available now and 2 coming available for adoption later this spring. Goose will …