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 …
Category: Blogs
May 19 2025
Adoptable Mustangs: Lightning Bug
When I got this guy home, I said to Tay Martin “Gosh, he sure looks a lot like River!” I pulled this big sorrel boy with soft eyes out of a pen full of young Twin Peaks Mustang geldings, thinking he was one of them. It wasn’t until the evening after the adoption event that …
May 18 2025
Not too much
I’d told myself I was going to ride in the sand this spring. Who can we keep our word with if not ourselves? It’s been darn busy, we’ve got some cool wildies we’re working with at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy and there’s always stuff to do on the counseling side too. We’re quickly running …
May 15 2025
The Neck Rope
Someone on one of our platforms recently requested a video of catching a Mustang with the neck rope, so here it is for everyone. Butterfly, a 5yo palomino Mustang mare from Twin Peaks, CA was a lovely demo horse. Thank you Tay Martin for filming. Caveats: I’ve done this “once or twice” before. I’m in …
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 …