In the summer and fall we go horse packing. The rest of the year we talk about packing, dream about packing and get ready for packing. Even for horses that may never pack tents and sleeping bags into the backcountry, packing is a great way to get them ready to ride and prepare for some …
Category: Blogs
Feb 24 2026
Firefly
Another somewhat accidental member of the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy is Firefly, coming 3yo buckskin Bible Springs UT Mustang filly. Firefly started out calm and cuddly – until you asked her to do anything beyond standing to be brushed and petted on. At that point she’d go full dragon mode and I had many …
Feb 22 2026
Topaz at Home
This big 5yo Stewart Creek WY Mustang gelding was one of our longest temporary residents. While he has tons of try, he’d get in his own way at every opportunity. Everything was a big deal to him and met with evasion, especially rope pressure and picking up feet, both essential for a horse to be …
Feb 21 2026
Rock
The by far largest member of the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustang herd was sort of an oops. When we brought the big doe-eyed boy home from the holding facility, I’d had my mind set on finding him an amazing home as soon as he was ready. We had a substantial Mustang (Tiny) …
Feb 20 2026
Available for adoption: Commander
This adorable, proud 5yo Stewart Creek WY Mustang gelding stands 14hh “tall” and combines redhead energy with pony-tude: He has personality for days and never met a stranger. He also has big feelings and wants everyone to know what they are. We’ve known him since he was 2yo. He was the greeter in his age …
Feb 19 2026
Tiny
(Re-) Introduction of the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs part 2: The big, sorrel teenage Salt Wells WY Mustang gelding. We adopted Tiny many years ago from Colorado Horse Rescue Network for a friend. He’d been gathered as an approximately 3yo, adopted by a dude ranch and reportedly did well as a wrangler …
Feb 18 2026
Friends and Pens
We’re careful to make sure that the Mustangs in our care are as happy as possible while they’re at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy It’s school, no doubt, and it’s not the same as being someone’s main or only project and getting all the fun, relatively low expectation exposure and hang out time they will …
Feb 16 2026
Lacy
Time to (re-)introduce the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs. We’ll start with the one that started it all. Lacy, otherwise known as “The Princess”. She’s a dun, coming 11yo, Divide Basin WY Mustang mare and the first branded Mustang I ever gentled. I brought her home 9 years ago this week. My favorite …
Feb 13 2026
(S)he wasn’t like that in the pens
We hear that so often and it’s certainly happened to us too. You go to the holding facility or an adoption event to select a wild horse. The one you choose has soft eyes, appears curious, maybe even friendly. You get the animal home and start working with it, only to wonder what happened to …
Feb 10 2026
Update
The past couple of months required stepping back and focusing on what matters most, both for the horses and behind the scenes. That quiet work isn’t always visible, but it’s essential. Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs Spur (left, Stewart Creek, WY) and Rock (Little Colorado, WY) engaging in some young gelding goofiness one …