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 …
Category: Stefanie’s Notebook
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 …
Dec 12 2025
Care
When Eduardo Garcia reached out to me about Ragnar, I sent him an adoption application like we always do. A couple of his references sounded familiar. When I called them, one of them said he’s a chef. Once approved, he came out to meet Ragnar and told me what he was planning on doing with …
Dec 10 2025
Tricks for the trail
First, thank you to all of you who thought of Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy yesterday on Colorado Gives Day! The Mustangs and our small team appreciate you. When fundraising goes well, it’s always in spite of me not putting the word out early (maybe I’ll learn some day?) and only thanks to you believing …
Dec 09 2025
Trust Beyond Logic
If there’s one thing that nonprofit work for Mustangs has taught me, it’s this: To have trust beyond logic or what one might call faith. It’s jumping and trusting that the parachute will open. Sometimes it means building a safety net on the way down. It’s doing the thing and figuring out how along the …
Dec 02 2025
Help us welcome 4 new faces this Giving Tuesday morning!
Karma – 5yo brown Mustang mare from Antelope Hills WY. Karma was passed over 9 times (9 strikes) because she’s “nothing special”. Uncle – 6yo grey Mustang gelding from Roberts Mountain NV. He’s an old soul and as sensible as he’s big, so we made an exception to our usual age range. Vengeance aka Vinny …
Nov 28 2025
Thankful
I said we have some happy news to share, so here we are: Maverick – yearling bay roan Bordo Atravesado NM Mustang gelding – has been adopted. He will be here for a bit of continuing education while his adopter gets settled into their new home. Ragnar – 5yo bay Stewart Creek WY Mustang gelding …
Nov 26 2025
These guys though
I’ve never needed emotional support Mustangs (and sunsets) more than these past few days. I’ve been making short solo rides – as opposed to ponying – with each of them a priority lately, an exercise in courage and confidence for everyone. Life is so fragile. From that perspective, being outside with three of the Wild …
Nov 21 2025
Available for adoption: Valkyrie
I mean, isn’t she gorgeous? Valkyrie aka Val is a yearling Mustang filly from Bordo Atravesado NM. She’s bay with ND1, meaning she has some dun characteristics like frosting and – when she’s not growing a winter coat – countershading in place of an actual dorsal stripe. We last measured her at 13.2hh. She string …