Deets
The 4 wild ones we picked up last week from the Cañon City BLM Wild Horse & Burro Program holding facility , Gus aka Gus the bus, Lorena, Deets and Woodrow, now have 4 sessions under their belt.
They halter and lead, we’ve started tying them and Gus and Lorena have started on picking up feet. They have shown themselves to be exceptionally good minded and trainable so far.
All have started backing, yielding hips and shoulders. Gus (the big bay coming 4yo) is still trying to figure out how lungeing works, the other 3 have gotten the memo. On the upside, I catch him by standing in the middle of the pen and saying “Come here” and he does.
I call Gus the dinosaur puppy and I love him (I don’t usually like tall horses and I’m a mare person). Lorena is snooty in the best way. Her sass is mild and she’s quiet and a quick learner, she concentrates well for a horse that young (coming 2) and she loves being brushed.
Woodrow (silver bay, coming 5yo) is calm and learns quickly. Deets (appy, coming 5yo) is also a quick learner and focuses well when he receives direction. Where Woodrow has a busy mind, Deets has busy feet. With Woodrow I need to keep his mind engaged to get his feet where I want them to go. Deets needs a controlled outlet for his need to move his feet in order to remain mentally engaged. I enjoy getting to know them and their different personalities.
We are working to determine adoption fees. We ask that potential adopters fill out an adoption application through our organization so we can make sure you and the horse you adopt are a good match.
Adoption applications are free and do not guarantee the adoption of a specific horse. They do make you approved to adopt through Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy and if we don’t currently have the perfect fit for you, we’re happy to work with you to help you find it.
Adoption fees for Mustangs we gentle in the absence of any incentive programs help us continue our program: To adopt, house and feed, provide hoof and medical care for and gentle Mustangs and place them into suitable homes.
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If you’re not in a position to adopt or these are not the horses for you but you’d like to donate towards the care and training of the Mustangs we take in, please see our bio for a l!nk to how you can support us. Feel free to PM us with any questions. We are a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, EIN # 84-4045358.
PC for the photos of Gus, Lorena and Deets Photographer Linnea Helander
Our training halters and leads are made by Rowdy’s Ropes
