It’s time we introduce some new friends to you all, Cinch, Hawk, Spur and Boots

Cinch (coming 4yo palomino Mustang gelding from Little Colorado, WY) and Hawk (coming 3yo bay Mustang gelding from Twin Peaks, CA) will be available for adoption once gentled.

You’ll be able to follow their gentling on our Patreon once we get that set up. We’re currently in the final stages of putting our 2025 Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy (WHOA) calendar together to have that available to order before the end of the month

* If you know you’ll want a calendar, please let us know so we’ll have a better idea of how many to order. Thank you!*

Once that’s complete we will be working on Patreon, both to allow our friends and supporters to follow along in the gentling pen as well as the backcountry, and to empower adopters to gentle their own wild horses.

Spur, the 3yo bay roan gelding from Stewart Creek WY, will be part of the WHOA family for the foreseeable future. He may be available later on with additional training.

Boots is a 3yo sooty buckskin mare also from Stewart Creek WY. She only stayed with us briefly. That’s a story for another day.

Last week I wrote our lovely hay guy a check for $2730. That should provide about 6 weeks worth of hay for the Mustangs in our care.

Since then, generous d0nors – you know who you are and we are so grateful for you – have given over half of that amount.

Would you help us raise another $1200 to fully cover that hay bill?

D0nation avenues in comments and in bio (click on the L¡nktree l¡nk – l i n k t r . e e / w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h – and choose what works for you). Your d0nations may be tax deductible, please consult with your accountant.

Our mailing address is

Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy

P.O. Box 113

Guffey, CO 80820

If you’d like some awesome Mustang/horsey merch, please visit us on Etsy at

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Thank you to all who’ve already ordered! Tay Martin just added tank tops and vinyl decals of all of our designs, so you can stay cooler in the summer (it will be summer again, some day ) and put some Mustang magic on your car, water bottles, etc.

We also have shirts, hoodies and sweatshirts, mugs, magnets and stickers with unique designs and thought provoking inspiration. All proceeds go directly to the Mustangs! Please consider ordering as you’re getting ready for the holidays.

You can find our available Mustangs and adoption applications at w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g

Hawk and Cinch will be on there soon!

For current learning opportunities in person and remote, PM or email us.

As always, please comment, like and share, and most of all thank you for being here and being you!

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I used to admire people who did what I wanted to do.

I still do because it keeps me looking for ways to improve and have something to work towards.

I also now look for ways to make happen what I care about. Yes, that means sacrificing other things and experiencing discomfort.

It sure beats watching life pass me by and envying others’ experiences and skills.

Making time for and being brave enough to do what you really want to do is a sign of growth.

So is being willing to be “bad” at something to eventually get better and maybe finally even be “good” at it.

I hope you enjoy this little video of yesterday’s sunrise ride with the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs and the happy German Shepherds. Yes it was cold. And totally worth it.

I’d love to hear about what you’ve made time for/made an effort to learn, even against the odds, and are proud of. Please share in the comments

I have all sorts of neat tack but I can get most anything done in just a Rowdy’s Ropes halter and lead and the wildies look just as beautiful as they do without any or in fancy gear.

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Nemo, our sweet, kind, sometimes goofy 3yo Stewart Creek WY Mustang gelding with crazy hair, all the colors and a blue eye, went home yesterday.

As you can see, he was very much a Mudstang yesterday. It’s mud season on the mountain and entirely too cold for baths.

Nemo got not only one human (a veteran), a but two who will support each other through his continued training.

The boy is going to get plenty of attention and love and we’re so excited that he’ll be staying fairly close so that hopefully we’ll see him again, maybe even do a mountain ride with him, his humans and their other Mustang one day.

Nemo was with us at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy since spring. Over time he settled so nicely and became one of our friendliest, easiest to work with wildies.

Every intern, kid and guest at some point worked with Nemo. He’s a sweet boy who needs a little extra guidance when he gets nervous to contain the happy feet and look to the human for support.

He was almost adopted several times. We couldn’t believe he was still with us, until these two met him. He was still here so he could find them, and it’s such a lovely match.

Thank you to all of you who support and enable our nonprofit organization to keep and work with these wildies until they find their person and the timing is right for the adoption to take place.

We take the responsibility to set the Mustangs we gentle and their adopters up for success seriously. Without you all, we wouldn’t be able to do this, so again, thank you!

Willie, thank you for your service and enjoy your colorful boy! Or just embrace you’ve lost him to Katie and take on the Appystang instead

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Because Mustangs make us happy and so do thought-provoking quotes, we found a way to pair the two and make life more colorful and uplifting.

Tay Martin has been working tirelessly to create shirts, mugs, stickers and magnets for all of us to bring more wild beauty and inspiration into our lives.

The t-shirts all come in V neck and regular unisex, different colors and sizes. Hoodies and sweatshirts with our logo and fun Mustang things on the back are also available.

Each design is also available on a cool camping style mug, a sticker and a magnet. I kinda want them all!

You can find all of these and more in our Etsy st0re. You’ll find us there under WildHorseOutreach

*L¡nk in comments *

All proceeds go directly towards feeding and caring for the Mustangs we’re gentling and finding great homes for here at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy

If you’re looking for a fun gift for yourself, a friend or loved one – or all of the above – go check out our little store and send the wild ones some love.

Let us know in the comments what design(s) you like best!

If you have questions, as always feel free to reach out.

If the rearing dun Mustang reminds you of Lacy, that is no coincidence That’s also her freezemark peeking out from under the mane.

Please share this with a friend! Who couldn’t use some pointers and unique, fun gift ideas for the upcoming holidays

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First, a very, very happy announcement: The cutest boy Chief, 4yo red and white pinto Mustang gelding from Arapaho Creek WY is on his way to his adopter in North Carolina. We’re so excited for him and his new human!

Chief is an expressive, friendly, curious horse who can be a bit reserved at first but is one of those horses who are still very good even when they are “bad”, i.e. scared, surprised, frustrated, any of the things that can and will happen when you’re getting used to a whole new world.

His adopter got approved through our adoption process and we’ve spent a good bit of time talking on the phone to make sure she would be a good fit for him and vice versa.

These past few weeks we’ve been doing some “custom” training with him so it would be the smoothest transition possible for them both.

Giving once wild horses a good, solid foundation, matching them with the right adopters, giving them the time they need and more time when an adoption falls through because life happens and adopting a Mustang is a big commitment. We value that our adopters take that seriously and will not adopt if not truly ready or able to afford/spend enough quality time with their new partner.

We provide high quality free choice hay to all of the horses in our care. Tay Martin works tirelessly rain or shine (or fog, ice, snow, wind, beyond unpleasant temps in either direction) to make sure everyone has a full belly and something to do.

We have a hay delivery coming from Colorado Horse Hay tomorrow. We hand them several thousand dollars every time we see them, which is approximately every 6-8 weeks.

CK Hoof Care CBT, APF-I , our wonderful, slightly feral, cat loving and pineapple on pizza hating farrier comes out regularly to do first and sometimes second and third trims on our wildies. We’re so grateful for her patience and expertise.

None of that is free or even cheap. No adoption fee in the world covers what we put into these horses, especially those that need an extra month or three to settle into doing ‘people things’ and find just the right human who is then also able to choose them.

We would so appreciate your support to keep us going. Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, registered with the IRS. Your donations may be tax exempt (that’s a question for your accountant).

We are based out of Guffey, CO and help Mustangs and adopters nationwide through our gentling, remote coaching, workshops and internship opportunities. We are open for visitors or auditors by appointment.

If you’d like to support our work, here’s how you can do so (you’re welcome to earmark your donation for specific expenses. If you’d like to donate items or pay for something directly instead of sending money, that’s totally fine, just let us know), literally every dollar helps:

The Donate button on our Facebook page or Instagram account, or on our website

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Colorado Gives: https://www.coloradogives.org/…/Wild-Horse-Outreach-And…

PayPal: paypal.me/wildhorseoutreachWHO

Venmo: @wildhorseoutreachadvocacy

CashApp: $wildhorseoutreach

Through our website: https://wildhorseoutreach.org/index.php/support-whoa

Givelify: https://www.givelify.com/…/wild-horse…/donation/amount

Via mail:

Wild Horse Outreach& Advocacy

P.O.Box 113

Guffey, CO 80820

Your likes, shares and comments also help, please consider doing so in addition to or instead of donating. It is so much appreciated! Together we can help more wild ones be and stay safe and happy! #bettertogether

Enjoy the many faces of handsome Chief as he was waiting for the hauler the other night.

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In the Mustang world that can be a pretty controversial topic.

In our work at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy where we gentle wild ones to prepare them for successful futures in loving homes, one of the things I value most is freedom from fear. Hence the song that a friend of mine sent to me.

We’ve all been afraid. Some of us struggle with varying levels of possibly chronic anxiety. If that is or has been you, you know what hyper vigilance, i.e. always waiting for the other shoe to drop, does to your immune system and quality of life.

I’ve seen people worry themselves sick or literally to death. I’ve also seen wild horses live perpetually in fear and to me that’s cruel.

I want to see Mustangs with a calm and curious expression that are comfortable with the world around them and the people in it.

Here’s our girl Echo, Twin Peaks CA Mustang filly, getting the mantie pulled off of the load during her 3rd pack trip with us.

Tay Martin and I had just made it into our wilderness home for the next few days and hobbled the riding horses so they could graze. Griffin was wandering around doing Griffin things and the Shepherds supervised our work.

Watch this young mare stand quietly and relaxed, ground tied while I’m working the noisy canvas tarp loose. Thank you for that tarp and all your guidance this year Colorado Pack Company LLC !

We picked Echo up from holding in March of this year for gentling. She lived and traveled with our Ambassador Mustangs all summer and went to her forever home in Idaho this fall. I still miss that kind, tall, beautiful bay dun mare.

I also know she’s in the best of hands and she has a great mind and a foundation that’ll carry her through life.

For us, that’s what it’s all about, helping Mustangs and their humans feel safe and happy. While seeing lots of pretty country and making wonderful memories along the way.

If you’re curious about our work, how we can help you or how you can support our nonprofit organization, go to

w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g or contact us directly.

We’d love to hear from you!

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See those soft eyes and that open, curious yet alert expression? That’s Doc, 5yo palomino pinto Mustang gelding from Stewart Creek WY while we were doing a whole lot of nothing. Or were we?

I was sitting on the mounting block with his lead rope in my lap, taking a break in between working horses, enjoying the afternoon sun and observing the other Mustangs that were standing tied before or after their sessions.

Doc stood quietly, watching me and relaxing with nothing “difficult” being asked of him. We were sharing space much like members of a band of horses often do.

This is your permission – or encouragement – to do feel good sessions with your horse. You need them and so do they.

We all got into horses because we want to enjoy them. Maybe one needed a home or we wanted the challenge but we all also wanted joy and relaxation.

We all also sometimes don’t want to go out there. Because we’re already tired and we know it’s going to be hard/scary/frustrating/exhausting to work on that next “important” thing on the list.

We don’t want to spend an hour opening a can of worms, not knowing if we can close it before it gets dark, we need to go, it’s time to make dinner or we simply run out of steam.

We also don’t want to make something worse instead of better if it doesn’t go right.

I’m all for feel good sessions when we feel like it. Short, easy, relaxing team building sessions. A walk. Sharing space. Giving scratches in all the good spots. An easy bareback ride if the horse is under saddle and enjoys that.

5 minutes, 10, maybe 15. Or breaks in your sessions where you focus on both of you feeling good about being together.

They need that just as much if not more so than all the “training”. If they like you and associate you with pleasure, relaxation and feeling safe, all the other stuff will come more easily too.

You don’t want to dread working with them. That goes both ways.

I’m looking forward to sharing more training insights of what we do day to day gentling Mustangs at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy . I wanted to start here because I think it gets overlooked and that stands in the way of so much good that could unfold.

We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization helping Mustangs and their humans in any way we can. We’re located in Guffey, Colorado. We work with adopters across the lower 48 and beyond. To find out more about what we do and how you can learn from us or support our work, go to

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You can reach us via PM, at info@wildhorseoutreach.org or 719-377-8587

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I’m currently sorting through a year’s worth of memories and photos from some incredible rides and pack trips with the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs and various friends both old and new to choose the 2025 calendar photos.

That means reliving moments I had long forgotten and seeing those places and scenes for the first time all over again.

Sunrises and wildflowers in mountain meadows, outrunning thunderstorms (or trying to) and 30 degree temperature drops within an hour in the middle of summer. Gorgeous views, loose rock, steep inclines and a scary fall.

Looking back, all those beautiful photos and once in a lifetime experiences took work, some level of hardship and a good bit of discomfort to achieve.

They say that nothing worth having comes easy. A good horse, a healthy body, good relationships, career success… While we can’t control every aspect of all of those, we can certainly do our part.

I feel fortunate to have friends, neighbors and colleagues to lean on – and hold me accountable – when I need them.

I’m always so grateful when I hear that people are helped or inspired by the work we do, or that they are enjoying a Mustang they adopted from us. That makes all the hard work and rough patches worth it.

We’re all only here for a short time and all we have is each other.

Experiencing a sense of community and being able to use the years I’m given to be of service to others are among my favorite things in life. Some of the others are horses, dancing, tacos, sushi and peanut butter.

Are you doing horsey things this weekend or digging yourself out of a snow drift? Or…?

Pictured: Divide Basin Mustang mare Lacy overlooking a new to us valley during a pack trip this summer. The hackamore (bosal, hackamore and mecate) are from The Colorful Cowgirl

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Aerin’s name would have been America (I mean, look at the shape of that very unique blaze!) had it not been for us going with a Lord of the Rings theme for this year’s Devil’s Garden Mustangs from the Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals .

This lovely, fiery little lady is a long yearling (2 in the spring) and string tests to 14.3hh mature height. She’s already well over 13.2hh and has good bone without being too heavy.

She’s very much a mare, quite spirited and very expressive. For those who like an honest, gritty mare that likes to cover ground, Aerin will be a great fit. She’s predictable and manageable even when spirits run high.

To me it’s almost more important how a horse acts when they’re excited or troubled than how sweet they are when they’re “being good”. I want to be sure that they’re safe (or as safe as one can hope for, they’re rather large prey animals after all) when they’re worked up or not happy, because that’s going to happen out in the real world.

This kiddo has had all age appropriate ground work done. She’s easy to catch, picks up feet, loads, ties, lunges, moves hips and shoulders, backs, crosses obstacles (leading and sending), stands for grooming and spraying, is good with dogs and goes for walks outside of the pens.

She’s looking for an adopter who wants to spend time with her and prepare her for future adventures together. She’d do great in English disciplines, endurance, ranch work and on the trail.

Aerin is available for adoption through Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy . She is located in Guffey, CO. Hauling within the lower 48 can be arranged. We work with reputable haulers we’re very grateful for.

Contact us via PM, info@wildhorseoutreach.org or 719-377-8587.

Our nonprofit organization matches gentled Mustangs with suitable homes to make sure everyone is happy.

Aerin and our other adoptable Mustangs are also listed on w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g

We also offer in person and remote coaching if you already have a Mustang and need help or are gathering info prior to adopting.

If you’re not ready to adopt but want to help, please comment like and share, share, share this post. Your support makes all the difference in finding these wildies wonderful homes.

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*Sound on if that caption doesn’t make sense.*

I voted today for the first time in a presidential election. I (politely) said to the lady at the in person voting table that I wasn’t leaving until I got a sticker.

I told her I had just become a citizen and this was a big first for me. In return I received a warm smile and 3 stickers.

We’re buckling down for the first winter storm of the season. By midday tomorrow we’ll have something between nothing and a foot of snow on the ground. Or maybe two. You just never know.

Thanks to Tay Martin we’re ready and the Mustangs have plenty of hay to keep their bellies full and their bodies warm.

We have several wildies pending adoption and we’re so excited for them and their new humans

If you’re looking for a gentled Mustang, for help with one you already have or are planning to adopt, or you’d like to support our nonprofit organization Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy in helping wild horses and their humans be successful and safe together, get in touch.

We’re based out of Guffey, CO. If you’re out of state or even outside of the US, that’s not a problem. We can travel, our horses can travel and we offer remote coaching.

You can reach us via PM, info@wildhorseoutreach.org or 719-377-8587

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