We did it again, and they’re ready for pre-order now

Format is 8″x11″ closed. They will ship the first week of December, so they’ll arrive with plenty of time to be gifted or to help you start to plan the new year early.

$25 plus shipping, all proceeds go towards the care of the Mustangs we adopt, gentle and find wonderful homes for through our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy (WHOA).

Each photo tells you who, what and where, that’s been a request in previous years.

I adore the cover because it combines several things I love most: Mustangs, mountains and sunsets

That’s Lacy and her beautiful, clear freezebrand on the cover. #1944 (her tag number) was the first BLM Mustang I gentled and she’s still my best girl.

She made a huge comeback this year after several pasture injuries last year. Seeing her proud self in these photos makes my heart so happy

Beautiful DG Cedar is pictured also. We lost her this summer after a complicated fracture to her foot. I still miss that filly.

You’ll see the ever steady Tiny and little Griffin. Echo, who spent part of the year with our Ambassador Mustang herd and now lives a great life in Idaho also made the calendar.

And of course the calendar wouldn’t be complete without the happy Shepherds

I hope you find inspiration in this calendar to go on adventures of your own and enjoy some gorgeous Colorado scenery!

To order please PM, text or email us

719-377-8587

Info@wildhorseoutreach.org

Various payment options available: Check, cash, PayPal or Venmo or I can send you an invoice via Square.

Thank you all for being here and for caring about wild horses!

Also, a huge thank for for helping us reach our fundraising goal for the hay fundraiser

We’re currently putting funds aside for the next next load of hay (the more we order at one time, the better the price) and to improve footing in our training areas so the wild ones can more comfortably and safely learn year-round.

Next Tuesday is #GivingTuesday , one of the most important days of the year for nonprofit organizations. If you would consider us on that day, we and the Mustangs would be ever so grateful

Please comment, like and share with anyone you think would also love a Mustang calendar

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We love hearing from our adopters and seeing photos of the kiddos we gentle and adopt out at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy (WHOA) in their new homes, learning things, being loved and going on adventures!

Whether you’ve been with us for a while or you’re new here, I hope you enjoy reading and seeing what some of our graduates are up to.

Gus, Cinder and DG Maximus (Devil’s Garden Mustang gelding we placed as a yearling 2 years ago) are all living and loving life together here in CO and kept their names

DG Cowboy came with Maximus, also as a yearling. He now lives in WI.

Lorena became Wren, turned into a dunskin and lives in MI.

DG Elanor is now Eleanor and also lives in MI.

Eclipse is now Ember and moved to TX.

DG Pippin now rules the roost as Joey and is in MS.

Echo kept her name and is now loved by a lady in ID.

Deets the happy Appy became Apollo and moved to MO.

I hope you’ll share in our joy of knowing these guys are safe, happy, loved and enriching the lives of their adopters

If you have also adopted from us and want your updates and photos shared, please PM us and we’ll be happy to

If you are new here, welcome! WHOA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Guffey, CO. We work hard to keep Mustangs and their adopters safe and happy, in the lower 48 and beyond.

Thank you to all who have donated recently! We are still $600 shy of our goal to cover our most recent hay bill of $2730. That will feed the Mustangs in our care through the end of the year. We currently have several wonderful wildies available and coming available for adoption.

If you want to be part of what we do, you can support our work here:

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

Etsy shop: https://wildhorseoutreach.etsy.com

Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/276Y41TKY2YFM

Chewy wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/…/wild-horse-outreach-advocacy…

Thank you for helping us help wild horses! Can we raise another $600 together?

2025 WHOA calendars will be available to order this coming week!

Please help us spread the word by commenting, liking and sharing this post!

I’m watching the sun rise over patches of snow on this chilly late November morning.

A good time to reflect on this past summer’s adventures and dream about the ones to come.

Our little Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy (WHOA) Ambassador Mustang herd did so well in the backcountry this year.

Tay Martin went on her first two pack trips and somehow didn’t get moosed to death on her many pursuits of the tall, grumpy, long-faced ungulates.

I learned a lot and am excited to bring more young Mustangs into the backcountry next year. It’s a bit like going full circle for them.

While I plan on leaving long workshops and guided pack trips to the pro at Colorado Pack Company LLC (highly recommend if you’re ready for a full immersive experience and meeting the cutest mules), I want to demystify packing and help keep the tradition alive for those that are interested and not sure yet how to start.

We’ll do that through videos and one or two day workshops that’ll give you plenty to work with to get started and take the next steps.

I do start my own colts and I’m not about the excitement that can come with that.

Pony, pack and ground drive is my not at all secret sauce for getting a new Mustang to the point where me stepping up and taking the reins is the most uneventful next step ever.

Why not discover some incredible country along the way?

Thank you all for following along!

If you’re curious about our work, you can find us at

w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g

WHOA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Guffey, Colorado. We’re committed to helping Mustangs and adopters be safe and happy in any way we can.

We operate nationwide and beyond in case you want help and aren’t local or are looking for an incredible gentled Mustang of your own

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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.

#BLMmustang#wildhorseswillingpartners#wildhorses#saveahorserideamustang#sunrise#mountains#winter#makingmountainmustangmemories

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

w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g

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

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