What draws us to horses, especially Mustangs, is not only what we can “do” or accomplish with them, it’s also being around them and what that does for our own inner world.

I hope you enjoy these photos of the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs – and Gus, because he’s not technically part of the herd even though Tay really wants him to stay (for real though, he needs a home with a full time head holder who follows him around and is available for hugs anytime Gus needs his head held) – as much as I enjoyed those moments.

It’s been quoted to death because it’s true, “There’s something about the outside of a horse that’s good for the inside of a man.” – Winston Churchill

I’ve been around horses for most of my life, literally 35 out of 38 years. Not until I got to know Mustangs did I see so much personality, affection, curiosity, character and goofiness in an equine, both in their interactions with other horses and with humans.

Maybe that’s because everything is new and exciting to them in this new to them world or because they’re not dulled by a lifetime of being a “tool”, or because their social skills really are different. Don’t get me wrong, my guys all have jobs to do once they’re old enough but we spend plenty of time just enjoying each other’s company.

We enjoy seeing more people interested in learning about and adopting Mustangs. We’re here to help you in any way. I’m currently doing remote coaching sessions with several adopters who are doing the training – anywhere from gentling to advanced saddle training – themselves and want guidance as needed along the way.

Pm or email us to inquire about remote coaching if it’s something that might help you or someone you know. We utilize video – based coaching as well as phone calls, all depending on what is needed, possible and will help the most.

We also gentle outside Mustangs – from internet auctions or facility adoption events – for adopters who either don’t have the set-up for a completely wild horse or prefer to bring their Mustang home with all their ground work done.

Reach out and let us know how we can help you be successful with Mustangs!

We are located in Guffey, Colorado. We work with reputable haulers who can bring horses from us to you or from holding facilities to us.

For the record, Tiny is not locked up and wanting out. Echo and I were working in the round pen and he wanted in on the fun.

If you don’t know our Ambassador Mustangs yet: There’s Lacy, 9yo dun Divide Basin mare, Tiny, 16yo sorrel Salt Wells gelding, Echo, 2yo dun Twin Peaks CA filly, and Griffin, bay Devil’s Garden yearling gelding. Gus, 4yo bay gelding from Antelope Hills WY is available for adoption even though we all love him very much.

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Thank you so much for your support and all the fun name suggestions!

Tay Martin and the peanut butter jars worked their magic for our most recent name draw for the Wyoming Mustang geldings we brought home right before the clinic with Steve Mantle.

Nemo is a 3yo tri colored pinto with one blue (aka fish) eye, facility born to a Stewart Creek WY Mustang mare. He is a little goofy and a lot sweet. He’s a stunning, easygoing and friendly little guy who would make a great first Mustang. Nemo currently measures 14hh and string tests to 14.2hh.

River is a 4yo sorrel Antelope Hills gelding with two matching hind socks. He has Gus’s face, kind eyes and built, and if that’s not his half brother, I don’t know what he is. Same age, HMA and gather, so they could certainly have the same sire. He is even calmer than Gus and a tad shorter, measuring 14.3hh and string testing to 15hh mature height.

Nashoba (Nash) is a 4yo grey Antelope Hills Mustang gelding. He is curious, sensitive, athletic and kind. He’s a lovely mover with a great built and estimated to be 15hh currently. We’ll measure him later this week. He’s very Spanish in both his conformation and demeanor. His ideal human is prepared for and excited about that. We’d love to see him have an athletic career in and/or outside of the arena.

Ford is a 3yo bay roan pinto gelding facility born to a Stewart Creek WY Mustang mare. He gets the “most improved award as he was by far the most standoffish of the four. It’s been a joy to see him start to come out of his shell and his eyes soften. He’s very expressive, an effortless mover, soft on the rope and has tons of try. It’ll be fun to see him continue to settle down and learn. We estimate him to be 14.2 or .3hh and will measure him as soon as he’s ready for that.

All four of these boys are available for adoption through Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy in Guffey, Colorado. Hauling can be arranged.

More info on each of them in future posts. Pm or email us with questions. Thank you again for supporting our fundraiser, for sending fly control care packages for the wild ones and for continuing to share, like and comment to help these horses find homes! We couldn’t do what we do without you.

Training halters & leads: Rowdy’s Ropes

Knotty Horse detangler (and Best Ever Pads ) : Karyn Tessman Miller

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This thick and handsome boy is a 10yo Devil’s Garden Mustang gelding. He stands 14.2hh tall and is almost equally as wide.

Pumba has been with us for over a year. He’s guarded but sane and (really not that far) deep down loves to be fussed over.

The good: He’s decently easy to catch, meaning if you know what you’re doing you can catch him in under 2 minutes in a small or larger pen. He leads, loads, crosses obstacles, has been trimmed, stands for grooming and spraying.

The adorable: He loves having his mane brushed and braided. He melts and goes to sleep. He thinks shoulder scratches are better than treats. He’s the kindest neighbor to all other horses we’ve put him next to. Even the scrappy ones, he doesn’t engage in any fussing and is very calm around them.

The real: Pumba ran wild until he was approximately 8yo and he has yet to give up his “wild card”. He is watchy and slow to trust. He’s neither aggressive nor does he go into a blind panic. He also won’t be packing your elk out this fall. Maybe not next fall, either.

Pumba would like to find a home with competent, patient, consistent humans who will continue to ask things of him that he might find uncomfortable but that are necessary to continue to build his confidence around humans and to ensure that his basic needs can be met.

Realistic expectations and a flexible timeline are a must. He may let his guard down and eventually be a riding horse, he may not. In either case, he deserves a home of his own, horsey friends and room to run. For a horse that’s shaped a bit like a jellybean, he’s a beautiful mover. His weight will need to be monitored, Pumba tends to be a bit “fluffy” as you can see.

Pumba is not an instant gratification pony, and and his adoption reflects that. Adoption application, and contract apply, for his sake and safety.

He is available for adoption through our nonprofit organization Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy in Guffey, Colorado. We work with reputable haulers, many of whom will deliver nationwide.

Pm or email with questions. The first step towards adopting any of our Mustangs is filling out an application at w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g

Please share far and wide, like and comment for this sweet boy too, he’s just as deserving of a happy forever as his younger friends.

Many thanks to Rowdy’s Ropes (halter and lead) and Karyn Tessman Miller (Knotty Horse detangler products) for your continued support. Message them to get your own!

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This big boy is a force of nature, a character and a friend.

He’s a 4yo Antelope Hills WY Mustang gelding and all the draft cross rage.

He’s respectful of regular fencing, friendlier to the dogs than they are to him, and easy to catch anywhere. He doesn’t forget how to be his puppy dog self even with some time off.

He ponies walk, trot, lope, has started packing and has had his first sit.

I sit under him or wear his tail as a scarf, he’s got to be the most patient and one of the most affectionate horses I’ve ever met.

He stands for the farrier, ties, loads, crosses obstacles, moves hips and shoulders, takes a saddle, bridle, pack saddle, ground drives. He’s about as ready to ride as they come.

Yes, I love him. No, we can’t keep him. So someone please adopt him, give him all the hugs and take him on all the adventures.

He’s not a one person horse, Gus is a chocolate lab at heart, he loves everybody.

He’s available for adoption through our nonprofit organization Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy in Guffey, CO. We can provide a list of reputable haulers that can haul him anywhere within the continental United States.

Training halter and lead: Rowdy’s Ropes

Knotty Horse detangler: Karyn Tessman Miller

Please share far and wide, like and comment to help Gus the Bus aka the Guspuppy find a perfect home.

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In between posting our adoptable Mustangs, sharing the Ambassador Mustangs’ adventures and offering hopefully helpful thoughts on training Mustangs, I’d like to also highlight our adopted “kids” and their new humans.

DG Elanor moved to Michigan earlier this week, the first of our most recent group of Devil’s Garden Mustangs from the Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals to find her human.

Read through the screenshots after the photos of the adorable little lady to see why we do what we do and why it’s worth all the hard work in the end.

Elanor is a beautiful, opinionated, brave, smart and athletic yearling filly and we’re so excited for her and her adopter!

It takes a village to run a nonprofit organization and to make these things happen.

Many thanks to all of you for sharing, liking and commenting, donating, volunteering, buying merch, scheduling coaching sessions, sending Mustangs to Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy for training and otherwise showing up in many ways.

Thank you Tay for all your hard work and for loving and helping with these guys to make the transition into their new homes easier for them, Jennifer for the much needed mom voice, Danielle for taking such good care of the website,

Kelsey for processing our adoption applications,

Charlea Johnston for making the reassignment happen,

Rocky Top Veterinary Service for doing all of our health certs,

CK Hoof Care CBT, APF-I for the best first trims,

Colorado Horse Hay for keeping us in hay,

Rowdy’s Ropes for all the lovely training halters and ropes,

Karyn Tessman Miller for the Knotty Horse detangler products that help us make the wild ones more comfortable and beautiful,

Patty Latham and Jim Latham Jr. for your continued support, friendship and guidance,

Marina Carr for making sure the math maths,

and Laurie Schroeder Healy and Brian Healy for giving us a home and a place to operate.

We currently have 14 (possibly 13 as of this evening, fingers crossed) amazing wild ones looking for humans of

their own. Please go check them out at w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g

If you’d like to support us and help the Mustangs in a direct and tangible way, take a look at our Amazon wishlist in the comments.

Summer is here and so are the flies. If you’d like to send the wildies a fly control care package, they and we would appreciate it so much. The cattle tags are approved for horses and for braiding into manes, nobody’s getting their ears pierced

Happy trails little El(e)anor!

Thank you again to all of you for making outcomes like this possible, including all of our wonderful haulers and our ever feisty brand inspector, and various not previously mentioned friends who offer advice and encouragement and lend a helping hand when needed!

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Next in our “Adopt Me” showcase is red roan Devil’s Garden Mustang yearling gelding DG Pippin.

Pippin is brave and kind with enough spice and sass to keep things interesting. He is a handsome, energetic little guy with a big personality. He’s cute now and he’s going to be one seriously handsome boy once he grows into himself.

He had a rough start in life, was orphaned and is here with us today only thanks to the diligent care of the Double Devil Wild Horse Corrals staff.

They say dynamite comes in small packages. This adorable redhead currently measures 12hh and string tests to 14hh. If you – like me – like being able to see the ground from the back of your horse and to duck under branches rather than going around them, he’ll be perfect for you when he’s old enough.

He does all the important baby things: Halter and lead, load, cross obstacles, pick up feet, stand for grooming. He weirdly loves to be fly and detangler sprayed. Pippin also yields shoulders and hindquarters and understands the basics of lunging.

He sends over obstacles and is super brave when we go for walks outside of the pens. He’s been good with the dogs running and playing all around us.

Pippin is a fun, bright young horse and would like to find an adventure buddy who will continue his education in an age appropriate manner and do all the fun things with him while also continuing to set boundaries. He enjoys attention and getting fussed over as much as he does exploring and moving his feet.

I love his facial expressions that vary from kind to mischief and he’s probably the only horse I’ve ever met that can smirk. Look through the photos to see for yourself.

We have Karyn Tessman Miller to thank for the Knotty Horse detangler products and Rowdy’s Ropes for the adorable yearling halter and lead rope.

He is available for adoption through Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy in Guffey, CO. You can find our adoption application at w i l d h o r s e o u t r e a c h . o r g

We’re happy to answer questions via PM or email. Comments can get lost, please use the above means to contact us.

We appreciate you continuing to share, like and comment on our adoptable Mustangs posts, it makes a huge difference for finding them great homes. Thank you and let’s show up for Pippin too!

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Where are our pony people at?

This little jelly bean comes in the flavor “sweet & spicy”.

She’s the coolest, hairiest, friendliest tri-colored pinto Ponystang we’ve ever met.

Rapunzel is a 3yo Mustang mare, facility born to a Stewart Creek WY mare. She’s fun sized at currently 13.2hh and string tests to 13.3hh with about 18hh worth of personality.

She’s looking for an individual – smaller adult or handy youngster with guidance – or family where she can be an adventure buddy, best friend, show pony and just her whirlwind self.

She’s curious, brave and affectionate, good with strangers, other horses, dogs, loves to be scratched and groomed and go on adventures.

She’s easy to catch, leads, loads, ties, lunges, crosses obstacles, moves hips and shoulders, stands for spraying and is good with her feet.

She’s located in Guffey, Colorado at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy , a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping wild horses successfully transition from holding pens to loving homes.

We have a list of reputable haulers available.

Please PM or email us if you’re interested in adopting this little lady with a huge heart.

We have Karyn Tessman Miller to thank for the Knotty Horse products we use, hands down the best detangler on the market. They smell amazing, are good for our horses’ hair and keep fairy knots at bay much longer than others.

Thank you to Agape Natural Nutrition for Horses & Livestock for sponsoring EquiPride for this girl to promote gut and overall health.

And of course thank you to Rowdy’s Ropes who makes all of our rope halters, lead ropes, lunge lines, ground driving lines and loop reins.

Last and most importantly thank you to all of you for your support!

Please share far and wide, like and comment on our adoptable Mustangs posts to get these guys seen and help them find the ideal home

PS: The last pic shows a cute little pony sass blooper

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*This week we’re going to showcase our adoptable Mustangs, starting with the ones that are ready to find their humans.

Tay Martin and I are taking current photos and videos of everyone now that they’re shed out – short of some babies who apparently identify as llamas – and (knock on wood) mud free.

I’m going to be posting photos and/or videos, feel free to request more info, ideally via PM or email.*

We’ll start with Eclipse, our golden girl with a dun factor (she’s been color tested).

Eclipse is a 3yo mare, facility born to a Stewart Creek WY Mustang mare. She currently stands 14.1hh tall and string tests to between 14.2 and 14.3hh mature height. Eclipse is stout and Quarter Horse type in both mind and body.

She’s easy to catch, an easy keeper, and a joy to work with. Eclipse is calm, brave and willing and doesn’t regress if she has a few days off. She is good with new people.

She stands for spraying and grooming, is good with her feet, ties, leads and loads, lunges, crosses obstacles, wears a saddle and bridle, has been ponied and enjoys going for walks.

She’s easy to get along with, ready to start under saddle and would make a good first Mustang.

Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Guffey, Colorado.

Our adoption s vary based on the horse, their age, size, conformation, temperament and level of training.

Adoption s are what keeps the program running and enables us to continue adopting, caring for and training wild ones to place into suitable homes.

Our goal is to match Mustangs and adopters in such a way that sets both up for long term success and joy.

We have a list of reputable haulers available.

Sharing these adoption posts far and wide, liking and commenting helps these guys get seen and find their person. Thank you so much, as always, for your support!

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I wasn’t expecting the outpouring of love and support you all sent following the post about Cedar.

This is a photo from last night’s sunset ride with Lacy, Gus and the Shepherds.

Thinking Cedar is running in those storm clouds made me smile.

Here’s part of a comment on Cedar’s post that I hope will stick with me and that might bring joy to some of you:

“We will listen for her hoof beats in the thunder as the wild ones bring in the storms.”

Back to regularly scheduled programming tomorrow. I have lots of fun pictures and videos to share. For right now I’m still pretty tired and tongue-tied.

Thank you all again for all the love and for your patience and understanding as I’ve been online less these past several days.

Stefanie & all the Mustangs at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy

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The short version is, we said goodbye to one of our Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs, 2yo DG Cedar, yesterday. We being Gus and Lacy, Tiny, Echo, Griffin, Tay Martin and I.

She spent her last day out grazing and running with her friends, thanks to pain meds and a boot, something that her treatment protocol would have never allowed.

She squealed at Taylor one more time and watched one last mountain sunset over the rim of a bucket full of grain.

We wanted to give her the best last day she could have, and I believe we accomplished that.

She was a Mustang with a personality larger than life, more fire than I’d ever seen in a horse, and more intensity than what her body could hold up to.

She ran, played, loved and tormented (usually Taylor or Lacy) for everything she was worth.

She hated every day of being penned up, was lame and obviously in pain. With poor odds for a full recovery we opted not to put her through that for the year or longer it would have taken to see this through.

It’s not just quantity of life that counts, quality matters too. Cedar would have never been happy with anything that wasn’t full throttle, all out, 100% freedom, strength and speed.

Life as a light riding horse or with restricted movement for her safety was no option for her. Nor was being a companion horse or pasture puff. It wasn’t who she was and it wouldn’t have been fair.

Cedar had a coffin bone fracture that involved the joint, P2 (the bone above it) was also fractured and possibly the navicular bone as well.

Several of you asked how the injury occurred. Cedar came in lame from pasture one day and the best guess we have based on what one of the vets suggested is that she was running and hit a rock just wrong with the front of the right hind that would have been in the air at the time.

I cried my eyes out last night, or my brain through my nose as I put it to Taylor so poetically. I’m normally the one who hands people cry towels. Yesterday I was on the receiving end.

I loved that little horse and sometimes loving means letting go.

See you on the other side Cedar, I’m thankful for the chance to know you

Thanks to your support we were able to cover her vet bills and even had a bit left over for hay. Thank you to all who sent their love in one way or another.

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