We’ve spent the better part of this year introducing 2yo dun Twin Peaks CA Mustang filly Echo to all the things that set a young horse up for success. Now it’s time for her to find her person. Echo ground drives, ponies and packs (think pack horse on a pack trip) like a champ. She …
Category: Stefanie’s Notebook
Sep 04 2024
Gentle vs. Gentled
Our goal when working with Mustangs at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy is to help each horse get to the point of being both gentled and gentle. Gentled, meaning they know the basics of being handled and have skills to carry them forward. Gentle, meaning they trust and accept humans and enjoy being around us. …
Aug 28 2024
If at first you don’t succeed
Lacy the sea (ok, pond) monster reminds you that if you have an area of difficulty with your Mustang (or domestic equine), don’t give up just yet. Most people who meet the now 9yo Divide Basin WY mare, one of the Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy Ambassador Mustangs, comment on how willing and well behaved …
Aug 27 2024
Internships, workshops and remote coaching
Some lesser known ways – based on some feedback I’ve been getting – Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy serves the Mustang community is through empowering Mustang adopters and those who are considering adopting via internships, workshops/private and semi-private clinics (at your facility or ours) and remote coaching. With the large numbers of horses getting adopted …
Aug 25 2024
Name change and personal ask
I passed the civics, reading and writing test as part of the naturalization process yesterday. I’ve rarely if ever had that much fun taking a test. Especially in light of the fact that just 8 days prior I took – and passed – the National Counseling Exam. That one was decidedly unfun. This country offers …
Aug 24 2024
Do less better
What we do at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy is mostly kindergarten and elementary school for wild horses as they find their way in the domestic world. We’ve had some incredible Mustangs this year. Some took to doing “people things” like fish to water. Others, usually the more sensitive or “high octane” ones will try …
Aug 22 2024
Symbiosis
That’s what wilderness travel is like with a horse dog human herd. Horses looking to the dogs to find a barely visible trail. Dogs waiting for the horses to create a path through tall grass or snow. Horses or dogs finding and pointing out water to the rest of the herd. The horses going out …
Aug 20 2024
Adopted: River
This sweet, drafty boy who reminded us so much of Gus (Same age, HMA, gather. They could absolutely be related.) has found his person and has started his new life in California These little clips were taken during his last couple of weeks here with us at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy We’re so happy …
Aug 20 2024
Adopted: River
This sweet, drafty boy who reminded us so much of Gus (Same age, HMA, gather. They could absolutely be related.) has found his person and has started his new life in California These little clips were taken during his last couple of weeks here with us at Wild Horse Outreach & Advocacy We’re so happy …
Aug 19 2024
Like carrying a moose shed down the side of a mountain
That’s a bit how life has felt recently. Wonderful, unexpected, dramatic and a bit crazy. Lots of great new wild horses, experiences, and opportunities, the tragic loss of our 2yo DG filly Cedar after a pasture accident, Lacy catching a bug, me getting Covid for the 3rd time – so annoying – and this past …