Monthly Archives: September 2015

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Stallion

His body is torn and his mane is tangled, his ears alert, yet not laid back. His eyes hidden yet daring. This horse has seen many battles to earn his place at the head of the herd. To be able to witness the wild horse in his habitat, running freely, not confined to boxes and […]

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September 22, 2015
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categories: Wild Horses of Utah
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The Loner

He was one of four loner stallions I saw on the plains. I think he mistook me for a horse because he came running towards me. He is looking for his own herd and will challenge an established stallion during mating season, like the Key deer bucks do to each other in Florida.

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September 19, 2015
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categories: Wild Horses of Utah
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Plains of Utah

Just a note to say that the wild horses of America are having a difficult time surviving in the changing times. Although 34 million acres has been allotted to them, they tend to wander off into private land. Ranchers do not like them because they then use up grazing land and need to be removed […]

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September 18, 2015
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categories: Wild Horses of Utah
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The Black Stallion

On my short excursion into the backcountry of Utah I found over fifty horses in three separate herds and some outcasts wandering alone.  They are a cross between the descendants of the mustangs used for the Pony Express and escaped domestic horses of the American West.      

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September 17, 2015
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Pronghorns

They are one of the speediest animals on our planet, running up to 53 miles an hour. Although not an antelope, they are known as such because of their resemblance to true antelopes of the old world.          

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September 16, 2015
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categories: OTHER
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Deer

I leave the deer refuge behind for a short excursion into the West seeking out the last of the wild horses, inspired by the photographs of my facebook friends.  

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September 6, 2015
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categories: Key Deer
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