Challenge Painting #216 Working Mustang: Bo Trail Horse and Tack Model

"Saddled and Ready"

Kimball Foord's Wyoming Mustang, Bo is an accomplished
Trail horse who also models and demonstrates the high
quality tack and leather equipment Kimball makes by hand
in his leather studio.
4 by 6 inch Watercolor
by LindaLMartinArtist
$35.00

 Update:  Kimball and Bo will be traveling across Canada

to bring awareness to the North American Mustang
Please Read below and visit his Facebook Page to interact and follow his progress:
"I will be finishing my cross Canada horse back ride the old cowboy way, leaving
from Guelph Ontario mid March and doing my darndest, to make it to the
Calgary Stampede in July ,Then meeting up with Ken McLeod, who has
spent a lifetime fighting to have the Canadian Mustangs protected , and  has been
successful in Saskatchewan .Ken has now turned his attention to Alberta .
Once I have met up with Ken we are going to go and try and see some of these
Canadian treasures. I will then head to B.C. and after B.C. header for home at a gallop. 

Follow Kimball and Bo Here on Facebook:  

Canadian Longride for the Mustang

Challenge Painting #215 Working Mustang: TruthSayer's Sun Combined Training Compitition Horse

Truthsayer's Sun Kiger Mustang
Competes in the Combinded Trainging disicplines of 
Dressage, Crosscounty/Steeplechase and Show Jumping
Shown by Kiger Dan
4 by 6 inch Watercolor
by LindaLMartinArtist
$35.00

Challenge Painting #214 Working Mustang: Comanche Civil War Reinactment Mustang

"On the Pickett Line"
Comanche owned by Elizabeth Ann Currently in training
as a Civil War Reenactment Calvary horse.
4 by 6 inch Watercolor
by LindaLMartinArtist
$35.00

Challenge Painting #213 Wyatt Old Guard Caisson Working Mustang

Wyatt, Working Mustang with the United States Army Old Guard. Wyatt is a Caisson Mustang used to pull the caskets of  soldiers who have passed away in funeral processions. He is one of 2 black mustangs that are assigned to Arlington National Cemetery.

"Wyatt"
5 by 7 inch Watercolor
By LindaLMartinArtist

$75.00 
Reference photo for this painting Thanks to Elizabeth Anne

Wyatt at at Lorton Virginia October 8th 2011

Wyatt and stable mate Lonesome were
at the BLM Lorton Mustang Adoption
to introduce potential adopters
to the gentle horses so people
could see what a wild horse might become
with patience and training.

Challenge Painting #212 Scott Litherland's Dusty a Working Mustang

Dusty and Scott Litherland:
Monday October 17th painting

"Hide and Seek"
Scott Litherland and Dusty
5 by 7 inches Watercolor
by LindaLMartinArtist

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Scott Litherland almost has a horse lover's dream in working with the 135 horses, burros and mules at Alder Hill Farm Rescue.  It is an amazing Labor of Love to to save, rehabilitate and sustain so many equines. Scott's passion for the animals sustains and drives him. It also helps to have found a suitable work horse. Dusty was originally one of the rescue mustangs. Even though he is a bit smaller than Scott usually uses in a "ranch" type horse, Dusty is a game worker and enjoys helping to wrangle the 50 plus premarin babies  and other horses in residence on the two Alder Hill Farm Rescue sites.

About Dusty in Scott's own words:

"Now a bit of info on my boy Dusty...he is a 96 model chestnut mustang from HMA #CA0243 New Raven Dale CA..he was captured December 14, 2000 as a 4 year old..he was shipped to Litchfield holding pens til approx 3 months later  then on to AWY holding facility...where he sat idle til his friendly attitude got him shipped to Canon City CO at the prison training where he was placed under saddle...

After completing his training he went to his first adoption event in Cross Plains TN where a person in GA adopted him....fast forward til Id say 2009 when Christine with her own small private rescue saved his butt... In the early part of this year he ended up in my hands!!! HE WILL REMAIN WITH ME TILL ONE OF US DIES!!!WHICH ON BOTH OF OUR BEHALF WE HOPE TO BE A LONG LONG TIME FROM NOW!! And as  you stated, he isnt quite the size I like to work from...but his heart and strength in the desire for a chase makes him a 16 hand gelding in both our minds!!"

The premarin babies, mostly all Appaloosas, are now 4 year olds. They are now grown up enough to begin their natural training education under Scott's direction. Dusty, with his early life as part of a wild herd, understands how to firmly deal with some what wayward young horses and thrives on the team work with Scott as his lead partner,  when it comes to rounding up the "babies" or moving them from pasture to pasture. 

To read more about Alder Hill Farm Rescue and their current projects or for adoption information go to www.AlderHillFarm.org. or subscribe on facebook to: https://www.facebook.com/alderhillfarm

Challenge Painting #211 Trouper from Battle Mountain, Nevada

Amber Rain Mathewson's Trouper:

"Trouper"
5 by 5 inch Watercolor
by LindaLMartinArtist

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Trouper is the official mascot for Northeast Alabama Community College. He's from Battle Mountain, Nevada and has been in captivity since July 18th, 2009. He lives at Whispering Rain Farms in Henagar, AL. Owned and trained by Amber Rain Mathewson

You can read more about Trouper and his exploits at his very own facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TrouperTheMustang

Challenge Painting #210 Smoke - Apache Mustang

Karin Hauenstein is an advid trail-rider, only when she rides the trails she goes out for 2 or more months at a time and generally brings all her provisions on the backs of 2 or 3 pack animals. While on one of these trips and visiting a National Park in Arizona she came upon this beautiful light buckskin bachelor stallion.

"Smoke"
5 by 5 inch Watercolor
by LindaLMartinArtist
$35.00
Photo Reference provided by Karin Hauenstein

Here is the story in her own words:

"Smoke is an "American Mustang" he is a descendant of the Spanish horses of Cortez that were bred by the Apache Indians in the White Mountains of AZ. He came from an area near Heber, AZ in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest very near the ...geographical feature Buckskin Wash on the topo map. He was kicked out to me from a herd of 18 horses, 16 mares and one solid Chestnut Stallion. 6 of the mares in Smoke's herd look exactly the same as him, but they have very defined buckskin to white highlights in their manes and tails. I saw them half a dozen times grazing together within a mile of our camp. I hope they are still there and have multiplied.

Smoke is the sweetest animal I have ever known. He came from such fear of humans to absolutely loving them. Especially children. Horses have such a connection to peoples auras. Children, especially young children have those innocent energies, he is drawn to them. ..  He was extremely calm around everyone, otherwise I would have had him hooked up. Smoke must have met over 100 people last weekend. He loves it and the people got a real treat. "

To read about the adventure and how Smoke came to be Karin's you can read the entire story and see the photography on her facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/notes/karin-hauenstein/smoke-apache-mustang/234245113260442