Mother's Love - Cheyenne and Laramie of Sand Wash Basin HMA MADC painting #453

"Mother's Love"
Cheyenne and her 2014 foal Laramie
Of Sand Wash Basin
5 by 7 inches Watercolor
by Linda L Martin Artist
Reference Photos by John Wagner
SOLD

This gentle mare, Cheyenne and her 2014 foal by Corona, one of the premier and well recognized stallions of Sand Wash Basin HMA, are completely unaware of the controversy surrounding their circumstances.

Since the last round up this herd  of horses on approximately 160,000 acres of high desert along with seasonal sheep and a healthy number of native wild life have been thriving even in drought. They also have undergone a slower than usual population increase.

In 2008  the last round up brought their numbers down to less than 200. These well loved  and well visited horses have been documented  by an army of photographers who track their bands, locations and changes in health and interactions. Some thought it an inhumane activity to round up the horses then pull some of the oldest most prolific mares and inject them with PZP.

PZP has been successfully used in birth control in wild horses since the 1970s in Maryland by the National Park Service.  In Maryland and Virginia also it has been used to control deer populations in areas where hunting was not an option for more urban habitats.

This administration of the drug was over seen by the Humane Society of  the United States. The main operative who darted and observed the horses in the early stages also happened to be someone who was passionately in love with the herd. Her goal from my conversations with her was to find a way that this herd did not have to be rounded up again due to over crowding so the herd could remain healthy and thrive in the wild.

What a lot of people now involved in Wild Horse Advocacy do not know is that it was less than 25 years ago that  this herd and all the wild life was devastated by a killing drought and under-management of  the wild horses on the Sand Wash Basin. I had the opportunity to correspond with one of the  locals who witnessed first hand the devastation.  " Once elk thrived there in herds as big as the horses today, and deer too. There were plenty of wild life and forage. Then the populations began to grow in the wild horses. The droughts came and animals began diing. It was horrible. You have never seen anything as awful as all those beautiful animals laying all over the dried ground for miles."  She told me that neither the deer or the elk populations have recovered since that terrible time.

The problem and also the benefit of Sand Wash Basin is that it is ranch locked. In fact there is a boundary fence completely surrounding the entire range with gates and cattle guards to keep domestics out and wild in. Except when the snow drifts over the fences in winter or the populations increase to the point where young wild horses in search of territories and mares are forced over ( or sometimes through) the fences and on to ranch lands.  This did in fact begin happening as the wild horse populations began to reach past their sustainable numbers in  late 2012 and 2014.

Before 2008 The Sand Wash Basin herd was rounded up every 3 years to keep the populations in check. It was at the 2008 round up that 62 mares were given the PZP. In 2012  it was discovered that the herd population had indeed slowed in growth and doses were given that year as well using darting. The 2012 round up was cancelled.

Cheyenne was one of the mares that was a prime candidate of the birth control drug. She was an older mare and a long time lead mare to  prominent and prolific band stallion Corona. Her last foal was born in 2009( it is believed she was in foal when administered the drug) and her offspring that year is the well known young stallion Tripod.

Tripod is one of the reasons that many of the new advocates who have come to love this herd do not want the herd rounded up again. Tripod was crippled soon after birth. And while he has surprised everyone by thriving and even challenging other stallions, the likely hood that he would survive a round up with his lame leg is very remote.  In all likely hood he would be destroyed humanely if a round up were to occure.

This year, 2014, was the first year that Cheyenne has produced a foal since 2009. Her beautiful daughter, Laramie, is a creamello with blue eyes and the spitting image of her big brother Tripod.

In the words of Nancy Roberts, a long time advocate of this herd and who introduced them to me through her blog and facebook page: "Long may they run!"

A special thanks to the Wild Horse Advocates of Sand Wash basin(SWAT),  Great Escape Mustang Sanctuary, and all those who have taken the time to share with me about this herd since 2009. Thank you.  To John Wagner wild horse and wild life photographer, thank you again for the reference shots.

If you would like to become part of the solution for the Sand Wash Basin Herd please connect with the Sand Wash Advocate Team  on their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sandwashadvocateTo see more photos and stories on going as well as the photos of mares PZP'd in 2008  you can follow https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sand-Wash-Basin-Wild-Horses/101181969939406

The Little Princess - Laramie of Sand Wash Basin HMA MADC painting #452

"The Little Princess "
with
Dam Cheyene and Sire Corona
2014 foal of Sand Wash Basin HMA
Photo references John Wagner
8 by 10 inches Watercolor
by Linda L Martin
Prints and Painting available
info@llmartin.com for more information.

Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona Challenge Painting #452

"New Dawn"
Salt River Wild Horses in the Arizona Desert of the Tonto National Forest
6 by 9 inches Watercolor
by LindaLMartin Artist
$200.00

When most Americans from the East and mid-west think of desert horses of the west, our visions have been colored by movies and romantic histories of what we think of as the quintessential desert. It always has cactus, many types of cactus and many colors in layers like sediment on wind ravaged mountains over time; however, they are living plants with greens and purples and blues in shadows that defy the truth of how hot it can be there. Yes it is romantic. Oddly it is the Salt River wild Horses of  the Tonto National Forrest that live the reality have uniquely adapted to the harsh beauty of the desert and the wonders of grazing the Salt River.

Yes, I did say grazing the river. They bask in the shade of the trees along the river; however, they actually dip their heads, sometimes completely, into the Salt River and eat the river grasses under the water.  They teach their young to do this from the time they are born. In coming weeks I will be painting some of this behavior as well as more of the life along this beautiful desert river.

Actually painting the Arizona Desert with all its nuances is a special challenge to me. After three years of painting high desert wild horses of Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming with sage brush and  greasewood, then the sparse dry lands of Nevada and Utah, Painting Arizona wild horses is presenting a whole new color pallet and a very different type of desert.


The Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona are not protected by the Wild Horse and Burro Act. I am told that the wild horses  run not only in National Forest Land as well as Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.  One advocate claims that the horses have always been living along the river even before the WH&B Act.

The one thing that the Salt River herd have that most other wild horses do not, is an amazing desert river that flows year long. And there they spend much of their time raising their young, interacting with visitors to the Tonto National Forest. and  have developed some very unique skills involving water that are usually only seen in the East Coast Herds among the ponies who frequent the marshlands. One description of this Forrest land  is that it is the largest Urban Forrest in Arizona. 

A special thank you to  Dave Saunders one of the Arizona Photographers for many of the paintings, including this one. Thanks Dave!  If you would like to interact with more of the photographers who are active in documenting this herd please consider joining the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/100496980142662/

Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona Challenge Painting #447

"The Look Out"
Salt River Wild Stallion Along the Salt River Arizona
6 by 9 inches watercolor $200.00
By LindaLMartin
Prints available on FineArtAmerica here:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/-the-look-out-linda-l-martin.html

In the United States there are approximately  between 200,000 and 500,000 wild horses that are currently not protected by the Wild Horse and Burro Act. Those that survive only do so because groups of people local to where they live form management associations to document them and help develop legislation and management plans to protect them.

The majority of un-protected wild horses today were either not on Federal Public Land at the time of Act or  they were on private, state or reservation land that never fell under the protection of the 1971 act. I am also told that some herds and bands were not counted as part of the 1971 census due to political maneuvering as well as miss understandings as to ownership of the wild horses during the first Census after the Wild Horse and Burro Act was passed and put into effect. As I have stated one such herd was the Virginia Range horses in Nevada.

The Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona are another such a herd.  I am told that the wild horses  run on both National Forest Land as well as Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.  One advocate claims that the horses have always been living along the river even before the WHB Act.

The one thing that the Salt River herd has that most other wild horses do not is an amazing desert river that flows year long. And there they spend much of their time raising their young, interacting with visitors to the Tonto National Forest. and  have developed some very unique skills involving water that are usually only seen in the East Coast Herds among the ponies who frequent the marshlands.

This is my first painting of the Wild Horses of the Salt River I am collaborating with Dave Saunders one of the Arizona Photographers for many of the paintings, including this drawing. Thanks Dave!  If you would like to interact with more of the photographers who are active in documenting this herd please consider joining the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/100496980142662/

Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona Challenge Painting #446

"Red Mountain"
Salt River Wild Horses
Drawing
8 by 10 inches Graphite on Watercolor Paper
by Linda L Martin Artist
NFS
Limited edition of 20 signed prints available by request
info@llmartin.com

In the United States there are approximately  between 200,000 and 500,000 wild horses that are currently not protected by the Wild Horse and Burro Act. Those that survive only do so because groups of people local to where they live form management associations to document them and help develop legislation and management plans to protect them.

The majority of un-protected wild horses today were either not on Federal Public Land at the time of Act or  they were on private, state or reservation land that never fell under the protection of the 1971 act. I am also told that some herds and bands were not counted as part of the 1971 census due to political maneuvering as well as miss understandings as to owner ship of the wild horses during the first Census after the Wild Horse and Burro Act was passed and put into effect. As I have stated one such herd was the Virginia Range horses in Nevada.

The Salt River Wild Horses of Arizona are another such a herd.  I am told that the wild horses  run on both National Forest Land as well as Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.

The one thing that the Salt River herd has that most other wild horses do not is an amazing desert river that flows year long. And there they spend much of their time raising their young, interacting with visitors to the Tonto National Forest. and  have developed some very unique skills involving water that are usually only seen in the East Coast Herds among the ponies who frequent the marshlands.

This drawing is my first Study of the Salt River Wild Horses and will be the first in a series of paintings and Drawings I will be undertaking in the next 6 weeks. I am collaborating with Dave Saunders one of the Arizona Photographers for many of the paintings, including this drawing. Thanks Dave!

If you would like to see more images of the Salt River Wild Horses you can follow their page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaltRiverWildHorses
Blogger's note: Some of the factual information about the Salt River Wild Horses was missing and incorrect and I made corrections  on 9/14/2013 .  Thanks to the Salt River Wild Horse Team for updating me and helping me share corrected information.

Kiger Colors Study Painting #442

"Dust  Storm"
Kiger Colors Study
Dun, Grulla, Red Dun, Black
12 by 6 inches Watercolor
by Linda L Martin Artist
$400.00
Prints available TBA

Happy Mustang, KC of Horse Springs Kiger Ranch Painting #442

"A Quiet Place"
KC of Horse Springs Kiger Ranch in Oregon
8 by 10 inches Watercolor
by Linda L Martin Artist
$300.00
Prints of this painting are available on Fine Art America

Happy Mustang, Kiger Stallion Chinook Canyon Painting #441

"Blue Moon"
Chinook Canyon
8 by 10 inches Watercolor
by Linda L.Martin Artist
$200.00
Prints of "Blue Moon" are available on Fine Art America
Limited edition in-house signed prints are available on the Mustang A Day Challenge Store on Etsy

Happy Mustang, Kiger Mares Painting #440

Kiger Mares
6 by 9 Inches Watercolor
by Linda L Martin
$300.00
Prints  Available on Fine Art America

Happy Mustang, Kigers!!! Painting #439

"Into The Light"
Adopted Kiger Stallions
6 by 9 inches Watercolors
by LindaLMartin Artist
$600.00
Limited Edition In House Signed Prints 11 by 8.5 inches Available Via MustangADayChallenge Etsy Store
Unsigned prints Available on Linda Martin's Fine Art America Store

These are beautiful Kiger stallions adopted from Burns Oregon in 2011.

Kigers are one of the most sought after wild horses in America. This herd only originates from the Kiger Mountain and Riddle Mountain HMA Ranges. Kigers are currently the only herd  managed by the BLM that consistently has a 99% adoption rate.

The reason for this high adoption rate  is more than careful management it. It is the careful  dedication of the private sector owners and fans in promoting these beautiful Spanish style mustangs as performance and pleasure horses.

Keep in mind that Kigers are only true Kigers if they were from this range or they are the offspring of both parents that came from either of those two ranges. Thus far Kigers have proven themselves in all forms of competition after adoption including driving, combined training, hunter classes, dressage, reining, competitive trail and endurance, ranch and stock work, gymkhana, 4-H and pleasure. Kiger Mustangs are range specific and usually only come in 6 colors with little or no white markings.  Kigers are growing fast in popularity in Europe and especially Germany where they are valued and bred for show and pleasure.

The most frequent Kiger colors are Dun and Grulla. Other colors are Strawberry or Red Dun, Light Bay with no primative markings, and rarely solid black and gray.

 A special thanks to Photographer and Kiger owner Amanda Wilder for the reference photography and for members of the Kiger groups on Facebook for helping me put together this collection.

Happy Mustang,Journey, to the Mustang Million 2013 Fort Worth TexasChallenge Painting#438

"To the Mustang Million"
Dana Kesselring's Journey
5 by 7 Watercolor
by artist Linda L Martin
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Happy Mustang, Journey, Heading For the 2013 Mustang Million in Forth Worth TX Challenge Drawing #435

"Bonding Time"
Journey and Mustang Trainer Dana Kesselring
8 by 10 inches Graphite on Paper
by LindaLMartin Artist
$285.00
For information on commissions contact the artist at
info@llmartin.com

Dickie,Virginia Range Wild Band Stallion Challenge Painting #401

Dickie, Wild Stallion of the Virginia Range:  "When Civilization Directly affects Wild Horses."

"Dickie"
5 by 7 inches watercolor
by Linda L Martin Artist
SOLD

Dickie is alive and well, however, he has quite a story.  This is a story that plays it’s self out  every day every time  wild horses come into contact with humans  near subdivisions  and towns.  You see whenever development is put in the place that cuts across the historic  trails to water or pasture, wild horses will come into contact with humans.

This isn’t unique to  wild horses, these sort of conflicts arrive anytime any wild life comes into contact with humans and learns, through no fault of their own, that humans are a source of food.
Here in Virginia we have the same problem with black bears,  deer, raccoons and skunks. However, the danger is, as with the wild horses of the Virginia Range, that untamed, un-handled animals are not only dangerous to  humans, who mistake them for tame, but the animals are in danger of abuse or  injury because they have a false sense of security near the food source.

Part of Dickie's Harem grazing on
bunch grass near the Bunny Ranch
Brothel in 2011

Generally, when a wild horse, or any wild animal, becomes what is known as a nuisance animal, It is captured and released  in an area far away from  human  interaction .  Generally, if there is plenty of food and water in the new location the horse will stay put. In the 300,000 plus acres of the Virginia Range there are still plenty of locations to remove horses too. However, sometimes if  there is a food shortage or even an overpopulation of stallions seeking mares, a stallion might migrate back to his old range with his mares seeking relief from hunger and  constant defense of his harem. 

In the case of Dickie's Band,  part of the year , like many of the Virginia Range Horses, they come down  from the mountains in search of food and water. Because of development around his home range near route 50, Dickie and his band  were forced to migrate through developed areas.  Had the residents  of those areas not interfered and not fed the horses , the band would have simply passed through the location and returned to their mountain range.

Mikel Ann Hettrick, a long time resident and wild horse photographer,  on the Virginia Range now owns  Dickie.  Mikel Ann tells his story:

Dickie 2011

“I was taken with him from the moment I found him up in the hills behind my house.  From that time on he was mine in my heart. I have always said I wish I would have put a rope around his neck and had taken him home. I will always regret I did not do that.” 


“ He stands at fourteen hands, has a stocky body with attractive pinto markings. He has a N brand on his neck, which means he was captured and relocated by the state of Nevada. That was in 08 and I followed him where ever I could find him. I was there when he got his first pinto mare and when they had their first pinto foal.  Over the years his band grew to ten.  What happens next goes deep into my emotions." 

“The prostitutes at the Bunny Ranch brothel began feeding and watering them.  This act was absolute stupidity since there are hundreds of acres of feed. And within half a mile from the brothel there is a large watering hole. The brothel only sits three tenths of a mile from highway 50.  By feeding the band they never went back into the hills.” 

Dickie and His Band grazing near
the road at the Bunny Ranch in 2011
Click Image
to see larger version.

“In between feedings, the band was often seen foraging along the side of the highway. On one occasion they crossed the highway where one of his mares was killed by an oncoming vehicle.  Feeding horses in this environment makes them loose their fear of people and traffic and the brothel still continued to feed. "

“A month later a drunk driver killed Dickie’s first mare, her foal and another mare, because they were grazing alongside highway 50.”

Tomorrow: More of Mikel Ann and Dickie's Story; Complete with intrigue, rescue and  a bitter sweet reunion.

Part 3: Alberta Canada Wild Horses Challenge Painting #382

Alberta's Wild horses may indeed be the best hope for keeping the water shed protected and thriving in an era where providing fresh water is challenged  increasingly as development spreads through out the world.

"New Dawn"
Alberta Wild Foal resting on  the meadow of a developing new pine forest.
4 by 6 inches Watercolor
by Linda L Martin Artist
$65.00
This foal and her herd may be the best hope of protecting the watershed
for Calgary Canada and the surrounding area. Just another very good
reason to protect the Wild Horses of Alberta.

Wild Horses can play a big part in maintaining  Bio-Diversity,  especially in riparian areas where rain fall is plentiful. They aid in maintaining watersheds, replenishing depleted forests and re-building and strengthening  the health of marshes areas and grass lands.

I first heard about Wild horses being used to do these things about 10 years ago from a source in South America. Wild horses have been used to rebuild forests with the least impact and most benefit to the land in areas of fragile clear cut South and Central American Rain forests. Just last autumn I learned about the move to re-establish the European Wild Forest Horses in order to protect and reestablish receding  marsh and and grass park lands of  Europe.

Rather than try to rewrite the whole thing I am going to defer to the experts tonight. There is a wonderful video that Ken Mcleod shared with me of an ongoing study in the Crown's Forest of Alberta where the wild horses run. The video explains the benefits of maintaining the forests of Alberta using the existing wild horses with the least amount of trauma to the land.
http://galileonetwork.ca/wildandfree/?q=content%2Fcontributing-biodiversity

Challenge Painting #357 Two Socks Corolla Herd from The Outer Banks of North Carolina

"Two Socks"
Wild Stallion of Corolla Herd in Currituck County North Carolina
8 by 10 inches Watercolor  Original
by Artist Linda L Martin
$350.00

The Story of Two Socks is a sad one that came to my attention last May shortly after my birthday. Two Socks was a very popular stallion  who was seen often  and remembered by repeated visitors to the islands as they watched his family grow and develop.  Two Socks, a beautiful black stallion, was given his name his name from his two hind socks.

Two Socks is also a story of the challenges of managing the of  wild horses in areas where development is happening quickly. While local governments are struggling to play catch up with regulations, they are also trying to increase their tax base in order to provide services necessary to those moving into the new developments.  It is the challenge of land that has multiple use and multiple owners. All the while sustaining the population of wildlife and wild horses in a dwindling habitat. It is a further challenge because land is limited simply because these are islands.

The beach at Corolla is also considered a main road for 4x4 vehicles and a way for people to get to their homes, as well as to visit the Atlantic Beach for sun and swimming. Driving has always been permitted on the beach as long as I can remember and at this time there is no real move to close a portion of the beach to vehicles.

Wild Banker Horses share the beach
roads on the islands of the Outer Banks.
The non-profit Corolla Wild Horse Fund
was formed by concerned citizens a result
of 19+  wild  horses loosing their lives
to altercations with vehicles on the open
road. In addition to educating the public,
there is a fine of $500 if one harms a 
Wild Horse in the county. The Corolla Wild
Horse fund is currently working on
legislation at the state and federal levels
to put additional  protections in place for
this historically significant and loved herd.
Photography by Kim Galluzzo.
Used by Permission

On the night of May 28th the black stallion, Two Socks, was either defending his band or having a bit of frolic on the beach with his mares when it was reported that he ran into a vehicle and received terminal injuries. Speed was not an issue with the vehicle, nor was alcohol, according to newspaper accounts. The driver was said to be very fond of the wild horses on the island and was heart sick at the accident.

While a lot of people want to place blame in this situation, anyone who has faced a wild deer on a back country road in the dead of night knows that brown is hard to see if there is no additional light. Two Socks was a deep blue black and would have been impossible to see on that dark moonless evening running through the sand. Having spent a night or two on the beach at the Outer Banks myself as a child I know how dark it can get even with the white sand on a starry night.
It is incredibly sad to have lost one such as this noble stallion in any circumstances, especially, one such as he, who was so well loved.  At some point, and soon, changes that favor the safety and preservation of the horses will need to be made to lessen and end the opportunity for the devastating impact of such accidents.

To read more about the  management and challenges of  protecting the Wild Horses of the Outer Banks and what is being done to protect them and their habitat please go to: http://www.corollawildhorses.com/management/

Reference photography for tonight's painting provided by Kim Galluzzo.  Information about Two Socks and the challenges of  managing horses in a suburban area was gathered from personal experience, stories from people visiting the Outer Banks, a variety of local and regional news publications including the Virginia Pilot News Paper.

Sagewood 2012 Foal Sand Wash Basin HMA Challenge Painting # 349

The Legacy of  Davy Greasewood.

"Sagewood"
The Legacy of Davy Greasewood
4 by 6 inches Watercolor
by LindaLMartinArtist
$35.00

Most people will remember that early in 2012 Band Stallion Davy Greasewood was humanely euthanized on the range when he sustained a life threatening injury. It was later discovered that Davy G had a 16 inch piece of barbed wire wrapped around his leg.

Davy was a very  popular stallion with his band of two mares, Yarrow and her daughter, White Sage. Just a few weeks before  his death , I was told that the domestic mare, Demi, joined the band also. Very shortly after Davy's death  a sorrel stallion named by the horse watchers as Haze took over the mares and has had them to my knowledge until this writing.

Davy's death brought to light some of the real man made dangers to wild horses. Wire and other trash left behind on the range can cause untold peril for wild horses and other animals that frequent the range. The problem of the discarded wire had inspired many volunteers to help clean up the range twice so far in 2012.

While many of us are still missing Davy Greasewood, we are also delighted  to find that  over the summer White Sage delivered a dark chestnut foal. This filly was named, appropriately, Sagewood.  Now the fact is that actual patronage of a stallion to a specific foal in the wild is a bit arbitrary and can usually only be confirmed by DNA testing,  I think it appropriate to assign Davy G with father hood of this little filly. She has a look about her that reminds of him even though she is not his color or markings.

In truth she will know Haze as her father and Band Stallion until such a time that she leaves the band or is stolen by another stallion.

To see more of the amazing wild mustang horses of Sand Wash Basin HMA  go to facebook and like the Sand Wash Wild Horses Club Page : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sand-Wash-Basin-Wild-Horses/101181969939406

Wild Horses Up for Adoption: Silver Sorrel Filly #9718, Divide Basin HMA, Wyoming Painting # 335

Silver Sorrel Filly #9718
4 by 6 inches Watercolor
by LindaLMartin
$35.00

Update: This Filly was adopted after the Auction. She is now a Happily adopted mustang.
I call this color Silver Sorrel. It is when a chestnut horse has a silver mane and sometimes silver tail. Usually they are a deep reddish brown. Its a color I had never seen before until I began painting mustangs. They are of course beautiful.

This Filly's Stats:

Filly #9718

Sex: Filly Age: 1 Years   Height (in hands):
Necktag #: 9718   Date Captured: 10/28/11
Color: Sorrel   Captured: Divide Basin (WY)

Notes:
#9718 - 1 yr old sorrel filly, captured Oct 2011, from Divide Basin HMA, Wyoming.
This horse is currently at the Rock Springs Corrals, WY. For more information please contact the corrals at 307-352-0292 or email KFine@blm.gov.

Pick up options (by appt): Rock Springs, WY; Elm Creek, NE; Pauls Valley, OK; Piney Woods, MS.
Other pick up options: Other pick up options: Glen Rose, TX (Oct 4); Canutillo, TX (Oct 11); Canvas, WV (Oct 19).
  
   
The opening bid is $125.00
You must be approved to bid
and logged in.
https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/horse.php?horse_id=5412

How to be approved to adopt a wild horse: https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/howtoadopt.php

Wild Horses Up for Adoption: Chestnut Gelding #1377 Jackies Butte HMA, Painting # 334

Jackies Butte Gelding #1377
4 by 6 inches Watercolor
by LindaLMartin Artist
$35.00

Another sweet yearling from Jackies Butte. This yearling is available to bid on by approved bidders through the BLM's Eastern States Internet Adoption.He would certainly benefit from a good home willing to use natural horsemanship to  partner with him and build a lasting relationship. Trust building with a mustang is always the best way to go for a successful adoption.

If you don't have room for this wonderful mustang gelding please share far and wide so we can help find him an awesome home.

Here are his stats:

Sorrel Gelding #1377

Sex: Gelding Age: 1 Years   Height (in hands): 14.2
Necktag #: 1377   Date Captured: 08/04/11
Color: Sorrel   Captured: Jackies Butte (OR)

Notes:
#1377 - 1 yr old sorrel gelding, captured Aug 2011, from Jackies Butte HMA, Oregon.
This horse is currently located at the Corral Facility in Hines, Oregon. For more information, contact Patti Wilson at 541-573-2748 or email pwilson@blm.gov or Tara at tmartina@blm.gov.

Pick up options (by appt): Burns, OR; Salt Lake, UT; Elm Creek, NE; Pauls Valley, OK; Piney Woods, MS. The Burns, OR facility will haul 400 miles, one-way, for successful bidders. Other pick up options: Glen Rose, TX (Oct 4); Canutillo, TX (Oct 11); Canvas, WV (Oct 19).
   
   
The opening bid is $125.00         
You must be approved to bid and logged in.
 https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/horse.php?horse_id=5372

How to be approved to adopt a wild horse: https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/howtoadopt.php

Wild Horses Up for Adoption: Chestnut Gelding #9783 Divide Basin Wyoming, Painting # 334

Chestnut Gelding #9783
Divide Basin Wyoming
4 by 6 inches Watercolor
$35.00

Today's painting is a wonderful little dark chestnut gelding from Wyoming. This yearling is available to bid on by approved bidders through the BLM's Eastern States Internet Adoption.He would certainly benefit from a good home willing to use natural horsemanship to  partner with him and build a lasting relationship. Trust building with a mustang is always the best way to go for a successful adoption.

If you dont have room for this wonderful mustang gelding please share far and wide so we can help find him an awesome home.

Here are his stats:

Yearling #9783

Sex: Gelding Age: 1 Years   Height (in hands): N/A

Necktag #: 9783   Date Captured: 10/29/11
Color: Chestnut   Captured: Divide Basin (WY)

Notes:
#9783 - 1 yr old chestnut gelding, captured Oct 2011, from Divide Basin HMA, Wyoming.
This horse is currently at the Rock Springs Corrals, WY. For more information please contact the corrals at 307-352-0292 or email KFine@blm.gov
Pick up options (by appt): Rock Springs, WY; Elm Creek, NE; Pauls Valley, OK; Piney Woods, MS.
Other pick up options: Other pick up options: Glen Rose, TX (Oct 4); Canutillo, TX (Oct 11); Canvas, WV (Oct 19).
   
   
The opening bid is $125.00      
You must be approved to bid and logged in.
https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/horse.php?horse_id=5413

How to be approved to adopt a wild horse: https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/howtoadopt.php

Wild Horses Up for Adoption: Sorrel Gelding #1361 Jackies Butte HMA, Oregon Painting # 333

Jackies Butte Oregon Gelding #1361
4 by 6 inches watercolor
by LindaLMartin
$35.00

The Eastern States Internet Adoption is happening as I post this. The 15 day event has about  5 more days to go. The adoption is open to approved bidders and the BLM will ship to pick up points as far East as  West Virginia or  Mississippi. This yearling has a sweet face and beautiful chrome. He would add class to any barn.  He would certainly benefit from a good home willing to use natural horsemanship to  partner with her and build a lasting relationship. Trust building with a mustang is always the best way to go for a successful adoption.

Remember that horses offered for adoption through the BLM three times, will most likely be placed in a long term holding  federal sanctuary pasture some place in the Mid-west. When horses enter those facilities, unless you know their exact registration numbers they are very difficult if not impossible to find. On occasion they are adopted or purchased in groups as Sales Authority horses with no limits. Once sold the horses are no longer considered wild and loose their protections under the Wild Horse and Burro Act.

So please if you know of anyone who would be interested in adopting one of these horses please share the link with them and lets get them adopted.

Here are his stats:

Sorrel Gelding #1361

Sex: Gelding Age: 1 Years   Height (in hands): 14.0
Necktag #: 1361   Date Captured: 08/03/11
Color: Sorrel   Captured: Jackies Butte (OR)

Notes:
#1361 - 1 yr old sorrel gelding, captured Aug 2011, from Jackies Butte HMA, Oregon.
This horse is currently located at the Corral Facility in Hines, Oregon. For more information, contact Patti Wilson at 541-573-2748 or email pwilson@blm.gov or Tara at tmartina@blm.gov.

Pick up options (by appt): Burns, OR; Salt Lake, UT; Elm Creek, NE; Pauls Valley, OK; Piney Woods, MS.
The Burns, OR facility will haul 400 miles, one-way, for successful bidders.
Other pick up options: Glen Rose, TX (Oct 4); Canutillo, TX (Oct 11); Canvas, WV (Oct 19).
      
The opening bid is $125.00     
 You must be approved to bid and logged in.
 https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/horse.php?horse_id=5357 

How to be approved to adopt a wild horse: https://www.blm.gov/adoptahorse/howtoadopt.php