After a cold spring that was hard on the horses, the rains finally came and the hillsides have turned green quickly. The grass for all wildlife is finally quite abundant and this has helped the horses regain better body condition. It also helped the mares to produce healthy foals. This photo was taken earlier just […]Summertime …
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SUNDRE — Bob Henderson’s love affair with wild horses began almost 50 years ago and he’s become a passionate advocate for the ponies that roam the Rocky Mountain foothills of west-central Alberta. “I was in the woods and this black stallion comes charging through the trees at me. He snorted and blew — and that […] …
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Wild horse country is alive with the colours of fall right now. With the snowfall today, it may not last too long. This is a favourite time of year to be out in the foothills either driving or riding our own horses. All the horses that we are finding are in excellent condition as they […] …
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Spring it feels is finally here after such a brutal February and first two weeks of March. We thought that we just update everyone on little “Chaska” the foal born in December. With January being so good the little one was able to gain size and strength. Then with such a good mom he was …
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As December begins wild horse country has started to quieten down from all the traffic that surrounds the big game hunting season. Now a week later the wild horses are starting to change their movement and feeding habits back to normal. This beautiful mare stands peacefully looking out over her home range. Right now there […] …
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Source: Alberta’s Free Roaming Horses Society Alberta’s Free Roaming Horses Society and have just begun legal action against the Alberta Provincial Government for, what appears to be, a violation of their Statutes and Regulations with regards to capturing and removing the wild horses from Public Lands. They have been gathering documentation from Freedom of Information …
by Sarah Rieger "Southern Alberta farmers will be praying for thunderstorms to get their crops through this dry season, as they contend with a serious moisture deficit that stems back to last summer. "There just isn't that soil moisture to carry the crops, ideally, through until that next rainfall event," said Ralph Wright, head of …
Well the heat of summer is certainly here. Fortunately our central Alberta foothills have been getting enough rain to keep the forests green and the grasses and other plants flourishing. There is an abundance of forage for the wild horses and other wildlife, making life for them right now good. The nuisance bugs have not […] …
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Winter is not letting up in wild horse country. Temperatures are consistently cold and the snow is accumulating. This yearling has found some grass under the pine trees and the horses are starting to have to roam quite a bit in order to find sufficient feed. This stallion sought shelter and feed under a mature […] …
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Winter weather has enveloped wild horse country along with the cold tempatures and the snow has really started to accumulate. As the snow pack deepens it becomes more challenging for all the wildlife including the wild horses. Using their broad hooves, they must dig through the snow to find forage. In conditions like this […] via …
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