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 …
Horse
I met this beautiful girl a few years ago when I was driving along one of the many winding coastal roadways on Prince Edward Island. She was so calm and gentle, allowing me to get close enough to touch her face and mane. I was back on the Island not so long ago and wanted …
California Wildfires’ Victims
https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fleonel.smithors.5%2Fvideos%2F1704055856329056%2F&show_text=0&width=267 Extraordinary footage shows ranch-hands and volunteers fighting to rescue hundreds of racehorses from eight barns which set alight at the San Luis Rey Downs training center in Bonsall, California. The video, shared publicly on Facebook by user Leo Tapia, shows horses galloping away from growing fires and overwhelming smoke. The region had been hit by… …
America’s War Horses — Wild Horse Education
https://www.youtube.com/embed/tQMAtjB7frM?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent During the Civil War years the concept of breeding horses specifically for the United States Cavalry began to develop as the necessity became evident after an estimated 1.5 million horses died in the conflict, including wild horses. After the Civil War westward migrations sparked the Plains Indian Wars. Native tribes that engaged these conflicts …
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Home on the Range: the simple things in life make my day, everyday.
When the challenges and push-back of people start bringing me down, I go out in search of the simple - the reality - of living a good life. For me, this means driving down country roads, past open fields dotted with horses, cows, sheep and other lovely creatures. Yesterday was such a day for me, …
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