Today we must have had 40 horses on the Bicourt, a ridge on the north loop of the park. Embers, Copper, Sidekick, The Double Band, Mystery, Cocoa, Blaze and Brutus were all out posing for pictures. (I call the bands by their stallion) It's pretty 
amazing how they can all hang out together like this yet keep all their mares separate. I thought for sure we would see a few boxing matches between the boys but things were pretty peaceful. The Buffalo gnats came out late Sunday evening and I think they are hanging up here to keep the breeze on their faces and the pesky biting insects off. Al and I got many evals done for the week and walked among the horses. We both realized that many of these bands didn't let us get this close a month ago.....the horses are getting use to us and realize that we mean no harm. It's a wonderful feeling of trust. Here is a picture of Dove....what a great name for this sweet filly! She might roan out to look like Pale Lady - Very unique color.
amazing how they can all hang out together like this yet keep all their mares separate. I thought for sure we would see a few boxing matches between the boys but things were pretty peaceful. The Buffalo gnats came out late Sunday evening and I think they are hanging up here to keep the breeze on their faces and the pesky biting insects off. Al and I got many evals done for the week and walked among the horses. We both realized that many of these bands didn't let us get this close a month ago.....the horses are getting use to us and realize that we mean no harm. It's a wonderful feeling of trust. Here is a picture of Dove....what a great name for this sweet filly! She might roan out to look like Pale Lady - Very unique color.
Pretty Girl resting her chin on Lignite.
Lightning resting her chin on Crow and Singlefoot (one of the double band stallions) resting on Lightning. We mark this behavior down as a harem social...however I think the do this to avoid flys too. 
We call this mare Sweet Heart.....how appropriate:)
Guess Who? It's little Guitar...my favorite colt sired by Sidekick and out of Ember's Girl. He's starting to roan out and what a handsome little guy he is.
Hi, Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to get out there again, I'll make sure we bring something for the gnats. They and the nose flys are the only bad things about the badlands. You'll be surprised at how much color we will have by the end of the summer.