Something from me…  where the wild horse issues are concerned the answer is not slaughter.  Not mass slaughter for certain. Ethical behavior is the answer.  Not every horse will live out his life as in every other species including mankind, someone will parish.  Mass murder of a species is not the answer to government issues, wild life issues, grazing and rancher issues, pipeline for a greener America issues.  Creating a sustainable environment that addresses those issues and the habitats of wild horses is the answer.  When we elected our President  and Representatives and Senators to lead America toward a greener world, we did not elect him or them to murder our horses to do it.

The “Government” does not own those horses.  We “THE PEOPLE” of America do not own those horses, “MOTHER EARTH” owns them.  They are her children.  Stop killing the children!

AHO

“WILD HORSES” – by: Mike “Hawk” Huston (excerpt from Bulls and Beavers)

Captain Smith slows his tired gelding to a stop. Every man and horse in his regiment is either tired or nearly broken. For the life of him, he cannot figure how the savages and their wild horses can consistently outrun and outmaneuver his highly trained and conditioned men and military stock. For ten years, he has chased, tracked, and pursued the savages, and never once has he caught a lone warrior… even on open ground. Maybe instead of shooting the Indian ponies at every opportunity the army should consider commissioning the wild stock and using them for troop movement. Never! He and his regiment would be the laughing stock of the western army…

A modern victim of wild horse slaughter as seen “Straight From The Horses Heart:

Mike Hawk Huston continues…

Today, the wild mustang is still wild and free upon the western plains and mountains; but who can say for how much longer. Their habitat is under attack by those wishing to use the land to graze cattle, sheep, as well as those hoping to open the wild horse habitat for oil exploration. Often times the majestic wild mustang is viewed as vermin by those wishing to profit from their home range. I do not begrudge the rancher for needing graze for their cattle, nor the oilfields for drilling American oil. The media would like everyone to believe that the horses are in need of a drastic decrease because of overpopulation. The truth is, their home range is being taken away so quickly and loss of food sources on crucial winter range to overgrazing is causing the wild mustang to have to fight for survival within their own designated habitat…

(The entire story can be found at Bulls and Beavers)

Livelihoods at stake…

Toas Art School – Wild Horse Photography

Now for some more FANTASTIC (these are must see) images of wild horses by another Photographer check out the link Naturescapes – Wild Mustangs of the Rockies

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Well after appreciating all the White Medicine around me, thought I show how I balance my life out in terms of color and texture to stimulate the senses.
Witness Connor…

hmmm…  thinking he’s pretty fat and sassy!  He is getting a 10 gallon planted aquarium soon.  No more bowls for Connor!

In the future I am thinking seriously about getting one of these…

…in fact I have already promised that in the next year I will order a baby male to raise up from Little Tweet.  The photos are from Little Tweet of their birds. I like the blue, yellow (dilute), and white (blue dilute) versions shown above. But I’m ordering the blue for its vibrancy against my Serengeti tan walls. These are Pacific Parrotlets – the smallest true parrot  in the world. They have big bird character in a little bird (about 4 inches long) body.  They are quiet enough for Apartment living too.

Color and living-ness from plant life to fish, dragon, and birds – living color. I understand why folks paint their homes rich vibrant colors inside and out. Mine is desert Serengeti  (earth tone tans and greens and Zebra print, bathroom is ocean blue and beach linens) but with a living tropical feel.  Just love it!

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DECEMBER 7th, 2009

For those who need White Medicine…

You can see my footsteps where I came out from The Benson Hotel where I live to take these pictures from in front of the building.

Double the snow from yesterday…

 

Our town in white-out… looking East-ish on Green Street.

 

Looking West-ish on Green Street… Where’s Sultan Mountain?

Is it magical or what?!

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DECEMBER 6th 2009  The Storm is coming. We expect 2-3 feet in town and up to 5 feet on the mountain slopes – Skiers are ecstatic! At the time the photos were taken we had about 4-6 inches depending on where you were in town.

 

Looking down Snowden Street toward Sultan Mountain catching the Grenadiers far-far off in the back ground.

 

Only moments later

 

Kendall Mountain from Snowden Street

 

From out my window across Green Street and the 12th Street crossing.

 

Across the street from my room and taken from my window – the famous Grand Imperial Hotel – undergoing a new paint job – will be brick red with green and tan trim.

 

Front of my building looking up Green Street to our Christmas tree that sits in the the middle of the intersection of Green Street and 14th Street.

 

The Stellar Bakery on Blair Street  is OPEN!  YAY!!!!  Great food!!!  Most of the town shuts down for a good deal of winter – talk of the town is who is open and when.

 

The Villa Dallavalle Boutique Bed and Breakfast.  This is where my good friend Pam resides and manages the B&B and where I do many of my massages for their guests.

Silverton -  it’s sleepy –  it’s silent -  it’s  breathtaking…

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Theory is gonna be a big girl. If she isn’t big enough for her age, she is going up in the butt right now promising to out grow even Pro who is himself, at 1 year and a month, a good sized boy.  I expect them both to be in the 14.3 range when it is all said and done.  

This past week she has really improved in her ability to trust.  She is a very tight little girl with anxiety issues that I believe are a result of her eye sight.  In the past week she has thrown herself into trusting me to keep her safe, yet only after first trying to flee. Yesterday she got her first bath and other than her being up and extremely tense it was really pretty uneventful.  She and her mother and the other horses were showered with water nearly every day during the summer heat last year so once the water touched her she was fine with it.  Yesterday was also the first time she has ever been brushed. Up until now she has been too fright and flight to do much more than just rub her neck and reassure her. 

Oh and I almost forgot! Last summer I fly sprayed the horses pretty much every day and would spray her as she passed by. She always was caked with flies.  Well we can’t have flies on the horse for pictures now can we. So I got out the fly spray and sprayed it into my hand rubbing it on her face, then proceeded to fly spray her from neck to toe.  Again other than being tense, she stood like she had had it done all her life.  She really is starting to come along.

Today we took registration photos of her and although she really wanted to leave BAD, and she didn’t stand still for more than 2 seconds my room mate Rebecca was able to get these shots off of her.  Two days in a row with huge strides toward her becoming a trusting young lady.  Something else that is really cool and I hope to get a video of her this week sometime is her little gait that is right on the edge of locking in. 

She is leading extremely well for a filly who has never really had any formal leading lessons.  Yesterday she followed at about 5 foot distance behind me, today she was right up beside me both times on a loose lead.

It has been much harder for her to feel safe in any situation, but she is beginning to show me signs that she may be able to learn to trust yet. You know what she reminds of is the Paso Fino babies who were handled by the “old time”  South American trainers who”use” to rough them up to intimidate them and to get their feet moving fast.  Those babies would be scatter brained, most all of them living in fear, but put a halter on them and you could do anything with them.  I hope Theory doesn’t live her life like that.  I’m working on a situation for her future now. We’ll see how it pans out. 

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AR Theory (Paisano x Cobriza), bay filly, SMR pending, born June 29, 2008. AR Theory was bred by Simrat Khalsa of Akal Ranch and is owned by Celt’s Baroque Spanish  Mustangs (aka THE PONY EXPRESSION).

 

 

Theory one day old.

 

Three days old.

 

One week old

 

 

AR Theory 12 days old.

 

One month three weeks.

 

AR Theory at four months of age.

 

 

Five months and growing!!

 

Six months.

 

That’s All Folks!

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Okay I a finally uploaded all the missing photos.  So we’re good to go now!
Thanks for your patience!

S

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Okay I need to upload all of these photos.  Please bare with me.

S

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