Horse enthusiast 🐎 Interested in the social behaviors of feral horses, Particularly the American mustang! | Viewing: discussions regarding roundup efforts. 🌾
Did you know wild mustangs are being aggressively rounded up off public lands? High-stress gathering events shatter bonds and disrupt social systems that horses spend their lives a part of.
Remember: Wild horses aren't desensitized to unfamiliar objects as domesticated ones are.
America’s mustangs-- otherwise known as America's living symbols of freedom--will not truly be free until all roundup operations cease.
Let horses roam on THEIR land. Overpopulation isn't the issue, human greed is. 🐎 We must protect our country's wild herds. #60canimals
Arguably some of the most leading voices in wild horse advocacy, the American Wild Horse Conservation have explored wild horses from both a scientific and legislative perspective.
Learn about the issues horses face and what you can do on their website!
https://t.co/qxRnOpEMXK
FUN FACT: Wild horses are essential members of our land's ecosystem, especially during the summer months.
Horses help the ecosystem maintain a healthy level of vegetation by feeding on wildfire starters such as grass and bushes.
Support WHFB to help keep horses in the wild!
Looking to learn more about the American mustang and historically overlooked welfare issues of these beautiful animals?
Here's an article all about it! Read about how wild horses have been repeatedly screwed over BELOW!
#60animals
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Outlaw is #SouthSteens#wildhorse royalty, grandson of Renegade & Lupine. Four generations of his family came to Skydog when he was a tiny foal. The mares in his band formed a fierce matriarchy that taught him to swim in ponds, rest among the Aspens, run wild & free.
I love knowing that horses form strong friendships just as we humans do! It really puts into perspective how similar we really are to horses, emotionally. 🐴 #60canimals
“Sometimes, being with your best friend is all the therapy you need.”
Archie and Pledge
Ricky and Divella
Nash and Fred
Buggy Boy and Edith
Horses form such strong bonds; these besties sure have. Observing how they care and watch over each other is fascinating.🤨
Found this video while delving into the personal websites of horse researchers. A very interesting watch, and great if you just generally want to understand horses better.
https://t.co/r2VVDGHEgU
Breaking News: This National Horse Protection Day, here’s a little bit of good news:
In the Forest Service’s attempt to defend against our TRO, they said — among other things — that there is no need for a TRO because they will not start removals themselves until July 15th. So no one has to fear removals tomorrow! Also the time for anyone to lie and "claim" horses as their own, is up. Little steps at a time… We Will Win the War for Wild Horses. #WWWWWH
The Forest Service also tried to skirt around the issue that they are letting these private individuals do whatever they want without oversight, but they also didn't deny it. In our request we asked for a full accounting of those horses and for them to be returned and also that the pen on Forest Service land be immediately taken down.
While they are fighting hard, we promised our attorneys we would pay their retainers this week. If you can contribute even a little, please help show that we can do this all together!
We have raised 7,500 so far out of the 30,000 we need. Thank you to the 100 people who have already made a difference! But we have over 200.000 followers, imagine the legal war we could wage for all wild horses, if everyone contributed just 10 dollars? (That's just one cup of coffee these days! )
We are under no hope that's realistic, BUT if you are reading this and you are still on the fence, please let the rights of these WILD HORSES convince you to step over — to the right side of history! The Heber wild horses do not deserve to be shipped off to slaughter!
Please click on this fundraiser OR use the following easy methods:
Zelle: 6023963978
Venmo : [email protected]
PayPal: [email protected]
Or mail: SRWHMG
PO Box 64264
Phoenix, AZ, 85082
If everyone does just a little, no one has to do a lot!
This could be the most important battle for wild horses since 1971. Because if they get away with stripping all of their protections with one memo, you can be sure they will do the same in other areas all over the country.
This is where we stop it. Together.
Thank you everyone! #WWWWWH #srwhmg
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🐴 Foal Season on Dartmoor… one of the most special times of year
Late April into May is when new life arrives on the moor.
Foals finding their feet, staying close to their mothers, and slowly beginning to understand the world around them.
It’s a privilege to witness… and even more so to photograph.
At this time of year, I always keep my distance. Mares will often foal away from the herd and remain separate for those early weeks, so I switch to longer lenses (200mm+) to observe without intrusion.
These early moments are about bonding, and it’s important we respect that.
As the days pass, curiosity begins to take over.
Foals will often approach… and when they do, I quietly step back.
Giving them space is everything.
From a photography perspective, I’ll nearly always lower myself, sitting or lying on the ground, to shoot at their level. It keeps their perspective natural and helps create a more intimate connection in the image.
It’s a short window, and it changes quickly.
Within weeks, those tentative first steps turn into energy, play, and independence.
These moments… this is what Dartmoor is all about.
#wilddartmoor #horsephotography #snelgrove #equinephotography #photographyworkshop #dartmoor