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Sunday, December 14, 2008
from Andi at Last Chance Ranch
Dear Readers,
I thought you'd enjoy this note from an Oregon horse rescuer--
Last Friday, I took one of the EMM trainers, Tracey, and her daughter Katie and my neighbor Judy, up on the Steens to see the wild horses. They were about a mile off the road, up on a ridge. We parked and proceeded to walk up the mountain to see how close we could get ...These horses are from the South Steens HMA (Herd Management Area) and are known as the "Hollywood Herd", because they are some of the most photographed wild horses in Oregon. The herd area is around 150,000 acres and there are probably around 300 horses out there. We spotted this herd up on a ridge about a mile from the road. We parked and decided to see how close we could get to them before they ran off and take some photos. There were at least 3 mature stallions in the bunch, which indicates to me it's likely 3 bands hanging out together. We spent probably 45 minutes to an hour amongst them, taking their pictures and watching them. We were the ones to leave first, not the horses.
Visit Andi: HERE!
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Posted by Terri Farley @ 1:39 AM
Comments: That is so cool! I'll have to ask my penpal in Oregon if she's ever seen those wild horses. By the way, I might volunteer at a place called Last Chance Ranch. But it's in Pennsylvania.
Hi Mrs. Farley, I know this doesn't have anything to do with the post, but I was reading an article by Dawn Jenkins in Hollistic Horse magazine about Hoof Care in Hawaii. The article starts like this:
In dry climates, hoof wall fungus is somewhat rare. It happens when a water pipe breaks and floods the paddock, when a horse prefers to stand in the manure and urine pile, when stalls aren't kept clean. Fix the problems, expose the fungus to air, and the problem (generally) goes away.
Not so in moist hawaii. The problem seems to be , to some varying degree, universal. Eventually fungus sets in. Even in young foal feet. Even in the feral feet on Molokai that have never had any care. (The feral horses I've seen in this climate and terrain don't wear sufficiantly: Without regular human care they break and tear into a tattered mess.)
Often times horses arrive from the mainland with beautiful hooves. Within a couple months, the feet start to crumble. With many ill-footed horses I've had luck pulling shoes and keeping up on a good trim. The shelly feet improve. The fungus stays at bay. And certainly many Hawaiin horses do have fine, functional feet.
- Dawn Jenkins
Hollistic Horse Magazine
I thought this was an interesting article (it's longer than that) but then I was wondering, while in Hawaii did you encounter any horses with hoof fungus? Or hear of any? I was just wondering. Sorry that this is sooo long.
-Zoe
All of that is really cool! I don't know of any wild horse herds here where I live in Arizona. Maybe one of y'all knows a place to find out? I live in Prescott Valley, AZ. Prescott is right next door, so maybe check in both places.
Hey...that was me!!!
And yes, it was a most incredible time. Darling and I had been wanting to see horses in person and I owe Andi and Judy a great deal of gratitude.
The photos were beautiful. I keep thinking I'm not partial to paints, and then I see a horse like THAT wild one and he grabs me by the heart!
Darling isn't into splashy colors, either, but she's called dibs on the yearling filly!
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from Andi at Last Chance Ranch
Dear Readers,
I thought you'd enjoy this note from an Oregon horse rescuer--
Last Friday, I took one of the EMM trainers, Tracey, and her daughter Katie and my neighbor Judy, up on the Steens to see the wild horses. They were about a mile off the road, up on a ridge. We parked and proceeded to walk up the mountain to see how close we could get ...These horses are from the South Steens HMA (Herd Management Area) and are known as the "Hollywood Herd", because they are some of the most photographed wild horses in Oregon. The herd area is around 150,000 acres and there are probably around 300 horses out there. We spotted this herd up on a ridge about a mile from the road. We parked and decided to see how close we could get to them before they ran off and take some photos. There were at least 3 mature stallions in the bunch, which indicates to me it's likely 3 bands hanging out together. We spent probably 45 minutes to an hour amongst them, taking their pictures and watching them. We were the ones to leave first, not the horses.
Visit Andi: HERE!
Permalink to this blog post
Posted by Terri Farley @ 1:39 AM
Comments: That is so cool! I'll have to ask my penpal in Oregon if she's ever seen those wild horses. By the way, I might volunteer at a place called Last Chance Ranch. But it's in Pennsylvania.
Hi Mrs. Farley, I know this doesn't have anything to do with the post, but I was reading an article by Dawn Jenkins in Hollistic Horse magazine about Hoof Care in Hawaii. The article starts like this:
In dry climates, hoof wall fungus is somewhat rare. It happens when a water pipe breaks and floods the paddock, when a horse prefers to stand in the manure and urine pile, when stalls aren't kept clean. Fix the problems, expose the fungus to air, and the problem (generally) goes away.
Not so in moist hawaii. The problem seems to be , to some varying degree, universal. Eventually fungus sets in. Even in young foal feet. Even in the feral feet on Molokai that have never had any care. (The feral horses I've seen in this climate and terrain don't wear sufficiantly: Without regular human care they break and tear into a tattered mess.)
Often times horses arrive from the mainland with beautiful hooves. Within a couple months, the feet start to crumble. With many ill-footed horses I've had luck pulling shoes and keeping up on a good trim. The shelly feet improve. The fungus stays at bay. And certainly many Hawaiin horses do have fine, functional feet.
- Dawn Jenkins
Hollistic Horse Magazine
I thought this was an interesting article (it's longer than that) but then I was wondering, while in Hawaii did you encounter any horses with hoof fungus? Or hear of any? I was just wondering. Sorry that this is sooo long.
-Zoe
All of that is really cool! I don't know of any wild horse herds here where I live in Arizona. Maybe one of y'all knows a place to find out? I live in Prescott Valley, AZ. Prescott is right next door, so maybe check in both places.
Hey...that was me!!!
And yes, it was a most incredible time. Darling and I had been wanting to see horses in person and I owe Andi and Judy a great deal of gratitude.
The photos were beautiful. I keep thinking I'm not partial to paints, and then I see a horse like THAT wild one and he grabs me by the heart!
Darling isn't into splashy colors, either, but she's called dibs on the yearling filly!
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