Copper's Band

I drove up north hoping I would bump into Twister's (Deuce's/HSUS name) band. The HSUS lady and I had seen them earlier this week from afar. We could tell by looking through glass Copper Girl had a foal by her side..

But out at SWB you never know who you are going to see, as fate had it I did not see Twister, but lucky, lucky me I spot Copper and his harem.....also known as "The Dark Ones" I had seen them once before this spring, but not close enough to get photos.

That's Copper front and center. he has four white socks, but hard to see these horses' legs in this thick sage. To the right is Scarlett, his solid bay mare. The black behind is his 2 yr old son, Coal, and the little muley guy on the right is an yearling colt, Boomer.

This grey mare is new to Copper's band. I think t may be Wi Wakan from Ohitika's band, but can not confirm. She has no youngsters with her. Copper has also lost a mare to WildWind....These wild horses really know how to mix up their genes!

Copper has these two amazing black mares. they are very wiley and our good moms. This one with no white on her face we call Ebony.

The other one has a small dot star. We call her Evita.  Both mares have two colts with them. I can not tell if they are pregnant again. Last year they both foaled in May.

Scarlett.... to me she looks like a domestic, but she sure acts wild. Plus she made it through the brutal winter of 2011. Not just any horse could have done that. 

Here are the two 2011 colts ... Red and Boomer out of the black mares.

To me Flame is a stand out, he is a 2 year old colt and a full brother to Red.

The other 2 year old colt out of Ebony, Coal.

The band stallion, Copper.

"The Dark Ones"