A Video of Greasewood's Injury

Greasewood's Band (warning:graphic images)

I knew Greasewood had been lame, but have not been able to get close until today...his back leg looks horrible and he has lost a lot of weight.

He is not putting any weight on the bad leg and is gruntng in pain. To me it looks like he got tangled up in some wire.

There is Demi, the domestic. She is still with him and looks pregnant.

The bay stallion also has the chestnut mare, Yarrow, and her grey daughter, White Sage. To me it is unbelievable he has kept his mares in the shape he is in.

The little mare, Yarrow, has had her own problems. She went lame this spring and it continued on throughout the summer. She has healed, but will never be the same. Her front left hoof is deformed. To chase her with a helicopter would be certain death. Most likely they would see the hoof as a pre existing condition and put her down. For now she is doing pretty darn good.

White Sage is a huge two year old.

I wish we had corrals on top of the hill. We could put down some hay and I believe this band would go for it. We could Dr Greasewood, pull out Demi and her unborn foal, work on Yarrow's hoof....maybe adopt out Sage. This would be a more modern way of management and more humane.

....but for now the mustangs are on their own. They are very near a sheep camp. I worry the dogs will get this stallion.

Here you can see the horizonal line which I think is wire. I feel so bad this happened. I am more determined then ever to get a local group formed where we can help these wild horses. I would love to see a series of clean up days when we could remove all the down fencing, tripping wires and loose bailing wire...it is everywhere.