Volcano's Band

Like I said before, I had heard Twister's band had broke up and I find a few of then with the sorrel, Volcano. Also with Volcano is his 2 year old son, Buck and Ash and Bonnie's yearling filly, Bonnie.

Buck and Sioux have formed a tight bond. It is so cute to see. She follows him everywhere! Buck is a 2 year old. These two could not have more different conformations.

I like Buck! He really has some size to him! Sioux is dainty and feminine. The diversity of this herd is amazing!

The grey mare, Shady, and her 2012 colt, Willow, are also with Volcano. Missing is her yearling filly, Promise. Her 2 year old filly, Whisp, is near by with Ash. Shady was one of Twister's lead mares. I wonder what happened to Twister and the rest of his band? Before this split he had the largest band on the HMA (Herd Management Area).

That's Scout...he is the 2012 colt to CopperGirl. CG is from Copper's band. She joined Twister last year as a 2 year old. She is a stunning liver chestnut.Scout is a strong, independent guy. Not as shy as his little half brother, Willow.

Here is his mom, CopperGirl. Such a beautiful Liver Chestnut color... The stallions just love this mare. She seems to spend more time flirting then being a mom, but here she hangs out with her mischievous son, who is taking a rest.

The solid sorrel on the left is Callie. She is a 2009 filly out of Jib and Crazy Horse. She also joined Twister as a 2 year old. All of these horses seemed healthy and very curious about us. There is no need to chase them with helicopters!

Callie....bait trapping would be a better, more humane, modern method.

Volcano is gorgeous! It is nice to see him with a family again. He has been a bachelor since he lost his mares to Mateo earlier this spring.

Volcano's Band.

Ash's Band

Here is a little band of wild horses I do not get to see very often...Ash's band.

Here is the grey stallion, Ash.

Ash has one mare, Bonnie. Bonnie is a 2009 filly. I first saw her the spring of 2010 as a yearling with a group of bachelor stallions including Ash. She is one of our "teenage moms". She had a foal last year as a 2 year old and this year she threw this beautiful little colt we named Trooper.

He will be a grey like his sire. He is a strong and sturdy little mustang.

Bonnie...no white on those legs.

Here you can see she has a tiny star that is usually hidden by her forelock.

The new guy...Trooper.

Here is the curious yearling filly, Sioux. As I was taking photos of her new brother she snuck about behind me and seemed to say "hey, what about me?"

Ash is looking at Twister's band in the distance. He is submissive to Twister and moves out of his way.

Dusk's Small Family

My friend and I were very lucky to have an encounter with Dusk on this day. She has come a far to view the mustangs and has a special fondness of Dusk, whom she calls Ash. She knows him better then I. The last time she saw him (last fall) he was very beat up. I saw her smile as we see Dusk (Ash) is blooming and has a young mare and her filly by his side.
Actually, we had to hike a ways out to get a look at them, but they let us approach and seem to show off the new filly. She is a nice bay with a great big star...my friend names (ID's) her as Sioux.
She is a sweet heart and very full of herself on this day. By the looks of it she was an early foal. She has good size to her already. The mare is quite petite. We decide to call her Kootchie, but I have to look back at my records and see if it is not a filly we called Bonnie last spring.. I want to make sure we do not count horses twice. They need all the help they can get. We need to buy some more time to study these rare Colorado mustangs. Yes, there are quite a few foals, but there are also mares with none.....also many horses have escaped or perished. We must take this into consideration when we count the individuals.  Sidenote 9/10/11  This is the 2 year old Bonnie who I obseved last year with the other orphan, Clyde and 2 mature bachelor stallion...this one, Dusk and the bay, Sundown.
Dusk makes a wonderful father and seems to take pride in his very first filly!
He has a lovely neck and beautiful coloring. He has chosen a spot to stay away from other horses on this day. Look for this stallion to get more mares....I think he has what it takes.