Wild Horses (Colts) 9 photos

A very long and physically difficult day. Very heavy wind and lots & lots of dust and a much longer hike than I had planned.

For anybody that missed the plan for the wild horse colt hunt here is a link.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/644565

Everything went according to plan and the horses managed to fool me, what did show up was 2 different bachelors not the herd with the colt that I was looking for. These plus some herd photos later.

I was able to find some colts among the 4 different herds I found. As you are going to see this has been a hard year on the horses lots of snow and ice this winter and then no moisture for grass this spring. They are working real hard looking for food. The most grass is in the bottom of the canyons so you have to be willing to work to get to them. The bunch grass under the sagebrush is about the only grass I found that is not dried out.

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Roger...sorry to hear it didn't turn out the way you planned it. But these colts are cute nontheless although a bit skinny.
You're right, the black&white is the cutest, gorgeous eyes...almost looks like a cow
#5 is my fav.

Nello Milanese wrote:
Roger...sorry to hear it didn't turn out the way you planned it. But these colts are cute nontheless although a bit skinny.
You're right, the black&white is the cutest, gorgeous eyes...almost looks like a cow
#5 is my fav.


Not turning out like it was planned is very normal for me and wildlife. In fact one of the things I like best about going out in the woods is making sure I am flexible enough to change the plan and do what is necessary to get a chance at the photo.

I agree #5 is also my favorite of this bunch.

Thanks for the look and for the nice words.


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still a good series Roger......#7 really shows the lean diet this spring

Roger,

sad to see how lean they are. The mares which have held on to their foals have been good strong mothers for sure.

Lets hope for lots of food & soon for these lovely horses.

Beautiful shots # 9 being my favorite as it looks what I'd imagine my Destined looked like at that tender age...

Lil

Humm… I would be very happy if I could even capture one shot out of the bunch you posted. Good effort and good results. My favorites are 5, 6 and 7.

Jude

I agree, with Lil, They are kinda skinny. Lets hope the Spring rains come soon and the grass gets knee deep. Great study on family life, in the wild. I like the two where the colts are tanking up..

Tom

Good to see you got some good results! I really enjoyed your plan as well.. sounds like you have a lot of fun with this, which is of course the most important part

Wonderful series Roger and nice narration. Is that barbed wire in 8? I would love to see horses in the wild.

Tim

Dave In La wrote:
still a good series Roger......#7 really shows the lean diet this spring


They are pretty strong and are used to hard living so I think they will be just fine. Some rain would make things easier for sure.



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Lil Judd wrote:
Roger,

sad to see how lean they are. The mares which have held on to their foals have been good strong mothers for sure.

Lets hope for lots of food & soon for these lovely horses.

Beautiful shots # 9 being my favorite as it looks what I'd imagine my Destined looked like at that tender age...

Lil



Hi Lil, thanks for the look and for the comment.



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Jude Perera wrote:
Humm… I would be very happy if I could even capture one shot out of the bunch you posted. Good effort and good results. My favorites are 5, 6 and 7.

Jude



Thanks Jude for the nice comment.



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tom cardin wrote:
I agree, with Lil, They are kinda skinny. Lets hope the Spring rains come soon and the grass gets knee deep. Great study on family life, in the wild. I like the two where the colts are tanking up..

Tom


Thanks Mr. Tom



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floris wrote:
Good to see you got some good results! I really enjoyed your plan as well.. sounds like you have a lot of fun with this, which is of course the most important part



YUP!!!! you are correct I do have a lot of fun.



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Tim Kuhn wrote:
Wonderful series Roger and nice narration. Is that barbed wire in 8? I would love to see horses in the wild.

Tim


Hi Tim, threw out the forest 76,000 acres there are some small parcels of private property and they have fences up and also many places in the forest have the remains of fences some times the left over wire goes for two or three poles and then is down or gone.

I have been told the owners of the private property have to fence out so the wild horses don't mix with their stock.


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Not bad at all. great series.
Harsha

Way to hang in there Roger, sounds like a grueling outing. I like how the horses stand out against the sagebrush, not much green to see unfortunately. Those colts are nice looking, #9 looks like the makings of a real beauty. Good job shooting Roger, nice to see your efforts, thanks for sharing,

Karl

Super job on these Roger, I really like 6 and 7 a lot.

Doug

Great Job!

-Joe

Great Job!

-Joe

What A Great Find Roger Well Done. Ed

Very nice Roger. Those colts look THIN THIN !!
You do such a great job tracking down your subjects.
Kudos Mr Wacky

harshaj1 wrote:
Not bad at all. great series.
Harsha


They were a lot of fun to watch.



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Karl Witt wrote:
Way to hang in there Roger, sounds like a grueling outing. I like how the horses stand out against the sagebrush, not much green to see unfortunately. Those colts are nice looking, #9 looks like the makings of a real beauty. Good job shooting Roger, nice to see your efforts, thanks for sharing,

Karl


Thanks Karl, I was hoping folks would enjoy what goes in to a hunt or at least the way I do it.



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Doug Bentlage wrote:
Super job on these Roger, I really like 6 and 7 a lot.

Doug



Thanks Doug, I had a really fun day.



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