The Story of a Curly Cremello Colt

Carol WalkerWild Horse Tales

On a beautiful morning in May 2020, I was photographing family bands of wild horses as they left where they were drinking along a creek in Salt Wells Creek. They were moving to an open area where they would spread out and graze and nap. Suddenly I caught sight of a tiny cremello foal with a dark buckskin mare. As …

Meet Wild Stallion Gadriel and His Colorful Family

Carol WalkerWild Horse Tales

In May, as I was looking for wild horses in Arapahoe Creek, I saw several bands at a distance. I looked for a two track that might take me nearby, and was soon traveling toward three wild horse families. One of these families had a gorgeous black and white stallion and three pinto foals, a stunning dappled grey mare and …

A Black Friesian Leaps at the Beach

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Spring is finally here, and one of my favorite places to photograph horses is at the beach. Here, an expressive black Friesian leaps as he runs in from the ocean as the light is turning golden in the sunset. This beautiful image can be found on my new website here: Friesian Runs at the Beach in Color As a new …

Sable Island Stallions in Black and White

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The wild horses of Sable Island live in a magical place, a small sand island far off the coast of Halifax Nova Scotia, battered by wind and tides but home to over 500 wild horses, birds and a huge colony of gray seals. These horses live out their lives unmolested by helicopters or roundups. Here are two images from my …

Wild Leopard Appaloosa

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I am excited to share this new image from my latest trip to the Red Desert of Wyoming. “Wild Leopard Appaloosa” This is a wild leopard appaloosa stallion named Looking Glass who has a small family in the Red Desert Complex of Wyoming. Last year he was spending time at the outskirts of a large family of an older gray …

Sable Island – The Wildest Place for Horses

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Sable Island is a magical place. Located 100 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia, it is a 42 km long sand island that is home to birds, grey seals and about 500 wild horses. The weather in the winter is very harsh, yet these wild horses thrive there, and they are free to roam with their families with no fear of …

The Feisty Wild Filly and Her Family

Carol WalkerWild Horse Tales

I have been visiting the wild horses in the Red Desert Complex in Wyoming for the last 4 years. The most enjoyable part of my trips are getting to know wild families, and the longer I spend with them, the more their unique personalities shine through. This spring it was challenging to get out to the horse areas because of …

The Last of Winter

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I had a wonderful trip visiting horses in Alberta, Canada in February, and it was the coldest week of the year! But the horses were beautiful and seemed to thrive and enjoy showing off despite the very cold temperatures. “Two Clydesdale Stallions Run” These two beautiful Clydesdale stallions were running in their pasture with great abandon and thundering hooves.   …

Iceland in the Summertime

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I traveled to Iceland last month to photograph the stunning Icelandic horses. “Gentle Mare in the Lupine” by Carol J. Walker The lupine were much larger than I had ever seen in the United States, and the horses looked stunning running through them. A gentle mare named Una looked angelic running through them. “Wild Mane in the Lupine” by Carol …

Carol Walker’s Art Featured at the Western Spirit Art Show in Cheyenne, Wyoming

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  On Saturday, March 3 the Western Spirit Art Show opens at the Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Reception is open to the public from 6-10 pm, and all types of artwork from oils to pen and ink to photography and sculpture, all with a western theme, will be displayed and for sale. Carol has 5 pieces in …