In October, I spent over two weeks at the Red Desert Complex Roundup in Wyoming, which was a very sad event for the wild horses who were losing their freedom and their families. Before it began, I went out out to see if I could find horses in the areas that I had spent so much time in this summer …
Freedom at Dawn
Handsome wild Leopard Appaloosa stallion Looking Glass is a favorite of many visitors to the Red Desert Complex in Wyoming. I have watched him win a mare and foal, and observed him early in the morning while driving into the area for the past 2 years. He is a very mellow stallion and not concerned by much, and I have …
Freedom is Essential for Wild Horses
On my recent trip to the Red Desert of Wyoming, I was able to find one of my very favorite wild stallions, Blue Zeus. Blue Zeus is a stunning blue pinto roan who has a very colorful family in his home in the Red Desert Complex of Wyhe day.oming. He is a caring band stallion, and was often touching his …
Fearless Wild Mare
This is a wild pinto mare named True Heart. She is the lead mare in her large family and a devoted mother in the Red Desert Complex of Wyoming. I do not often encounter her, so I was thrilled to find her family in the late afternoon on a high spot taking a nap. True Heart stood over her sleeping …
Wild Leopard Appaloosa
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 …
Sibling Rivalry in a Wild Horse Family in the Red Desert of Wyoming
Wild Horse Sibling Rivalry in the Red Desert of Wyoming by Carol J. Walker One of my very favorite wild horse families in the Red Desert of Wyoming is the wild stallion Apollo’s family. He is a stunning mature palomino pinto stallion with a huge family. …
Spanish Stallions are Stunning in Black and White
Black and White photography captures the drama of the Spanish stallions in Spain as they run and move and interact. I have a passion for Andalusian stallions, for their pride, beauty and gentle nature. “The White Stallion’s Mane” by Carol Walker This stunning Andalusian stallion runs head on toward me in a covered arena in Spain, long white mane flying. …
An Encounter with Brave and Colorful Wild Bachelor Stallions
In September, I was visiting the Red Desert Complex in Wyoming and I turned down a road into Lost Creek. It was a windy day, which usually means wild horses are especially wary. I spotted a huge group of wild horses quite a way from the dirt road. I decided to hike out and see how close I could get. …
The Wildest Heart
In Wyoming’s Red Desert, wild horses roam, and in the area known as the Red Desert Complex, some of the most colorful wild horses that I have ever spent time with live with their families. One of my very favorite stallions is a stunning blue roan with a dark face, and 4 white tall stockings on his legs. His name …
Stunning Sable Island Stallions
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 …