Winter Range

Winter Range
On wind swept cliffs they calmly graze
Searching through the rocky maze
To find summers grasses now bent and dried
Among the rocks it tries to hide
Ridge snow rimmed and clear blue sky
Creaking pines and a frozen river sighs
Winter eagles search for food
And coyotes yip at an early moon
You will not see them in the summertime
They seek the coolness of the canyons sides
Like ghosts they move in the fog and haze
So is the wild horse’s winter range
Poem and photo by: Tee

E-Newsletters

Sorry I've not posted in several months. Tourist season took all our time. We are getting ready for the winter months ahead. The babies that were born this summer are in the corral now, and the mother's are back to their areas resting and putting on a little weight before the cold comes.

We have also implemented a E-newsletter. If you wish to be on that list please contact us at:

bhmustangs@gwtc.net

Talking with the ancients

One of our tour guides was on a photo tour with a guest and some of our horses were visiting the petroglyph site. This sorrel appears to be talking with the "ancients" that created our rock art.

Hot day in July

On a recent tour some of our guests were given a special treat by our Spanish/Sorria band. The horses were coming in for afternoon water as the tour bus was coming through Coffee Flat where the horses live. The horses enjoyed a drink, a splash, and a mud roll to keep the flies away.

Recent questions

Hello everyone, Sorry we have not posted lately but we are in the middle of our tourist season and we have been kept quite busy. So far this season we are doing well.

To answer a recent question about a copper colored horse, most likely that is our Sulphur stallion Don Juan. He is a copper or blood bay with black mane and zebra stripes on his legs. He's real "eye candy" for horse lovers.

Dayton continues to do the writing for our yearly newsletter. You are correct when you mentioned his colorful descriptions. Dayton has several books listed on our website and he has a website of his own. He does not correspond via email.

Volunteers are allowed to bring their children, but they must be 16 and accompanied by their parent at all times. There are just too many things on the Sanctuary that a child could become injured on or by, snakes, equipment, large animals just to name a few.

Thanks to everyone for the support given to our Sanctuary.

Texas Pony Sydicate

To answer a recent question about Texas Pony Sydicate...
He has passed away this winter at the age of 25+ years. He died a natural death and appeared to be in no pain at the time of his passing. We were saddened by his passing but this Spring he has left his legacy with the mares he had bred.

Meet Our Greeter

Hello, Meet Prince our offical Greeter at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary. Prince was taking advantage of one of our warmer Spring days this week, so I decided to snap this photo of him. He has taken to napping in this flower box, which means we may not plant in any flowers in this one. Prince is approximately 10 years old and has lived here for quite some time. He enjoys meeting our visitors and spending time with the children before they take their tours. He often brings us "trophies" of his recent hunts about the property.