Wild Horses

Fayerody, I read your post and that is great news. I was reading the local paper this morning and saw an article and thought of you. It was about the Wild Horse Extravaganza and Show. It said that 42 of the 44 Wild Horses were adopted out. Isnt that wonderful!!!!! It was a nonprofit event put on by the WIld Horse Foundation. They Gave the website www.wildhorsefoundation.com in case you want to check it out. You may already know about them but just thought I would pass it along.

thank you.......i'm always so glad to find out that more have been adopted. i'll tell you though, the burros got to me. i cannot forget their big brown eyes and long silky ears when they come over and look at you. it's so sad........i photographed an auction in Pottsboro, Arkansas. the burros really, really bothered me. i wanted all of them.

They have those big brown eyes that make you fall in love dont they!!!!!

gee deer have those big brown eyes... and so do bufflalo (there's a rescue outpost near the Everglades that has them)

and bunny rabbits

the burros have long and silky lashes that enhance their eyes. plus the intelligence that you see in them, gets me.

I recall the first time I tried to pet a mule on the head... he looked at me like I wasn't so intelligent! I learned about the difference between mules, donkeys, and the like that day!

i grew up on a ranch and when we gathered cattle from the mountain ranges, i rode a mule named "Kit". she was a wonderful mount for driving cattle. if they didn't walk as fast as she wanted, or if they veered off, she gave them a light nip on their backsides. and she had a beautiful gliding trot that covered a lot of trails. there was a pecking order on the ranch for the cow horses and since i was the youngest and A GIRL, i got Kit. I also rode her down to "Mr. Thomas' house and he would lend me a huge sack of books. It was 4 miles and going back, i would take a book out and start it. Kit just walked on home. i did not have to guide her. there is a huge network of competitions for mules. they do all sorts of neat things and their owners are rabid in their love for their mules. i saw a class of it at the Texas State Fair one year. they are beautiful jumpers. Kit would jump logs and small streams for me. so, we have our mutual admiration society for horses, burros and mules.

neat... yeah .. but they don't like to be pet by strangers.... hehehe