Boundless Energy

by Judi Dressler

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Boundless Energy

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Judi Dressler

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This wild Mustang foal was full of boundless energy, so after leaving the pond with his mom, he suddenly broke away, leaping and cavorting. It was so delightful to watch! When his mom caught up, they joined the band of horses they had arrived with, and they all left together.

Wild Mustangs are free-roaming horses of the American west that were originally brought to the Americas by the Spanish. We think of Mustangs as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated horses, they are actually feral horses. This free-roaming horse population is managed and protected by the BLM, the Bureau of Land Management. There is some controversy surrounding the sharing of land and resources by the free-ranging mustangs with the livestock of the ranching industry. There is also dispute about the methods with which the federal government manages the wild horse numbers.

Photo taken on August 11, 2020, Sand Wash Basin, NW Colorado

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August 20th, 2020

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