Proud Wildness Portrait
by Judi Dressler
Title
Proud Wildness Portrait
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Wild Mustang portrait. This is one of a band of horses that came galloping to drink from the water hole where I was waiting with my camera in the late afternoon. He towered over me, magnificently showing his power and beauty. The horses came after a long, hot day, to drink and bathe and socialize.
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 June 6th, 2018, in NW Colorado.
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Won 2nd Place in FAA's "Photography - Close Up - Horse Head Portrait Only" contest on 1/15/2024
Won 1st Place tie in FAA's "Wild Horses" contest, on 11/3/2023
Won 2nd Place in FAA's "Horses" contest, on 6/5/2021
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June 15th, 2018
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Comments (105)
Nicklas Gustafsson
Gorgeous picture Judi! Congratulations on your win in the Photography - Close Up - Horse Head Portrait Only contest!
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Judi, on your Win in the Closeup Horse Head Portrait Contest for this beautiful photograph! A wonderful portrait of this beautiful horse! Voted. L/F
Ann Warrenton
12/21/23 Congratulation's on winning 2nd place in, "Horse Head Portrait" Horses Only Group
Annettes Whimsies
CoNgRaTs for your first place tie in the ’FAA International Wild Horse Fine Art Contest hosted by Colorado Wildlife Groupt’ ! ⭐️ ThAnKs for participating in the contest.🎉 you may place your image in the group Contest Winners Circle discussion.
Hanne Lore Koehler
Congratulations, Judy, on your WILD HORSES FINE ART contest win with this magnificent mustang portrait capture! L/F
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Judi, on your 1st Place Win in the Wild Horses Contest for this wonderful photograph! Voted. L/F
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Judi, on your 1st Place Win in the Wild Horses Contest for this wonderful painting! Voted. L/F
Annettes Whimsies
CoNgRaTs, you are the Special Featured Artist on ‘Colorado Wildlife’ Homepage! for Colorado Wild Horses Fine Art 💕 Add your artwork to the ‘Artist Special Feature 2023’ under the discussion tab.
VIVA Anderson
Judi, KUDOS!!! This is such a fabulous portrait!! gorgeous Wild Mustang!......Compliments, fv.......VIVA
Tina M Powell
Re visit to this amazing image. You have captured its spirit and freedom beautifully. Gorgeous work, Judy. A Favorite
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