Buzz ‘Round The Trough (Blog)

The MUSTANG is as AMERICAN “Summertime and the livin’ is easy. So hush little baby, Don’t you cry… “ music created by George Gershwin, a song from the opera Porgy and Bess. With Daddy and Mammy standing by, little new foals will soon spread their wings! No matter where people come from, California to Florida, Costa Rica or Germany, the wild horse never cease to amaze us! Somehow, the [...]

Somewhere Over the Rainbow, skies are blue Our Pot of Gold – Our American Mustang (click on title) “Somewhere Over the Rainbow, way up high There is a land I heard of, in a lullaby Somewhere Over the Rainbow, skies are blue And the Dreams that you Dare to Dream, really do come True”

Rescued foals get a second chance Virginia City was host to a fantastic event to benefit the Virginia Range Mustangs. The Wild Horse Faire, on Saturday August 23, 2014, was a day filled with fun, food, and wild horses of course! The day started with a parade and ended with a concert featuring Lacy J. Dalton. Shirley had two of her newest rescued foals – two little colts each [...]

Young bachelor stallions love to horse around And this is why it is important to practice safety first when observing wild horses! Young bachelor stallions love to horse around. Horseplay is sure fun to watch and exciting to catch in photographs. Mustangs are powerful and graceful. They are very active in the spring and waiting for an opportunity to find romance. It is always interesting to watch the [...]

Spring has Sprung! At long last Spring has Sprung! Wild horses are going wild for the little tufts of bunch grass that is popping up throughout the hillsides. They can’t get enough, and for good reason. Throughout the fall and winter, their diet is reduced to tumble weed and prickly, thorny dried up vegetation that any domestic horse would step over! The mustangs also help to keep down wildfires [...]

We are so lucky! We continue to be thankful to be so lucky to see wild horses free-roaming out in the Virginia Range hills, canyons and valleys. We are also thankful for the many volunteers in the state of Nevada, and all the Western states, that work so hard to keep our American Mustang free! Thank you to the few political figures and members of Congress who truly support [...]

His Third Birthday Hard to believe that Sonny just had his 3rd birthday this month in October! He is no longer with his family band. He is now a full-fledged ‘bachelor’ stallion. As a 3 year old, he is currently hanging out with three other young bachelor stallions. It is also interesting to see his coloring change. He is truly a combination of his father – a dark bay [...]

Advice: Don't bring pets We have noticed something about our visitors in the last four years. Families that want to observe the mustangs usually have animals, pets dogs or cats or both. Some are lucky enough to be horse owners. The people watch in wonder as they see family bands and bachelor bands grazing on a hillside or heading down to the watering hole. They always remark how beautiful [...]