On the Pine Nut Mountains herd area.
Month: March 2018
As They Should Be
Film from 2008. Release of some Virginia Range mustangs at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center.
You can hear Lacy J. Dalton every Wednesday on the Mustang Matters radio program.
Organizations mentioned in the video:
- Let ’em Run Foundation
- Least Resistance Training Concepts
- Virginia Range Wildlife Protection Association
These groups would be grateful for your financial support.
Avoid These Things
Signs that you have a lousy relationship with your horse:
- Cross ties
- Long shank bits
- Tie-downs
- Spurs
- Whips
- Web halters
- Chains
You’ve thrown in with the wrong crowd. Shake the dust from your boots and move on.
Gila Mustangs
Spin-off from ISPMB rescue in 2017. Returning a small group to their homeland in Arizona. Learn more at the Gila Herd Foundation FB page.
Horse Colors
Two base colors…red and black. Red is recessive, black is dominant. You should see roughly three black-based horses for every red-based horse.
Common modifiers:
- Agouti
- Creme
- Champagne
- Dun
- Roan
Red-based combinations:
- Palomino = Red + Creme
- Cremello = Red + Creme + Creme
- Gold = Red + Creme + Champagne
- Red Dun = Red + Dun
- Dunalino = Red + Creme + Dun
- Strawberry Roan = Red + Roan
Black-based combinations:
- Bay = Black + Agouti
- Buckskin = Black + Agouti + Creme
- Smokey Black = Black + Creme
- Smokey Creme = Black + Creme + Creme
- Perlino = Black + Agouti + Creme + Creme
- Grullo = Black + Dun [Grulla if female]
- Bay Dun = Black + Agouti + Dun
- Dunskin = Black + Agouti + Creme + Dun
- Blue Roan = Black + Roan
- Bay Roan = Black + Agouti + Roan
More at Mustangs 4 Us.
Color of a BLM horse can be found in his signalment key.
Western Horse Watchers Association 