There are likely very few horses in America with less non Spanish blood than this little Corolla filly. She was born in captivity, but bred in the wild. Her mother is Noelle. She is a bit over two years old and a bit over 50 pounds over weight. Right now she does not have raw mustang beauty.
If a white horse was dyed black he would no longer look like a white horse. If a Spanish mustang is bloated fat it no longer looks like a Spanish mustang. I have noted this on many mustangs. Bob Brislawn has been quoted as saying that a Spanish mustang allowed to fatten until it has a gutter along its spine looks like an English cob.
This filly will be a stouter built, Red Feather type Corolla. I personally find that that type of Corolla is even more comfortable to ride than the taller, leaner Samson type Corolla.
This mare is eligible for adoption from the Corolla Wild Horse Fund. She is incredibly gentle and affectionate. Not quite old enough to saddle train yet. If she has not been adopted by the summer we will start her in the woods.
Horses like her only acquire their true mustang beauty after about 50 hours of trotting in the woods. The fat comes off, the muscles grow lean, the gait extends, and the endurance never ceases to amaze.
Let me note one more time, she is eligible for adoption from the Corolla Wild Horse Fund now.
I was glad to meet this one, she is the spitting image of Noelle, tiny little sweet Noelle...and what she would have been, had she not been injured as a young horse.
ReplyDeleteNoelle is a testament to the ability these animals have to heal themselves. Had 99.9% of horses incurred such an injury, they would have been put down. Instead, Noelle is a mother, one who has performed the ultimate task she was born for, she has carried on her line. That line should not be allowed to go into the night. Each one of these horses is unique, rare, and in a genetic sense, priceless. They are the strong backs that helped man conquer a wild continent. We have often repaid them poorly. THis young horse is just coming of an age to be under saddle, and will provide some lucky person years and years of gentle companionship and many hours of pleasurable riding. Whether or not she ever steps foot in an arena, she is a champion of her cause, she cannot help but be. -Lloyd