Having photographed everything from the war in Korea to celebrity guitarists in Port Townsend, I have to say that wild horses are my favorite subject. It is as if they know what you are doing and try to act accordingly, running in groups across a prairie or standing on their hind legs pretending to battle over the companionship of a comely young mare. They don’t seem to like rain, usually standing around looking as if they should have brought raincoats that day, instead of leather jackets.
MUSTANGS OF PRYOR MOUNTAIN
The score of wild Mustang horses, bearing rare genetic traits and descended from those once rode by Conquistadors, that now roam Montana’s Prior Mountain are fairly tolerant of visitors who have been forewarned by state officials not to bother the animals. Interestingly, the horses themselves have not been told how they should act around humans. Consequently it is not unusual to be sitting on a log munching a sandwich when a fifteen hundred pound animal spots a clump of tasty grass at your feet and strolls over to claim it. Since the animals seem to know that they and you are not competing for the grass no conflict develops. Mother Nature has arranged an opportunity for both of you to become better acquainted.
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