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hristine reed nancy cerroni introduction christine reed a member of the pryor mountain wild mustang center advisory council and nancy cerroni the director of the mustang center co authored this article about the important role of prominent mares in the social lives of their family bands in cheiron the international journal of equine and equestrian history nancy has monitored and documented the lives of the pryor horses for twenty years christine is a researcher with the equine history collective a community of scholars from a variety of disciplines with an interest in equine history and she presented an earlier version of this article at the 2022 ehc conference it is part of an ongoing project including a 2023 ehc conference paper based on nancy s experience raising whisper the orphaned foal of cecelia the main subject of this article click on the link below to access the document promnant role of mares reed cerroni download published in uncategorized on february 20 2024 at 1 51 pm comments 1 coming out of winter part 2 the missing gone we are well out of the winter of 2023 we ve gone through spring and through much of the summer it is time to present a list of the horses who are missing or presumed to be gone it includes adults and young ones the horses are listed from oldest to youngest adults typically the only evidence of the loss of adult horses is they are just not seen this is true for these adults they are not listed as officially deceased until they are not seen for a year these horses are normally seen in the summer the chances of them remaining hidden in another part of the range are slim all disappeared during the winter of 2022 23 pococeno this beautiful mare was born in 1994 and would have been 29 years old this year she was last with the stallion hernando polaris polaris also lived a long life on the pryors as she was born in 1997 she was last with okomi s band but disappeared in the winter of 2022 23 cappuccino the handsome dun stallion was born in 2002 and lived a long successful life in 2022 he lived a quiet life as a bachelor stallion cecelia cecelia disappeared somewhere between december 14 2022 and january 6 2023 she left behind her young daughter whisper who was removed by the blm and now lives with steve and nancy cerroni cecelia was a shy mare who was lived her life in a remote area of the horse range doc doc had quite a reign as a band stallion but lived his last life as a bachelor he was born in 2003 and would have turned 20 this year garay born in 2006 garay would have been 17 this year he entered the winter of 2022 with the mare kohl she ended up with naolin sometime during the winter with no sign of garay at this point grijala grijala and garay were half brothers born the same year to the stallion conquistador they disappeared the same year as well both wintered in a remote area of the range grijala had spent the last years of his life as a bachelor stallion like his brother garay he has not been seen during 2023 lariat the lovely bay mare lariat was born in 2011 as she was in the prime of life at the age of 12 it is a mystery as to why she has not been seen so far in 2023 sorcerer sorcerer was only four years old when he was found deceased in the mustang flats area it appeared that he died as a result of injuries received in a stallion fight the young there has been quite a loss of yearlings and foals this year the reasons for their disappearances are unknown the yearlings three yearlings foals born in 2022 have disappeared the three had been seen with their mothers in the first part of 2023 but then they were not seen again wylie wylie born to the young mare umatilla they were with pax s band in early 2023 but the colt was not with the band later in the spring wynonna wynonna was the daughter of sophia and banjo paterson she was last seen in may 2023 with her mother and the stallion tex wonder wonder was the buckskin daughter of juniper she was last seen in early june 2023 the foals four 2023 foals were seen but then not seen with their mothers it is pretty certain that they are gone as they cannot survive without their mothers at their young ages xander xander was the first foal of 2023 he was first seen on april 28 with his mother unity in oglala s band xyla xyla was first seen in early may with her mother ukulele lil in jesse james band she was not with her band in early august xota xota was born to the mare sophia in tex s band in mid june he was not with his mother a few days later xanthos la nina s bright colored dun colt was first seen on july 14 oglala s large band was seen a couple weeks later without xanthos this is a very difficult post to present but a necessary one many of you have been asking about the missing horses and we do like to keep you updated there are several causes for the natural loss of horses in the wild they can succumb to natural mortality due to aging harsh weather conditions or predation even those of us who watch these horses throughout the year often do not know the reasons for their disappearance these secrets are held tightly by the wild world if by chance any of you have photos or information about these horses please let me know if by chance we see any of them we will let you know immediately published in uncategorized on august 13 2023 at 11 27 am comments 5 coming out of winter what spring reveals we need the tonic of wildness at the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable that land and sea be indefinitely wild unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable we can never have enough of nature henry david thoreau walden or life in the woods the winter of 2022 23 brought conditions that limited trips to the pryor mountain wild horse range snow pushes the wild horses off the upper elevations into the vastness of the mid elevations largely hidden away from human eyes this is when thoreau s quote becomes appropriate as pryor wildness becomes truly unfathomable not truly understood the lives of many of the pryor horses during winter remain mysterious and unexplorable until winter releases its firm grip on the land lower sykes november 11 2022 by mid november 2022 even the lower elevations were covered by a blanket of white adventures into these lands were possible through most of the winter the horses were well prepared with their thick double layered coats it is a quiet time and care is taken not to disturb natural horse behavior and cause undue stress the horses spend much of their time seeking out food in the desert lands seeking out shelter from the persistent winds treks into the lower areas of the horse range made it possible to explore and learn about many of the bands of horses to see how they were faring during a time of harsh weather going into winter the pryor herd was large with just over 200 horses little by little with the passage of time most of the horses were accounted for with the winter visits of a group of dedicated horse watchers we work as a team to monitor the horses throughout the year but for a handful of horses patience was a necessity as we waited for winter to release its firm grip to allow spring to reveal the secrets of those horses not visible to human eyes while hard to show every horse this post will capture the springtime reveals it will be a growing post so check back as more photographs and information are added demure and vintage demure and her daughter vintage were with missoula for quite some time in december 2022 they disappeared from that band and had moved to banjo paterson s band however soon they were listed as in transition as they disappeared from view on march 17 katie and i were intent on getting up burnt timber ridge road as far as possible it was then that we saw the challenge for the mare demure and her two year old daughter vintage by three young bachelor stallions sirius ryden and tapadero demure was showing the effects of her age and continued nursing of her daughter the mother daughter pair were seen again on may 3 now with sirius and ryden still not sure which stallion was at the helm valentina what started out to be one of the most poignant stories of the winter of 2022 23 was that of valentina the story began with concern for the beautiful smoky black filly but ended up with a remarkable ending valentina was the first daughter of the mare prospera and stallion mica matoska after the birth of her sister wind river valentina became somewhat isolated from her mother it was late fall when mica s band was in the lower areas of sykes ridge by then it was noticed that valentina was not with her band the word was put out to the watchers with no success at finding the young valentina then on april 28 from my vantage point on cheyenne flats i noticed a small dark horse in a remote area between me and sykes ridge this area known as mateo s island is a large grassy land formation between burnt timber ridge and sykes ridge with lots of scoping it was a surprise to see that the horse was valentina this little horse all alone in this big land generated lots of questions the big questions were how long had she been there and had she been alone all this time the next day phyllis headed up to cheyenne flats she was able to spot valentina in the same area that she was in the day before phyllis being quite an adventurer decided to see if she could hike over to valentina to get a closer look this is no easy hike but phyllis was successful and soon found the young filly in her words phyllis said she actually looks better this spring than she did last spring the photograph shows the two year old has good body condition and is starting to shed her winter coat after that valentina was not spotted on her secluded island of course worry sets in but yet another chapter of valentina s life was about to begin once again it is phyllis who provided this report this time the calendar had shifted to may 20 seeing valentina now in turn solved another of winter s mysteries valentina was with the veteran stallion horizon he had not been seen since the stallion quaid took his band sometime during the winter and now valentina is under the protective care of a wise stallion gringo juniper wonder these three have been on the radar for much of the winter it was on february 11 2023 when scott first reported that patriot s band had expanded to include two more members he had seen them from a distance and wasn t sure on the newcomers on february 17 2023 katie and i headed out to check things out at the admin pasture and see how far we could get up burnt timber and there in the admin pasture right near the fence line we found patriot and his mares aurora and graciana we could see that beulah and galadriel were now with young patriot to make things even more interesting patriot s little brother rio rue was in pursuit of the band february 17 2023 patriot s band from left to right beulah galadriel aurora graciana and patriot this situation brought about yet another winter unknown where were gringo juniper and wonder it seemed hard to believe that beulah and galadriel would leave gringo both had been with gringo for many years in fact galadriel and gringo shared the same natal band as their sire was the handsome bay stallion duke so it was a puzzle to think they had moved onto patriot s band throughout the rest of february into march and all through april eyes were intent on finding gringo and the beautiful buckskin pair of juniper and her daughter wonder the fear of losing them just was incomprehensible after the loss of juniper s daughter talia and talia s foal just a year ago and then on may 19 2023 i received a text and a photo from jack it was juniper and wonder juniper s body condition is typical of nursing mares at this time of the year the good spring grasses will build her up in no time what s more beulah and galadriel were back with them and gringo was in the area too throughout the rest of the weekend jack reported a lot of commotion with the band gringo was being challenged with the verdict still out on which challenging stallion had the band at the end of the day but the good news was gringo juniper and wonder made it through the winter may 19 2023 mare reunion juniper and wonder right back together with beulah and galadriel published in journal on may 28 2023 at 8 03 pm comments 5 tags mustangs pryor mountain wild horses wild horses pryor mountain wild horse range joint herd management plan revision wild horse gather plan and proposed rmp plan amendment on march 15 the blm billings field office released the ea for the plans listed above this opened up a 30 day comment period which lasts until april 14 2023 your comments are very important the blm is looking for good substantive comments as they prepare the final decision for the plans first off the link below to the blm eplanning site will take you to the documents look for the section 30 day comment period on preliminary ea the main document is clear at the bottom it is the 2022 pryor mountain hmap be forewarned these documents are not easy to read the entire plan strictly adheres to wild horse law and blm policy guidance in addition it uses technical concepts of genetics and range management this makes for a pretty challenging read https eplanning blm gov eplanning ui project 1502632 570 the mustang center has been working to read and understand the various parts of the plan and the appendices we will provide main topics for you to review along with recommendations we have in regards to those topics we will also add pages to guide you to the sections within the hmap or the related appendix big picture observation movement from a specialized plan this herd management plan has its roots way back to 2020 when the scoping notice was released perhaps the strength of that plan was this sentence from the introduction due to monitoring and documentation of the pryor mountain wild horses management within the pryor mountain wild horse range jma can be more specialized than that of most blm managed herd management areas unfortunately this statement was removed from the current document the strict adherence to blm guidance has moved from a specialized plan to a very standardized plan that is common in wild horse ranges across the country these plans often rely on statistical measures rather than onsite observation and real time documentation of the horses this concept will be discussed within other topics as we proceed rmp amendment page 5 7 blm lands are managed in accordance with resource management plans the plans establish how the lands will be used for different purposes the blm billings field office rmp has three main management goals and nine management decisions md that specify how the blm should manage the pryor horses due to a 2018 court order it was determined that md 7 needed to be amended the intent of this management decision was for genetic diversity so the blm made a radical 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