I have a confession. I have an obsession with all things wild.
This is no joke. I have a herd of wild equines. Burros and Mustangs. There are thousands of wild horses and burros that are in the care of the BLM. Not Black Lives Matter but The Bureau of Land Management. When we bought the farm I wasted no time filling our barn and pasture with wild ones!
Here on the farm we have 2 mustangs, Finn (the palomino) and Rip (the pinto).
And 2 burros, Don Quixote (the big one) and Grizzly (the little one)
All 4 of these amazing animals were once wild. To be honest the burros are still on the wild side, but we love them anyway 😉
Finn, the pasture/herd boss, was adopted as a foal 6 years ago. He is from Palomino Butte HMA here in Oregon. You would never know that he was born to a wild momma. He is the coolest horse I have ever owned. He Will do just about anything I ask of him. He is also quite the looker if I do say so myself. He even has his own facebook page. Finn the mustang (self serving plug) check it out. You can see all the amazing things we have done together over the years. Mustangs really are amazing. They are loyal, loving, full of personality and will try just about anything. I mean just look at him. He’s the full package. A bit spoiled and he can be an asshole, but he’s my asshole.
Meet Rip (named after the “okay” looking guy on that TV show Yellowstone). He is our newest addition to the farm. He is from the Paisley Desert HMA. The BLM rounded up the horses last Sept. and he was just a wee one. He has proven to be so much fun. He is the friendliest horse I have ever been around. He loves people and is growing like a weed. He is currently 7 months old and cute as a bug in a rug!! He idolizes Finn and I think wants to be just like him when he grows up. Rip has stolen everyone’s heart here on the farm.
Don Quixote, the first burro to come to the farm. Umm what to say about my quirky donkey. Burros are NOT like horses in anyway. I have had horses for years and let me tell you the burros are quite a shock to the system. You have to totally change your thought process. Learning to ask a burro and having the patience to let them decide to do or understand what you are asking before they will do what you just asked them to do 30 min ago. (JK kinda) There is no pushing a burro into doing something it doesn’t want to do. Don, as we affectionately call him, is the Burro Boss, even though he is only 4 years old. Grizzly is okay with it, I think. Although, I don’t think Don cares for us very much most of the time. He probably tolerates us more than anything else. I swear he will love us someday. I mean what’s not to love.
My Sweet Grizzly Bear. He is the sweetest guy, our 12 year old burro. He is so calm and endearing. He is patient and wants to be friends but Don has him convinced that we are the devil. Sometimes though, he does think for himself and will allow us to pet and love on him after a few cookies that we have to use to bribe them with. He is the watcher of the herd. He watches over the herd when everyone is napping, ready to alert everyone to any sneak attacks that will never happen in the pasture. I love little Grizzly.
I love all of these crazy guys. They are my bachelor herd, all my wild boys. They make me laugh, bring such joy that I even don’t hate getting up at 6:30am every morning (EVERY SINGLE MORNING) to feed and let them out for the day. If you have time and space think about adopting, you won’t regret it. It’s one of the best things I have ever done. It’s good for the soul. Learn more about adopting a wild horse or burro here.
I hope you have enjoyed the quick intro of our wild boys.
See you guys soon, I’m off to do chores.
Heather~
WildFir Farm 