horses

When you can't hold on any longer.

Hanging on for dear life takes on a whole new meaning.

As we were photographing some of the Pryor Mountain Mustangs on their home range, we heard a rustling sound in the nearby timber. The horses also heard it and stopped in their tracks. They listened for a few moments then turned around and took off to safer grounds.

An amazing sport of strength and endurance. I bet it feels longer than 8 seconds.

An amazing sport of strength and endurance. I bet it feels longer than 8 seconds.

An amazing sport of strength and endurance. I bet it feels longer than 8 seconds. It's been a long-time passion of mine attending rodeos and capturing the expressions and body language of the ride. That horse was determined to send that cowboy airborne at Home of Champions Rodeo in Red Lodge, MT.

This beautiful and loving wild mare was grooming her 6 month old foal. The sweet thing is the foal was trying to return the favor.

Sometimes when you witness a wild stallion challenge it can appear like they are dancing and want to lead.

Nothing gets the attention of another wild stallion like a serious posture. The show of possible engagement is taken seriously by all stallions in the area. The wild bachelor stallion Muskogee was getting ready to challenge a band stallion for his band of mares and foals.

A powerful branch antler bull elk eats his meal alongside 2 domestic friends.

The beautiful blue-eyed mare of the McCullough Peaks herd brought new life into the fold. One more member of a historic tribe that can be traced by DNA back to the original Spanish Mustangs of Cortez. Some McCullough Peaks horses tested as descendants of horses owned by the Royal Family of England.

Wild horses are very unpredictable, so caution is never thrown to the wind. This day as I was changing lenses on my camera in front of my truck, I looked up and I see a wall of multi-colored coats stampeding my direction. It was a moment of pure joy listening to the thundering sound of their hooves.

Wild horses are very unpredictable, so caution is never thrown to the wind. This day as I was changing lenses on my camera in front of my truck, I looked up and I see a wall of multi-colored coats stampeding my direction. It was a moment of pure joy listening to the thundering sound of their hooves.

Brothers can sure get on each other's last nerve. And in this case the gray pinto THOR chases his half-brother Tupi through the sagebrush and away from THOR's band of mares.

The combination of moderate to larger size, conformation, coat colors and patterns, and excellent physical condition have become a draw for photographers around the world. Coat colors are bay, brown, black, sorrel, chestnut, white, buckskin, gray, palomino, and blue, red and strawberry roans.

The combination of moderate to larger size, conformation, coat colors and patterns, and excellent physical condition have become a draw for photographers around the world. Coat colors are bay, brown, black, sorrel, chestnut, white, buckskin, gray, palomino, and blue, red and strawberry roans.

The combination of moderate to larger size, conformation, coat colors and patterns, and excellent physical condition have become a draw for photographers around the world. Coat colors are bay, brown, black, sorrel, chestnut, white, buckskin, gray, palomino, and blue, red and strawberry roans.

The combination of moderate to larger size, conformation, coat colors and patterns, and excellent physical condition have become a draw for photographers around the world. Coat colors are bay, brown, black, sorrel, chestnut, white, buckskin, gray, palomino, and blue, red and strawberry roans.

The combination of moderate to larger size, conformation, coat colors and patterns, and excellent physical condition have become a draw for photographers around the world. Coat colors are bay, brown, black, sorrel, chestnut, white, buckskin, gray, palomino, and blue, red and strawberry roans.

Nothing like watching wild horses running with their manes and tails flying in the wind.