Caught some cool herd dynamics and behavior on camera today. The darker stallion has been with the black mare and her two-year-old filly for the last couple years. The lighter brown stallion tried to steal them from him a few weeks ago, but was unsuccessful. Since then he’s been trailing the trio, and will regularly try to sneak in and grab the mares. The first stallion has to stay vigilant all the time - it must be exhausting, but he is really doing a good job of protecting his mares from the c

The two family bands that turned into one: We have over 50 different bands of wild horses on the lower Salt River. They vary in size, from just 2 horses to 16 horses. But this huge band that's crossing the river here, is actually two bands of two powerful stallions, who had no choice but to combine into one. We keep very close track of all band changes and there is an interesting story to tell here: It is only the most powerful stallions that can keep large bands together, however the mares also