NV200 Little Owyhee

AML 298

Keno from Little Owyhee, adopted by the Tipton Family of Utah

Salem & Amanda

Cindy Lawrence and "Little One" aka "Dream Catcher" from Little Owyhee, and adopted through the Carson City Prison Training Program

Arrow  from the Little Owyhee NV200  he is saddle trained from Hutchinson
- Diane Fisher of MO

Darlene Stevenson's Lakota
 

Darlene writes, "I went with a friend to an auction - she was looking for a trailer. This man pulls in with a  cattle trailer, so my daughter asked what he had his reply was "just a mustang". What do I do -----Nextel Sandra who happened to be at an adoption, run his brand (which happened to be extremely easy to read), the BLM said "not titled," you can submit an application for reassignment. So I told the guy we would take him.

Well to make a long story short I now have his title. He was originally adopted as a yearling and is from the Little Owyhee HMA. Lakota was 13 at the time I got him from the auction. So he was "lost" in the system for 11 years.

And not to brag or anything but he is AWESOME of course! I have to share him with my daughter, Ashley. But here are some photos of him on the web site." http://www.sfmustangs.com/junior-jump.htm- Darlene

NV201 Snowstorm Mountains

AML 140

Sunfire from Snowstorm Mountains

NV202 Osgood (zeroed)

NV205 Slumbering Hills (zeroed)

NV206 Krum Hills (zeroed)

NV203 Hot Springs (zeroed)

NV204 Bloody Runs (zeroed)

NV207 Eugene Mtns (zeroed)

NV 208 Jackson Mtns
AML 64

"Nevada" from Jackson Mtns

NV 209 Black Rock East

AML 50

Black Rock East HMA
Adopted by Katherine Brown

Horses roam freely between Black Rock East and West.

NV 210 McGee Creek

AML 41 burros 
(burros only)

NV 211Antelope Range

(zeroed)

Kota and Greg
Kota was captured from the Antelope Range on 2/12/98
near Lovelock, NV in Pershing County.
 

NV212 Selenite

(zeroed out as an HMA in August 1998 but obviously the burros did not agree...)

 

NV213 Truckee Range
(zeroed)

NV 215 Lava Beds 

AML 119 horses
13 burros

Lava Beds Blackie and foal

Lava Beds 3-year-old for adoption at Palomino Valley in spring of 2006

Our other mustangs had all been bought privately prior to him, he is the first one we adopted ourselves.

He was rounded up in December of 2005 and we adopted him June 9, 2006.

We were petting and leading him the first night home and he has been like a puppy ever since.

The most calm and curious horse we ever could have asked for! This picture was taken after only 8 days here. He is awesome!

~Michelle Rasmussen

AML 124 horses
37 burros

Manny from Seven Troughs - adopted by Diane Fisher of MO

NV 217 Blue Wing Mtns

AML 29 horses
23 burros

Sheer Perfection AKA Mango from Blue Wing Mountains - Owned by Elaine Andrews

Blue Wing stud at Palomino Valley

Michael Kerson and his two Blue Wings burros, Dawn and Bert

NV218 Shawave

HMA 52

Ruffian from Shawave - adopted by Diane Fisher of Missouri

Amaretta from Shawave

NV 219 Nightingale
HMA

NV 220 Buffalo Hills
HMA

According to Glenna Eckel, WHB Specialist, One of the first large scale horse-raising operations in Northwest Nevada was in the Smoke Creek Desert, which lies at the foot of the Buffalo Hills Range, with Gerlach, Nevada at its northernmost tip. In the early 1860's, 500 Spanish Barbs were purchased in San Diego for 50 cents per head and driven to the Smoke Creek Desert, where they were released. Recent genetic assessment indicates that the gaited North American breeds (Morgan, Saddlebred, Rocky Mountain Horse, Tennessee Walker, and Standardbred) are the group that is most closely related to today's herds in this area.

NV 221 Granite Range
HMA

The Granite Range is characterized by stark desert dotted with lush oases created by springs on the mountain sides

9-month-old Granite Range filly

Granite Range horses at Palomino Valley BLM Center

Granite Range Majestic - adopted by Laura Bell

Harley at Pt. Reyes

Harley in the mountains

NV223 Sonoma Range (zeroed)

NV 222 Calico Mountains

(click for Calico Page)

Sparky from Calico Mtns - adopted by Nancy Kerson

Here is a picture of Alabaster with trainer, Scott Kandel.  I adopted Alabaster from the Palomino Valley Center in July, 2005.  He is a gentle, smart, magnificent animal.

Debra Brus
Sparks, NV

Hi there!  My name is Sharon and I see my mustang "Gus" is on your website.  I bought him from Sherry Timms in 2002 and traveled 22 hrs out and 22 hrs back from New York to get him. 

I have five horses and he is by far the favorite.  He has been invited to the BLM adoption being held at Ithaca, NY this year on July 22 and 23.  I have since adopted a wonderful blood red bay who is currently 3 and I have started to lightly ride. What a thinker!  He also hails from Nevada, but not the Calico Mtns. 

I have a registered paint in my barn that is by far the "show horse" however, Gus is my boy and the one I choose to ride.  We trail, and show.  He took my daughter who was 5 last Sept. to high point youth at the Mid-Atlantic Mustang Show.  His first year of showing at that.  He has a long way to go, and actually I just started showing also but we are having fun. 

I have had many trainers approach me about him since he is such a big boy and holds himself "in natural balance".  It's fun to see their faces when they learn he is an adopted mustang. 

I get a lot of people suddenly interested in adoptions because of him and I do get a few of the "high and mighty" that have actually walked away after loving all over him when they found out he was not of "high breeding".  I love it. 

He competes with the best of them and has a big heart for try.  I dont know, but I have been told by several people he has great potential to make it to Grand Prix level dressage.  Whatever he does, he will never leave my barn!!!!!!  I sent some updated pictures of him. 

- Sharon, NY 06/22/2006

NV 223
Sonoma Range

(zeroed out in 1987)

NV224
Humboldt

(Zeroed out in 1993)

NV 225 East Range

(zeroed November 2001)
Included Dolly Hayden, Klondike, Pleasant Valley, Rawhide, Star Peak, White Peak

NV 226 Warm Springs Canyon

AML 175 horses
24 burros

I photographed this beautiful band in June, 2006, along the road that separates the Calico Mountains from the Warm Springs HMA. The horses are on the Warm Springs side of the road.

NV 227 Black Rock West

AML 186

NV228 Fox-Lake

AML 204

Fox & Lake HMA's include many small, elegant Welsh Pony descendants

Part of the Fox & Lake range was zeroed out a few years back because it was impossible to protect the horses from folks in the area who were illegally capturing them and selling them at auction.

Fox & Lake with red dun (and possibly champagne?) coloring

NV230 South Slumbering Hills

(zeroed December 1985)

NV229 North Stillwater

AML 126

NV 231 Tobin Range

AML 17

NV232 Trinity Range

(officially zeroed August 1982, last gathered 2005)
"The Trinities" was a known draft horse-influenced area. A local rancher had imported a draft stud (I don't know what breed - my source only said "draft" - which he allowed to run free and breed with the local wild herds.)

The herd area is located South of Seven Troughs HMA, on "checkerboard" land that is a mix of private and public land. It was zeroed out of the BLM Wild Horse & Burro system, due to the fact that the land is so checkered with privately-held areas that it was too difficult to protect the horses.

NV233 Lower Paradise Valley

 (zeroed)

NV311 Augusta Mountains

Priscilla & her very dun Augusta Mtns horse