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June 7, 2013
We are very sorry to announce that our tours will not be available at this time. We have had to cancel those tours that were already scheduled. We’ve had some changes in staff at the Center which prevent us from offering this service. We do hope to be able to offer them in the future. We regret any inconvenience this may cause to those who have scheduled a tour with us. If you do come through Lovell, please do stop at the Center. We can discuss some of your options to visit the Pryor horses.
If we can help in any other way, please contact the Center at: 307-548-9453.
June 3, 2013
This weekend, Saturday June 8, 2013 from 9:00AM to Noon, is our Eagle Scout Clean-up Day! We will be doing a Spring Cleaning of Sorts to get the grounds, ditches, pasture, and outside of the building spruced up. If you can help, we would love to have you! . Lunch will be provided!
May 31, 2013
May has come to a rainy close, and we have at least two more new babies on the mountain!
Grulla Foal born to Demure and Doc, and a Bay Foal born to Firestorm and Jackson
I went up and saw Jackson's group on the 15th. They are all looking very good!
We have some special events and fun things planned for June.
We are excited and honored to have local Boy Scout Colton Wardell doing his Eagle Scout Project here at the Center! We will be posting pictures and other info as that gets underway! If anyone would like to help out, he is organizing a clean-up day here at the Center on June 8.
Tours will be starting mid June, as long as the weather co-operates!
June 30th we will be holding our annual open house from 12:00PM to 5:00PM and are pleased to have Lynne Pomeranz here again to do a book signing. If you don't have her book, "Among Wild Horses" I highly recommend it! We do sell them here at the center.
May 10, 2013
Okay everyone, I promised that as soon as I knew I would let you all know about the new babies! As of Wednesday, May 8, 2013, there were NINE new babies on the range!
201301> chestnut foal, Helenium & Duke announced by BHCRA 25 Apr 2013 {Noble}
201302> colt, Waif & Corona (28 Apr 2013)
201303> colt, Fiasco & Custer (28 Apr 2013)
201304> filly, Galena & Jackson (29 Apr 2013)
201305> palomino filly, Feldspar & Cloud (6 May 2013) {Nimbus}
201306> dun foal, Audobon & Morning Star (7 May 2013)
201307> grulla filly, Halcyon & Blue Moon(7 May 2013)
201308> foal, Greta & Garcia… rumor? (5/8/13 )
201309>dun filly, Gabrielle & Cappuccino (8 May 2013)
Thank you Joy for the information!
I did go up to the range yesterday. I saw Cloud and Feldspar's palomino filly
and Cappuccino and Gabrielle's filly.
I thought I had heard somewhere that Galaxy had one in his group as well, but I saw them and no new baby. They are all looking good though!
Limerick & Ireland
Galaxy & Hera
Pococeno
Maia-She is a curious little thing!
Hopefully, I will get back to the range soon and get more baby pictures!
May 2, 2013
Hey Kids...Check This Out!
Writing Contest
The Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center will be holding an essay, poem or short story contest for all children and teens. Winning Entries will be published in our Newsletter.
Theme: Anything that has to do with Pryor Mountain Wild Horses
Age Groups: One winner for each age group
7&Under 8-11 12-15
Length: Essay, poem, or short story no longer than 500 words
Send entries to:
Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center
P.O. Box 385
Lovell, WY 82431
Entries due May 30,2013
April 24, 2013
Hope everyone had a great Earth Day! We had a good turn out for the Celebration on Saturday, with almost 40 kids entering our coloring contest! The winners of that will be decided soon and I will post the winning pictures. We also sold a few raffle tickets, and will continue to sell them for a few more weeks. Let me know if you would like to buy some, they are $1.00 ea. You can also buy them on the website through our donation page, just put a note on there that the money is for raffle tickets. Proceeds from the raffle go to our 'Horses Out To Pasture' Fence Project. The raffle winner will recieve everything shown below, except for the Fundraiser Poster, also included is a membership and 10% off at our gift shop.
Here at the center....
Kaibab and Liesl are doing great, but I get the feeling they would really like to be able to crawl through the fence...
They got really bored the other day and decided to do some redecorating.
One of them pulled the plug out of their waterer and threw it out of the corral!
They look so sweet and innocent!
Out on the Range....
My family and I made a couple quick trips out to the range this weekend in the snow, one up Burnt Timber and one through Dry Head. It was neat watching the storms move across the valley and over the mountains.
View of the Pryors from Highway 14AE
Looking out across the Big Horn Basin from Burnt Timber
Just past the turn to Devil's Canyon overlook in the BHCNRA
Looking back at the Pryors from just past Layout
We were not expecting to but did see several horses, and some other wildlife, despite the wind and snow and cold!
Dry Head trip
Two Black Bachelors on Mustang Flats. Chief Joseph and Issaqua? not sure, they were quite a ways off.
We were so busy trying to see if the two horses would move closer, that we almost missed seeing the eagle!
The antelope were an unexpected sight!
Burnt Timber Trip
We had almost given up on seeing any horses this trip, until we saw a flash of color.
We thought maybe we had found Cloud until SHE walked out of the bushes and we could see her better!
Blanca!
Cappuccino and the rest of his little harem followed close behind.
Still no new babies as far as I know, but as soon as I see or hear of one I will be sure to post it!
April 16, 2013
Make Every Day Earth Day and come out to support the Lovell Community Earth Day Celebration this Saturday from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Mural Park. We will be there! It should be lots of fun, will be raffling off a gift basket and will have an activity for the kids to do.
Ok, here are some of the Photos I promised earlier this month! Enjoy!
April 2, 2013
It is a new month, and we are all anxiously awaiting the new arrivals of 2013! I would like to congratulate Legacy Mustang Preservation and Kelly on the long awaited arrival of her foal, he is adorable! We haven't had any here on the range yet, but we have been keeping watch! I did get out to the range over the weekend and will get pictures uploaded soon. Hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend.
March 21, 2013
What a day! Hello, Spring?!? We are getting more snow! What little bits of the Pryor Mountains that you can see today are turning white! I was going to take a drive out to the range again today, but after feeding my own horses and cows in freezing winds and blowing snow I decided against it. I did see a few deer and some turkeys along with the greeters who were spread out over three sides of the hill yesterday.
March 15, 2013
Wow! February flew by in a hurry! We did get a few more snow storms so hopefully the mountain got some good moisture, it is already starting to melt however.
The horses are starting to move back into the dry head area of the range after hiding out most of the winter.
The majority of the mountain horses spent their winter in the Burnt Timber area and as of last week; Jackson had Heritage, Brumby and Moorcroft, Galena, Jasmine, and Maelstrom.
Mica, who was missing for a short time, is back with his mother Feldspar, and she and Aztec were with Cloud. Santa Fe had Firestorm. Cappuccino's bunch is still together and they have Galena's foal, Moenkopi. Mescalero is with Polaris and Rosarita. Galaxy’s band, Teton’s band, and Blue Moon’s band have all been seen as well. The groups have been constantly changing, especially between Cloud and Jackson. It will be interesting to see how things play out between those two this year, as well as with all the rest.
As I mentioned in January, this year marks the 45th anniversary of The Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range and it is also the 15th anniversary of the PMWMC! To celebrate, we are going to be planning and participating in some special events which I will be posting as they get closer.
First off in April we are going to have a booth in the Annual Earth Day Festival here in Lovell. We will have an activity for kids; give-aways, and a raffle. There will be booths, special speakers, and the Park Service is doing a Junior Ranger activity for the kids. It should be lots of fun for everyone so bring the family!
Contrary to some, the extent of Liesl’s blindness, and her care because of it, has been one of our main concerns since we adopted her and Kaibab. I started researching how a horse sees the world around it to have a better understanding of how Kaibab and Liesl, and my own horses, see things; I have learned a lot and would like to share some of it with all of you. Horses typically have 20/30 vision with many domestic horses, about 1/3, being near-sighted. Wild horses however are usually far-sighted. Horses are not color blind, but have two color vision. It is especially difficult for a horse to distinguish between yellow and green. Horses also have superior night vision. In a 2009 lab study, horses were able to negotiate around an enclosure and testing equipment that was darkened to mimic a dark moonless night. Humans in the same enclosure stumbled into walls, equipment, and even the horse. However, a horse’s eyes do not adjust from light to dark and vise versa as quickly as our eyes do. It takes a horse about 15 minutes to adjust. Horses have remarkable peripheral vision with two blind spots. One in front, that extends to about four feet, and one behind that extends beyond its tail about ten feet. Because of the front blind spot, horses lose sight of obstacles in their path when they are just a few feet away so basically they are “jumping blind”. Horses also have poor “accommodation” which is used to focus on things up close. Horses do not focus the way we do; they have to move their head. Much like a person wearing bi-focals, they lift their head to see distance and lower their head to see close up. In short, a horse’s eye allows them to graze and watch for danger at the same time, but also affects their depth perception which causes them to run into, trip over, and step on objects they don’t see such as posts, wires, holes, rocks and ditches. Horses that are born blind, or partially blind, don’t know that they are blind and think that is how everyone else sees. Horses that go blind, or lose an eye have a harder time, but most horses adjust very well to blindness and they all learn to use their other senses. I read a lot of articles and stories about blind horses, but one that really stuck out to me was about a POA mare named Pima. She went from never leaving a stall because she had ran into a utility pole inside the fence and her owner thought he was protecting her by keeping her in there, to a new home where within 2 weeks she was out running through the pasture with other horses (at one point she was in a group of 15) maneuvering through the woods and around or over obstacles like creeks, ditches, large rocks, etc. If you would like to read more about her story it is on the Blind Equines web site. The most important thing I have learned about a blind horse is that it is still a Horse and has the right to enjoy life just like any other horse. They just require a few precautions and a lot of common sense. So, with that in mind we are going to build a more horse friendly fence around our pasture and have created a new donation fund just for this project.
January 28, 2013
Sorry I haven't been on here for awhile, this has been a busy month for me!
We no longer have Exhiliration here at the Center and we miss him! :-(
Hopefully we will get to have him back this summer. Liesl and Kaibab miss their friend. They have also been pouting lately because they have not been able to be let out due to the fact that Liesl got a cut on her shoulder about two weeks ago that needed to be taken care of. Can't wait to see them run and play again!
Jicari and Peanut are doing well. They have some new stable mates (my arabian gelding, Chance; and my quarterhorse mare, Spooky) and Peanut loves the company!
We finally got some more snow! It has been so nice here I was beginning to think we were going to have a very early spring. I have tried to get out to the range at least once a week this month, but have not seen any horses what-so-ever! We saw lots of tracks and could tell where they have been, but they never did show up. We did see a few deer and a bald eagle though.
This is going to be a big year for us here at the Center. For those who don't know, this is the 45th Anniversary of the Pryor Mountain Mustang Range! We have lots of fun things planned and in the works for this year to celebrate! We are already working on our annual 'Meet the Mustangs' event and hope it will be a good one! We are going to be doing tours this year, and I will get that info on here as soon as we get all the details worked out. We will also have calendars available soon, although they will not be the same as what we have done in the past.
Hope this New Year has been kind to you all! I will get some new pictures and more information about all the fun stuff planned for this year on here as soon as I can!
January 3, 2013
It was a frosty cold morning today! Couldn't resist taking pictures of everyone's frost covered fur!
Exhiliration
Kaibab
Liesl
Peanut - I just love her curly hair!
January 2, 2013
Happy New Year!
I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday. Mine was spent with family and friends, and a few trips to the Pryors. Figured I had better post some new pictures from my trips! There is a little bit more snow up there now, and we didn't see many horses, but it was fun non-the-less.
High Tail, Hickok, Seneca, and Jesse James near the state line.
Big Horn Sheep at Devil's Canyon overlook
High Tail & Hickok
New Years Day snow storm
Deer just off the Lower Sykes Ridge Road
Jemez alone on lower Sykes
Here at the Center, we now have just Kaibab, Liesl, and Exhiliration. They are getting along great! We have let the younger two out of their enclosure to explore the pasture with Exhiliration during the day, they love it and Exhiliration loves to come in under the shelter.
Happy to be out!
I watched these two for a while before I figured out what they were doing.... just to the right of Kaibab, under the fence, is a cat... It was playing with Kaibab!
December 21, 2012
December 17, 2012
Just wanted to let everyone know that while we were not able to get our yearly calendars this year there are several out there that have pictures of the Pryor Mountain Mustangs. Please check out the two sites listed below. Sorry everyone!
http://www.willowcreekpress.com/category/horse_calendars.html
Willowcreek Wild Horses ISBN: 978-1-60755-665-7
http://www.browntrout.com
Browntrout Wild Horses ISBN: 978-1-4216-9968-4
Also have a look in Browntrout 365 days ISBN: 978-14216-9962-2
and Browntrout Pocket Planner ISBN: 978-1-4650-0126-9
December 10, 2012
We finally got some snow! Kaibab, Liesl and Exhiliration loved the storm. Tried to get some pictures of them playing in the snow, but every time I tried, they would just stop and look at me!
Exiliration in the snow
Thanks Lori for sending this Picture to me!
November 16, 2012
This Holiday Centerpiece, Donated by the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center, was hand painted and created by me with the help of Kate Abbene (one of our Board Members) and will be auctioned off in a silent auction here in Lovell, for the Town's Holiday Mingle/Festival of trees celebration this year. It starts this Saturday, November 17, and runs through December 3. All proceedes from this auction will go toward three different local charities.
November 14 2012
Hello everyone! As you all know, we now have a new Director. My name is Aubry Jolley. I have been with the Center for about two years, most recently I was the Secretary of the Board. I grew up here in Lovell, and have been in love with the Pryor Mountain Mustangs for as long as I can remember.
Jicarilla & Marianna at Britton Springs
This year I was able to adopt my very own Pryor Horses; Jicarilla and her new baby, Marianna. We call them Jicari (hickory) because my youngest son thought her name was gorilla, and Peanut. I will try to keep you updated on my girls as well as Liesl and Kaibab, who are doing great, and everything else going on here at the Center.
Kapitan & Admiral
Update: On July 24, 2011, an irresponsible driver hit and killed two of our Pryor Mountain Wild Stallions; Admiral and his yearling son Kapitan. On July 18, 2012, judgement was passed in United States District Court placing the man on 7 months conditional probation and ordered him to pay $3000 in restitution to the National Park Service.
September 29 2012
Today is Brianna's last day as well as mine, so we thought we would post a few more pictures of Liesl, Kaibab and us! I personally want to thank everyone for your support of the Center and the
wild horses!
Brianna & Kaibab
Brianna & Liesl
Lori & Liesl
Lori & Kaibab
September 28 2012
I thought I would add a couple more photos of Kaibab & Liesl so that everyone can see how much they have improved. They both are really sweet horses and have adjusted extremely well!
Liesl is just like a big puppy, "for now", and loves petting, scratching and just any attention.
Kaibab is getting much better about being touched and is starting to really like it.
I will be visiting them every day and will make sure that they are taken care of. I will also take lots of pictures so that everyone can see the changes they both go through this winter.
Liesl
Liesl & Kaibab
September 19 2012
Everyday is a pleasure for me as I am able to work/play with Kaibab & Liesl.
Liesl has made great progress and I do believe that she can see something as she comes right to me and of course so does Kaibab. I just had to share these photo's that Jimmy took today with both horses.
You can see that they are both really getting used to everything here at the Center.
Treat & Lesson time for Liesl & Kaibab
Time for a rest in our cozy shelter!
September 17 2012
I made great steps today with Liesl & Kaibab, as they both took a treat from my hand, and the good thing is that the treat is "complete horse food", so they are getting some other good nutrition besides hay, and they think it is a treat! One step at time.
There is one thing that I have to report and that is the fact that I am resigning as Director of the Center. My last day will be September 30th. Due to personal reasons, I have decided that this move is the best decision for me.
I will always take care of Liesl & Kaibab, and make sure that they have food, water Plenty of Love, and a place to call home.
I feel that between Jimmy and I our greatest contribution to the Center is the Corral, shelter and the adoption of these two very special horses. Liesl is German and means "God's Promise".
I have to thank many people; for all of your support that I have received I am grateful and honored. I have been blessed by some wonderful friendships since being Director and hope to stay in contact with those who have touched my heart.
I will have time to spend with my husband, visit the range more often, spend time with Kaibab & Liesl, and spend time with my own two Pryor mustangs at home.
Again, I thank all of you and wish you the best in life!
Sincerely, Lori
I will add some more photos of Liesl & Kaibab before I leave.
September 13 2012-
Kaibab & Liesl are doing extremely well and are so cute together. Today they were grooming each other as Exhilaration was standing on the other side of the fence watching. Liesl is getting around her corral very well and it seems that she can see something as I observe her, but I do believe it is only shadows. They have gotten used to my voice and I even whistle to them. Of course Kaibab is the one who whinnies for his hay. I have not heard Liesl whinnie except for when she and Exhilaration were getting to know each other through the fence. Then, she would whinney and kick her back feet.
I am not sure what they were talking about, but it was really neat to watch them.
I will try to keep up with pictures as often as I can. It sure is a blessing that we have both of them!
Kaibab & Liesl
I could not help adding this picture of Liesl! She is gaining weight and Kaibab is a little pot-belly!
Liesl at home!!!
September 9 2012-
We are celebrating the new additions to the PMWMC.
Thanks to everyone for your support and donations for this important project. The Center adopted Liesl & Kaibab yesterday at the BLM adoption!
They are home and doing just fine!
The adoption itself went very well and the most important thing of all is that everyone of these beautiful, special horses and foals were adopted and went to good homes!
Thank you everyone for adopting these Pryor horses.
Thank you Sandy Elmore for all of your help with driving your trailer to the adoption and then carrying Liesl and Kaibab to the Center.
Brianna, Dillon & Sydney for all of your help once we arrived at the Center with the two horses!
We could not have done this without you all!
Thank you to Jim Sparks, Jared Bybee & BLM Staff for such a fine job with the Gather/Removal and the care of the horses at Britton Springs. You all should be commended for the excellent work that you did and continue to do. The PMWMC thanks all of you at the Billings Field Office and we appreciate your continuing management of the PMWHR and the wild horses.
Here is a picture of our beautiful Liesl & Kaibab!
August 2012-
August 28- I thought that I would add this photo of our latest addition to the PMWMC. Notice the two new "holes" in our new shelter!!!! I wonder who did that?! We are in the process of fixing that and making sure our corral is the required 6 feet high!
Welcome Home Exhilaration!!!! Isn't he beautiful?
Exhilaration at his new home!
August 24- The Gather has ended! No horses were removed from the range today!
August 23- Here is an updated photo of the Shelter/corral and Center. Thank you to everyone who has helped with this project.
Also, the BLM is still gathering horses in the Dry Head area. We did not want any more of the Dry Head horses removed at all. We are hoping that this is the last day!!
If there is anyone who can adopt one or two of the Pryor Horses on September 8th, please contact the Center or go to the Billings BLM web page where you can download the application. We need all of these horses to find a good home. Please adopt or if you know of anyone who wants to adopt you can call the Center, or plan on being at the adoption on September 8th.
PMWMC Shelter & Corral (almost complete)
August 15-
Hi all! I wanted to post an updated photo of our shelter so that everyone can see the progress. Tomorrow the roof will be on, unless the wild Wyoming wind continues. Ha!
The automatic waterer is all hooked up. All we have to do next is to get the panels for our corral and some hay for the winter. Then, we will be ready for our adopted horses!
We are all very excited about this.
Jimmy is planning on painting the PMWMC logo on the backside of the shelter, so that you will see it from the road.
Don't forget that you can help support the Center by becoming a member, a Wind Drinker, or by donating to the foster horse program.
We thank those of you who have donated to this project and for the support of our members & supporters!
Nancy & Steve's horse "Country" likes the new water source!!
August 4
- I wanted to post a picture of the shelter that is being built here at the Center. It is coming along very well and it will be ready by the 8th of September.
Also, I went out to Britton Springs this morning and all of the horses look well.
Matt will post some photos on his blog.
I can tell you that Jovianna looks much better and her colt looks so much better than even last week!
Liesl is also looking so much better, and was eating again, as usual. Every time I go out there she is eating...but poor girl needs it!!
PMWMC Horse Shelter, Under Construction. (that is Jimmy, my hubby, doing the work)
August 2- After a wonderful trip to the top of the Pryor's with Sandy Elmore I am back at the Center...but wish I was still up there with the wild ones! We had a very emotional trip, with the passing of Lakota, and the removal's..it was tough.
Sandy will give you all a great summary of the trip, and some fantastic photos on her blog.
The Adoption date has been set for September 8, 2012.
If anyone is interested in adopting, go to the Billings BLM web page below and they have all of the information that you need, or, you can call the Center at (307) 548-9453 and we can give you the information.
http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/billings_field_office/wildhorses.html
Our Shelter and corral is underway and it will be finished by September 8th. We are real excited to be so close to adopting two or possibly three Pryor Horses!
Thank you to everyone who has helped make this possible, and to those who will help make this possible!
If you scroll down on this page you will find information on registering your Pryor Mountain Mustang.
One year after adopting a Pryor Mountain Wild Horse, and as long as the horse is being taken care of properly, the adoptee is given ownership.
The Center holds all of the records of the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Registry.
July 2012
July 24- As I write this I grieve for the most majestic and wise Stallion on the Pryor Range, Lakota! He is no longer with us, but his spirit will be with those of us who knew and loved him forever!
Check on Sandy Elmore's web site to read what she wrote about this special stallion.
.http://wildinthepryors.com/2012/07/24/remember-lakota-july-24-2012/
May your spirit run wild and free forever Lakota!
I went to Britton Springs this morning and was surprised to see that they have removed Jovianna and her colt.
Matt will post some pictures soon.
Everyone else is doing well. Liesl is gaining some weight and while I was there she pent most of the time, again...eating and drinking. Poor baby.
She is very alert though and is doing some bonding with Kayenta. I was happy to see that.
Here is a picture of Jovianna & colt:
Jovianna and Colt 2012
July 21- I went out to see the horses at Britton Springs today.
I was surprised to learn that they had removed Kayenta and Klamath along with Kierra and Lynx.
Liesl looks good as she is gaining some weight, and she just kept eating and drinking while I was there. She has company now. The BLM are keeping an good eye on her.
Matt will post the photos that I took today and more of what I wrote.
We will keep you updated as best we can.
July 18-Here is a picture of Liesl, Kokopelli and Jumping Badger.
Matt will post more on our Blog.
 
July 17- I was out to visit Kokopelli, Jumping Badger and now Liesl.
Liesl was caught yesterday and not in the greatest body condition, but she was very alert and had eaten some grass hay and seemed to me to be feeling ok. She is in a corral by herself right next to the other two boys. She is drinking water and eating so I believe she will be fine, and this gather may have saved her life. She is a real sweetie.
Kokopelli and Jumping Badger look real well and were actually having a little tiff. I think because Liesl is right next to them they were showing off...nothing too serious though.
Matt will post some pictures that I took of her.
I connected with her as I spoke softly and told her that she will be ok. She should be adopted by the Center. I will do my best to adopt her for the PMWMC.
I will continue to go visit the horses every chance I get and put something here so that everyone can keep up as more horses are removed.
Looks like a storm on the Pryor's now, so hopefully it will rain a bunch and give the horses some much needed moisture.
July 13- Here is a picture I took of the trap site at Lay out Creek.
I will try to put a picture of the removed horses here soon.
July 12- I just spoke to Jared Bybee (BLM) and he said that they now have trapped Jumping Badger, so now Kokopelli has company.
July 11- The BLM has started their gather/trapping process in the Lower part of the wild horse range.
I believe that Kokopelli has been the first horse to be removed.
I am going to go out to Britton Springs to see if it is him for sure.
You can go to the BLM web site and read daily updates. Matt and I will try to keep everyone updated on this gather.
Here is the link: Click here or copy and paste this link:
http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/billings_field_office.html
Our Open House was a success and we had lots of visitors stop in to learn about the Pryor wild horses.
Lynne Pomeranz was here and held her book signing.
We had a good time and the Center received donations for our project, to build a shelter and corral.
We plan to begin construction in the next two weeks and hopefully have it all built by the time of the adoption, or adoptions.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the Center for this project and all of the other support that we received so far this summer and in the past.
June 2012
I apologize to everyone in that the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses were NOT aired on Nat. Geo. I don't know what happened and I have not heard from them.
ABC Nightline did air the segment on May 31st. I hope you all had the chance to watch it.
Also, Melody Perez is not able to make our Open House this year. Sorry Melody, we will miss you!
Thanks to many people and the support from the communities of Lovell, Powell and Cody the PMWMC 1st annual golf tournament was a huge success. It was a fun day except for a brief downpour of rain & wind...everyone took shelter, but then the sun reappeared and we all had a good afternoon.
Thank you to all who played in the tournament, and to all who contributed and helped with this event!
Our next event will be our Open House on Saturday June 23rd, from noon to 5. We have some silent auction items, raffle prizes and refreshments.
Lynne Pomeranz will be here doing a book signing and selling some of her photographs and prints.
It should be a fun day and we hope that people will come and learn about the Pryor wild horses and share in a day of "horse fun".
May 2012
We are excited to announce the very first annual Golf Tournament to benefit the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center.
It will be held on June 2nd 2012, at the Foster Gulch Golf Course here in Lovell.
Sign up is at 8:30 AM
Tee Off is at 9:00 AM
The Cost is $30.00 per person
The format is three person scramble
There will be cash prizes for first, second and third place.
There will also be raffle prizes.
Call the golf course to sign your team up at: 307-548-2445
or, you can call the Center and I can sign you up.
This should be a fun day for everyone!
All of the proceeds will go to: "Project Mustang Adoption". (see below)
There are now eleven new additions to the Pryor Herd.
Check our blog soon, Matt should be posting something there with pictures of the new foals.
With the arrival of Spring there are now 6 new foals on the Range.
Diane Granger stopped in yesterday with news of Fresia's new foal. These pictures are courtesy of Diane Granger! Is he not beautiful??
It looks like a little dun colt, with a star & snip. He seems to be a week or two old, so they must have been in hiding. We are calling him "Montana". Fresia is with Merlin's harem, so now there are two foals in that group, so far!
Fresia & Montana
Montana
There is a featured article online about the Pryor Mountian Wild Mustang Center and the wild horses. This is a Colorado- based business networking site called Circkles.com.
Just type Circkles.com into your browser and follow the prompts. The article is in the Montana/Wyoming section.
The PMWMC'S project for this summer is to build a shelter & corral on our property here at the museum, so that we can adopt two Pryor wild horses when the BLM has their adoption.
We are calling this, "Project Mustang Adoption".
We feel that visitors should have a chance to see these beautiful horses up close and personal, and to also see that they are very adaptable to life off of the range.
If anyone wants to contribute to this project whether it be materials, donations, or volunteering to help build the shelter, please contact the Center at:307-548-9453.
I will try to add things more often to this part of our web site.
Thank you all for your support!
April 2012
The PMWMC would like to thank Sandy Elmore for donating 25 copies of the Wild Caballo DVD. She has done an awesome job putting it all together and designing the cover too!
Copies are available at the Center for just a small donation of $10.00. Thank-You Sandy!
Also, a huge Thank you to singer/songwriter Sharon Anderson for the music and song: Wild Caballo. Thank You Sharon!
March 2012
The first foal of 2012 was born on March 19th to Icara, one of the mares in Merlin's harem. Check out the latest pictures and other information on our blog.
The Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center will hold its annual Open House on Saturday, June 23rd beginning at 12:00 noon. There will be silent auction items, raffle, beverages and snacks, and much more.
Lynne Pomeranz will be here to autograph her first book, Among Wild Horses: A Portrait of The Pryor Mountain Mustangs. the Pryor Mountain wild horses have remained close to her heart since she began documenting them in 2004.
Lynne has been a fine art and freelance photographer for over thirty years. In addition, her work has appeared in many publications including Western Art Collector, New Mexico Magazine, Western Horseman, 96 Horse Breeds of North America and many others. It has also been widely exhibited and sold in galleries throughout the Southwest, and purchased by New Mexico Art in Public Places.
Come and meet Lynne, and have her autograph your copy of "Among Wild Horses". The Center has copies for purchase if you don't have a copy already!
Here is Lynne's web:
http://www.lynnepomeranz.com/blog/?p=73
Melody Perez artist/singer/songwriter will also be in attendance. Here is a little bit of information about Melody:
Melody Perez of Running Horses Studio
Artist, Singer, Songwriter
Fine Art Painter of the American Wild Mustang
"Art and Horses have been in my jeans since a small child, and recently revived moving
west just over two years ago. My love for the mustang continues to grow as I visit our public
lands and photograph and paint these magnificent iconic symbols of our west, our Living Legends,
The American Mustang. More than ever their preservation is vital to guarantee their existence on
our lands for future generations".
You can check out Melody's web page at:
www.runninghorses.org
We hope you will join us for a fun time and support the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center and the Horses!
February 2012
I will soon be posting some information about our annual Open House for 2012. The date is Saturday June 23rd.
I thought that I would post Sandy Elmore's new Blog site on our web page for all of you who love to read any news about the Pryor Wild Horses. Sandy has some beautiful footage, and photographs, as well as some great information about the wild horses and about the Wild Horse Range. It is called "Wild in the Pryors".
Thank you Sandy.
Click on the link below and enjoy:
http://wildinthepryors.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/hello-world/
The PMWMC was recently contacted by Canadian singer/songwriter Sharon Anderson who wrote a song about the Pryor wild horses, actually, all wild horses. It is called "Wild Caballo." She asked me about video footage of the Pryor Horses and I immediately thought of Sandy Elmore who has been photographing and video taping these beautiful horses for a long time now. I then got both women in contact with each other and they have so expertly produced this amazingly heart touching video/song.
Sandy has done an incredible job putting this together and her footage is breathtaking. Sharon has a very beautiful and unique voice and so this video/song is very well matched.
The PMWMC is so grateful to both of these women and all of the people involved to make this possible.
You can read a bit of what Sharon wrote and she also gives her website if you would like to check out more of her music. Cl;ick the link below:
S.%20Anderson%20Pryor%20Promo%20fopr%20help.docx
Click the link below to hear Wild Cabella and other songs by Sharon Anderson.
http://www.youtube.com/sharonlenoreanderson
We hope that you will enjoy this as much as we have!
You can click on Sandy's link below to view the video on you tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nbx4WjjEaI
January 2012
It is with great pleasure that we announce our new 2012 Wind Drinker special collectors edition Photograph! This Photograph was taken in 2001 by Reverend Floyd J. Schwieger. In recognition of Reverend Schwieger's devotion and passion for the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses the Board of Directors decided to honor him by sharing this beautiful photograph of Pryor Wild Horses "Drinking the Wind."
For a donation of $100.00 to the Wind Drinker Program you will receive one of these limited edition 8 x 10 photographs, a certificate of appreciation, and your name will be engraved on a plaque and added
to our Wind Drinker display here at the Center.
Famous Wild Horse Photographer Lynne Pomeranz is again offering a Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Workshop in June of 2012. You can click on the following link to read about this and other Wild Horse Workshop's that Ms. Pomeranz is offering.
http://www.lynnepomeranz.com/blog/?p=73
To read the PMWMC's comments to the recently released Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Non-helicopter Gather Preliminary Environmental Assessment please go to the "comments" section of our web site. It is posted there and you can read it in PDF form.
December 2011
The PMWMC wishes to thank all of our dedicated donors for their support in 2011. Because of you, we will continue our dedication to preserving and interpreting the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years!
To read the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Non-Helicopter Gather Preliminary Environmental Assessment:click here! Check on the Blog for more information on this Document.
Any interested party can comment on this document, in fact it is encouraged.
Also, new on the Range are these signs that the BHCNRA has posted. There is one near the south entrance to the WHR, and then another coming in from the north end of the WHR.
The Center along with NW College and the BHCNRA are in the planning stages of designing some new interpretive signs, and a memorial kiosk or sign for our beloved Admiral and Kapitan.
November 2011
To read the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range Non-Helicopter Gather Scoping Report click on this link:
CLICK HERE!
Summer Newsletter 2011
Please click on this link to view our 2011 Summer Newsletter in PDF format.
Click here!
October 2011
It was my first summer as the Director for the PMWMC and I was so happy to meet all of the people who support the Center and the Horses. I would personally like to thank all of the visitors who stopped at the PMWMC this summer. Many came to see the horses and others did not know about the horses. Whatever reason they had for stopping at the Center, most left with a better understanding of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses and what the Center is all about. Thank you for all of your donations and interest in these very special horses.
It was a difficult period for the Center after the untimely and shocking death of Admiral & Kapitan. We will miss them both forever.
We thank everyone for their compassion during that time.
We also want to thank the photographers who donated their photos to the Center for display and for sale. You are all appreciated so very much.
Many thanks to Matthew Dillon for his never ending Love, Dedication and Compassion for the Horses and the Center. You are irreplaceable for everything you do. Thanks for all of your help and patience with me during the last 6 months.
We could not do it without you Matt!!!
A huge thanks to Tom Dillon for the tours (in the past) and countless hours of watching and documenting the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustangs.
As winter is just about upon us I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. With your help and support we will continue our mission to preserve, promote and protect these beautiful Pryor Mountain Wild Mustangs.
I thank all of you for your support and your interest in the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses, and for your patience with me during this transition period.
Sincerely,
Lori Graham
September 2011
Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center Registry
How to Register Your Pryor Mountain Mustang
We are happy to carry on the work that was started many years ago by people who recognized the uniqueness of the Pryor Mountain Mustang and worked so hard to preserve the horses.
You will find access to the registration rules, and the registration application by e mailing the registrar's office at: PMWMCRA@vistabeam.com.
The registrar's office (Bess Carnahan) can answer any questions you may have concerning the registration process or other questions about your Pryor Mountain Mustang. Thank you Bess for all of your hard work to make this registry possible.
You can also click on these links from our web site to print the application for registry, the registry rules, or, if you just want to join the PMWMCR there is a form for that.
PMWMCRA- Application
PMWMCRA RULES REGIS PDF
PMWMCRA Membership PDF
While in Lovell, stop off at the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center to learn more about the horses and for directions to visit their home out on the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range.
We have a small museum where visitors can learn about the history of the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustangs and the people who fought for their survival. There is also a small gift shop where visitors can purchase original photos of the Wild Mustangs, logo t- shirts, our 2012 calendar, books and other items that have to do with the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustangs.
You can also call the Center to order items from our gift shop and we can mail them to you. We now have our beautiful 2012 calendars for sale with photos taken by Matthew Dillon. They are $12.00 each at our gift shop, or $15.00 each by mail.
July 24, 2011- Tragic Accident of two Pryor Stallions
Due to an irresponsible, intoxicated driver we lost two of our stallions up on the mountain in the lower Dryhead area near the entrance to the Wild Horse Range. The stallions that we lost were, Harem stallion; Admiral-2000-2011, and his son Kapitan- 2010-2011. We will miss them very much. Admiral's mares; Seneca- Kapitans mother, and Hightail- Admirals mother; are both fine and have been joined by Jesse James and Hickok and seem to be living in the same area near the entrance of the range. Check on the blog for further information.
January 13, 2011 - New Fertility Control Plan
The Bureau of Land Management's Billings Field Office has released a new fertility control plan for the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. The Finding of No Significant Impact and the Decision Record can be read by clicking here. The Environmental Assessment can be read by clicking here.
August 2011 - Summer 2011 Newsletter
The Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center is now creating it's Summer 2011 newsletter. Please check back soon. Our Summer 2010 newsletter is still available for viewing. It can be read by clicking here.
August 2011 - Foster Horse Program
In May 2010 The Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center introduced our Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Foster Program. We have had an incredible response to this program and wish to thank all of the supporters for donating to this program.
The Center is committed to preserving the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses. In order to achieve this goal, the lands of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range must be preserved as well. We invite you to participate in these goals by joining this Foster Program. For a donation of $30.00, supporters will receive a Foster Horse packet for one of the four available Foster horse's of their choice. One of our Foster horses, "Admiral" was tragically killed on July 24th 2011; However he is still available as a memorial Foster horse. The donations will be directly applied to range improvement projects that will help ensure the health of the wild horses. From each $30.00 donation, $20.00 will be allocated for range improvement projects. Examples of range improvement projects include reseeding, developing new water sources, improving educational signage, and new signs advising drivers of speed limits and horse crossings.
For more information about this program, please click here
September 29, 2009 - A Successful Adoption
The Pryor Mountain Wild Horse adoption held on September 26th 2009 was very successful, with all 57 horses finding great new homes. To view the final prices for each horse, please click here. We thank everyone who worked so hard to make this adoption such a success!
May 26, 2009 - New Herd Management Area Plan
The Bureau of Land Management's Billings Field Office and Custer National Forest's Beartooth Ranger District have issued decisions on a new Herd Management Area Plan (HMAP) and related Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. This HMAP will replace the current one, which was developed and 1984 and revised in 1992.
To read the Bureau of Land Management's decision, please click here.
To read the Forest Service's decision, please click here.
To read the HMAP, please click here.
Also, more detailed description of changes coming with the HMAP can be found at the Pryor Wild blog.
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