Next up we have a request for Chief.
Chief was born in 1996 to Moose and Tobiaque. Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures of either of his parents. Moose was removed and adopted and Tobiaque
died on the range before I was involved with the horses. He was named for the “Chief’s head” on his side. Chief is a bachelor right now, but has been a successful harem stallion for many years.
I remember a few years back that he and Ringo were swapping mares back and forth constantly!! There was one day when I was watching these two bands and they reconfigured at least 6 times in an hour!! Chief would have both groups of mares, then Ringo would take them, then Chief would get a couple of them, then Ringo would take
them back and lose a few more!! This went on for over an hour and I finally
left. The next time I saw them they had settled down, but each time I saw these two bands that year it was with different mares. What a wild summer that was!!
Chief started off this season with several mares but lost them at the end of June and has been a bachelor all summer. Sometimes he is with other bachelors, sometimes he is
alone. He has had a few minor injuries this summer so he has been healing from those.
Hopefully, he will get a mare or two again soon.
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Stunning stallion. I love that he’s still wild and free. Unfortunately, many at Spring Creek Basin will lose their freedom over the coming days. I know it’s necessary, but it still makes me cry … and pray for their safety.
Thanks for the information and pictures of Chief! He is quite a guy! I hadn’t noticed the chief marking on his side until you pointed it out. That’s cool! What a great story about the mare swapping. I would have never guessed his age. He looks great.
Thanks for giving us a window into the culture of this group. It’s fascinating and a nice diversion to get my mind off the roundups going on.
My thoughts are consumed with the Spring Creek Basin round up and also The Barren Valley Roundup. They are still accepting signatures on that petition on the AWHPC Website.
(I don’t know how you feel about posting links so I didn’t include one.)
Thanks again for the information and pics of Chief! Love your blog.
Thanks for being such a loyal reader! I am glad you enjoyed the bit about Chief. He is quite the character!!