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I posted pictures of mustangs running on The Cedar Mountain in the past and have mentioned that they are of a different cut. They are wild and only need to smell our presence to leave the country at a high rate of speed. Last week the weather reporter said it was going to cool down to eighty degrees,,, so I though it would be a good time to check out Cedar Mountain. We had been there a while back and saw a lot of paints. Neither of my friends could go, so I went alone. I planned to arrive out here after 5:00 PM when the sun is low and pictures come out better.

I found the band of 130 head about two miles from Brown Spring. That was good. I had plenty of time to get set up before any of them would make it to water. The started coming over the ridge about a mile to the west in bands of five to eight. It's surprising how fast they cover the country. MY heart was doing double time when the got close enough to start taking pictures.








I heard him coming up behind me a few seconds before I saw him.
I was able to get almost ready for him before he saw me.









At times,, two or three bands were coming at one time. (Remember your blood pressure)












This tough was dry when I got there,,, so I filled it up. I shut the water off when I left because the float valve was froze up.



These three about caused me to twist my neck off,,, I wasn't set up to take pictures behind me. I don't know why they decided to circle behind and above where I was hiding out.



They finally ended up at the water.



This paint was super cautious. He didn't come in until three or four bands had watered and then left.









 
Those dusk photos are absolutely stunning, Mustang! Thank you for posting all the pictures you do.
 
Faster horses said:
Soapweed is right on with his post. All I can say is there certainly are some
pictures there worthy of the next calendar!!

One question. If you hadn't been there to turn the water on, where would the horses drink? I hate to think of anything going thirsty.
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I could have gone into a lot more detail, but I blabbed so much I decided to not explain.
There are two troughs that are fed from a large tank that is buried underground a few feet above the trough. When I got there about 5:30 PM the bottom trough was dry and the float valve was froze solid. The upper trough had a 1/4 in trickle running into about 6" of water. I was able to work it loose and get a good flow running. I had previously counted 113 head of mustangs and knew they would need more water. I usually don't bring my tool box along,, but today I was lucky. With a pair of channel locks, and about fifteen minutes I worked the valve loose enough to get a good flow running, but the float lever was still too tight to work. I left to check out a new trough the cowboys had installed and found it dry, so I knew these two at Brown Spring was all there were with about ten or twelve miles. When I got back to the lower trough, the water had just started to run over the top,,, so I hammered the valve closed, not wanting to waste any water. The upper trough was still running just a trickle. This Epistle all happened a week ago last Wednesday. I called the BLM and they sent a man up to fix the problem. When I got there last Friday. The valve in the lower trough worked freely, but there was no water in the trough. The upper trough was about 1/4 full and still had the trickle of water coming out of the freely working valve. I'm told when the upper trough fills all the way,, that the water is then sent to the lower one. However,,, there is so little water coming into the upper trough,, I don't think it will ever be able to fill with all those mustangs using it.

Monday morning the BLM will get another call,,,, for all the good it will do.
(ask a man what time it is,, and he tells you how to build a watch.)

I ask about calenders last week and was quoted over $ 25.00 each. We're going to need some help on them.
Mustang
 
Soapweed said:
Thanks for the hard work you do to photograph these picturesque mustangs. The rest of us reap the rewards from your efforts. :-)
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Thanks for you comments. To know there people like you, that enjoy the pictures, will keep me posting them as long as I can.

Thanks again,,,,everyone.
 
Last year the local newspaper said they could do the calenders for about $12. Think that is right, I slept since I checked it out.
Your picture and knowledge are just amazing. The horse could not ask for a better advocate!!! You really ought to think about doing a coffee table book, with all of the comments in it, just like you post on here!!
 
Faster horses said:
Would it help if more people called the BLM? If so, just post their phone
number. I know I would call for sure and I'd bet there are more. If
livestock are on short on feed or water, they are better off short on feed.
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I sent an e-mail to the guy-in-charge this morning. I expect he will take care of the problem. He got wright on it, the last time I talked to him.

Thanks for your interest.

Mustang
 
Mustang
It was good meeting you out on the range on Tuesday 6/25. It is a wonder that we have not met before since we are both out here quite a bit. You take a pretty good picture of the wild ones. Thanks for your help and information on the lay of the land. I plan on exploring it more around Brown Springs area.

Keep in touich.

Rydalch
 

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