We arrived in Lovell early in the afternoon. It was pouring rain and windy. So we decided to head up the paved road of the Dryhead.
The first horses that we saw were the “Greeters”, Hickok, Jesse James, Seneca and Hightail.
Despite the rain I got out. Covered my camera with my raincoat and took what photos I could. They were very active. More active than what I had seen them ever be. I wonder how much longer Hickok is going to allow Jesse James to remain with this band.
- Hickok
We kept driving. At Mustang Flats we saw Hawk and Issaquah far in the distance. With the rain we decided not to hike to them. I was glad we decided to keep moving because the next horse I saw was Merlin! I had not seen Merlin for a long time. The fall of 2010, was the last time. Merlin is my filly Valerosa’s father. I knew that his mare Fresia had her colt, and I was happy to see them!
Merlin decides to make his mare move.
We spent a long time with this band. Montana was really fun to watch. It started to rain harder, so we headed down the road to see who else we could see.
On our way out we saw Medicine Bow and Joseph. It was raining pretty hard, but I snapped a couple photos.
It had been a good first day!
Sandy
Oh, the horses all look so good. Montana is a beautiful new addition, and Jesse sure seems to have “beefed up” since last fall. It will be interesting to see how that plays out with he and Hickok. I do sure hope Seneca is pregnant. It would be so good if there would be one more offspring from Admiral on the Range. It would be a thrill if she would have a foal while I’m there! I sure hope I get to see Medicine Bow. I’m glad he’s looking good and I’m glad you braved the rain to get these pics!
Thanks Linda!
Gorgeous shots — I enjoyed seeing Montana being social.
Love the photos of the “greeters” — have never seen any with such action! I have also wondered how long Hickock will allow Jesse to hang around. They were the last we saw as we left late in the day on the last day — but Hickock was no where to be seen, even though we watched and waited for quite a while. Earlier when we saw them, Seneca didn’t seem to care we were there but in the evening, she was very nervous so we decided to leave. Thanks again for great photos 🙂