This spring, while riding The Bus out to raft the river, we saw a lot of evidence on the road that wild horses were about. There were several stud piles on the road – some quite large - evidence that a herd was well established in that area. This is the way for the male to mark his territory. Back when we were doing our raft guide training, on our ride to the river in the shuttle bus, we saw several herds of wild horses. They were quite easy to spot against a fresh snow fall (now THAT was a cold day on the river in late May). There were several foals in amongst them as well as the agitated stallion.
The following day while we were on the shuttle bus, we trapped a herd along the road and hemmed in by a fence – well not for long anyway! The stallion very quickly drove the mares back the way they had come while he went through the fence making his get away. These are very powerful animals and determined when cornered.
Now, it is mid-June. With all the rain lately, as well as for this Father’s Day weekend, the river will offer a very exciting day of rafting. As a bonus, the sun will be out too. We still have space available for those last minute types!!
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