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23-JUN-2011

Krusty wants another mare.

Last night, a large herd of about 90 mustangs decided to travel ten miles around the mountain to the far side in search of a better source of water. The dusty caravan attracted the attention of an old black stallion that normally keeps his mare isolated many miles away from the others. He ditched the mare and her young foal and followed the big herd to the distant waterhole. He did not want water, but went immediately to challenge for a mare. In this image, he displays his readiness to fight to a very confident looking roan. I don't know what happened, because I was there to help a team that was doing some filming of the mustangs, and had to leave. It will be interesting to see later if he was able to add another mare to his holdings.

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1/1600s f/7.1 at 50.0mm iso200 full exif

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D.B. Young25-Jun-2011 14:14
Four years now into photographing these wild horses, I have learned how to carefully approach and gain their trust. Some are far more accepting than others, and knowing the acceptable comfort proximity has been extremely helpful. One thing is for sure, when the stallions are on the fight, they really don't care how close you are.....that is how this image was taken. It was perhaps a little dangerous.
Keith O'Brien25-Jun-2011 10:22
50mm? So they let you approach them fairly close then? Great action shot btw. V
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