Hoof Beats on my Heart
Hoof Beats on my Heart
My first visit to the wild horses was a year ago. I had no idea I would become so entwined, so passionate, and so connected to them and their lives.
Someone commented on my Instagram one day that she felt the horse photos are my best work. I replied, “Because I am passionate about them.”
To experience the raw, wild, and yet tender way they live their lives is an experience like no other.
Observing them, learning from them, and feeling a part of them in me is awe inspiring.
I love learning about their personalities. Who’s who in the herd, how they interact and connect with each other.
Old friends.
Young rivals.
Peaceful togetherness.
The American Wild Horse Campaign is doing a social media campaign today to bring awareness to the fight the wild mustangs are now facing. The current administration has included wording in the new budget that would open the door to the slaughter of tens, of thousands of wild horses that the BLM has rounded up, unnecessarily. The government spends so much money keeping the horses in what is basically a feed lot, rather than leave them on the range and treating them humanely with birth control. They have created the problem, and now they feel the only solution is to slaughter the horses they have, so they can round up even more.
Of course behind all this is the ranchers. They want every horse, in every state removed. Sadly, the BLM listens to their voice, and their dollars.
So today, I joined with thousands of other wild horse lovers to support the American Wild Horse Campaign in helping get the word out. We have to be the voices for the wild horses, we are all they have to save them from slaughter, and extinction. The hashtag for today’s social media campaign is #ImWithTheBand. Use it, share it, re-share it.
As always, 15% of any wild horse prints I sell from Mary Hone Photography is donated to American Wild Horse Campaign, and they need funds now more than ever to stop the destruction.
you caught the perfect moments with your cam… although every moment with this horse is the perfect one … they are beautiful and they are the evidence that life can be super good…
Yes, they are proof of that indeed.
I agree with that commentator — this work is so spectacular and the passion and heart you carry into it, shines.
#ImWithTheBand
Thanks so much.
Hello, your horse photos are stunning. It is sad what the government want to do to them, makes me sick.
Enjoy your day!
Makes me sick too, and I will fight for them until they stop harassing them.
Your photos of the horses are always so beautiful, awesome (as some folks say), that they make me wish I could be there with you observing them in person.
#ImWithTheBand
Thanks so much, and I would love to share the experience.
I am so sick over this campaign, that I tweeted 45 directly. I’m SO sick of big money running this country. Is there another way we can contribute? Sign a petition or something? It just makes my heart sick.
Sign up for the American wild horse preservation email list. They have petitions quite often that need signing.
Yes, will join the campaign! Thank you for the link, Mary!
Dearest Mary, I saw your post later in the morning when I already had arrived at school, so I was on my phone. I couldn’t leave a comment!
The horses are one of the many things that seem to be losing this battle with EVIL. There, I’ve said it plain and simple: EVIL.
Love of money and a distortion of power have led our world on a spin that appears to be out of control. We call good BAD and bad GOOD. To destroy our lands and the organisms and lives that contribute to our well being is ludicrous. When will this stop?
Well said Anita. I wish I knew when it would stop.
Your passion shows through in every single photograph. It makes me sad and angry what the government proposes doing to these beautiful and innocent animals.
Thanks. And it makes me very sad, and oh so angry.
Rounding up and killing won’t solve the problem. Such beautiful animals need to be allowed to run free.
Just tweeted. That makes my heart hurt. I can’t stand how this administration is dealing with anything to do with nature/the environment. Everything is about $$$$$$. Sickening.
And, yes, your passion for the horses comes through in the photos. When we do something we’re passionate about, it shows!
Thanks for tweeting. All the awareness can make a difference. And thanks!
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Hello Mary, I always enjoyed your horse photos. These are just amazing. Great post. Have a happy weekend!
Thanks so much for linking up and sharing your post today!