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My Ebook of Onaqui Wild Horses is Finally Available!

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I have been working on this photographic ebook for some time.  I finally think I have all of the bugs worked out and it is ready for purchase.  It contains over 50 pages and 70 high-resolution images of this magnificent herd of wild horses located it Utah’s West Desert.  I have attached previews of some of the pages.  The ebook comes in PDF format and can be viewed on computers, tablets smartphones etc.  THE COST OF THE EBOOK IS $9.99  Buy Now

You will be directed to the download page immediately after purchase.  If you have any problems with the download etc, please email me.  All payments are done securely through PayPal.  I do not have access to any credit card information.  You do NOT need a PayPal account to purchase this ebook.  Just click on “Guest Payment” once you are on PayPal’s secure site.

If you purchase the ebook and are unhappy with it for any reason, I will refund your payment.  Please report any bugs or suggestions.

 

THIS IS A PREVIEW (LOW-RESOLUTION) OF A FEW OF THE 50 PAGES OF THIS EBOOK ON THE ONAQUI WILD HORSES

 

 

Entire Onaqui Herd Of Wild Horses On The Run

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Taking this photograph was one of the most amazing experiences I have had while photographing.  It was a sight I will never forget.  The entire Onaqui herd came together at the Simpson Springs watering hole.  I refer to this as the “North” herd.  There is another group of horses (about the same in number), that is a few miles South of this location.  The two herds rarely come together.

After they had all watered, they were just meandering west of the water grazing.  I followed them for a while, but they were getting a long way away from the car, so I headed back.  A few minutes later I noticed the ENTIRE HERD on the run!  They weren’t on their way to water, they weren’t frightened, THEY WERE SIMPLY ON THE RUN BECAUSE THEY COULD.  THEY CLEARLY ENJOYED IT!  A sight I will likely never see again.  Hundreds of wild horses on the run just because they wanted to run!!!  It really was a special moment.  Few people could really appreciate this moment, but I was truly blessed to have been there.  By next month most of them will be rounded up and sent off to pens to die…  SHAME ON THE BLM.  As they round up thousands of horses this year a sight like this one will likely never again be repeated.  I wish I had thought to capture this moment on video, but I was so caught up in the moment it did not occur to me.  What a shame…

This is a panorama of four images stitched together.  The full-resolution image is much too big to email or post on the web.  Email me if you would like access to the full-resolution image.

Cedar Mountain Wild Horses

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I had the privilege of visiting the Cedar Mountain herd of wild horses in Skull Valley.  The Cedar Mountain herd has been rounded up much more regularly than the Onaqui Herd and they are VERY SPOOKY when it comes to interacting with humans.  We found them at one of their watering holes.  The BLM has water trucked into this location, there are little if any natural springs in the area (unlike the Onaqui Herd Management Area).  We slowly came around a bend in the road and spotted the herd watering about 1/4 mile from our location.  Even at that distance we could see that they had spotted us and were “on edge”.  The herd is apparently even more spooked by vehicles so we got out and started to walk slowly to get closer.  We were watched constantly by the herd.  We would stop and photograph them for several minutes hoping that they would become a little more accustomed to our presence.  We didn’t want to get too close too soon if all of the horses had not watered.  We were about 200 yards from them when they decided they didn’t want us any closer.  The entire herd moved slowly up away, into a draw.  We did spot another group several miles from this herd, but terrain didn’t allow us to get any closer than a mile.  Notice the beautiful markings on several of the pinto’s.  You will also notice that the mares carry a different BLM brand than the Onaqui herd.