Wild stallion Perseus, one of the thriving wild horses in the Red Desert Complex of Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Beautiful wild Appaloosa mare Donata and her son Rowan trotting in step on the way to water in Lost Creek, Wyoming. Donata is the daughter of Looking Glass and Grace, and Rowan is her second foal with grey stallion Storm. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

My 2027 wild horse calendar is now available, and it features the wild curly horses of Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. All the images are by Carol Walker, the calendar is available in 2 sizes: 8 1/2”x11” and 11”x14”. Go here to purchase: wildhoofbeats.etsy.com/listing/4551... #wildhorses #2027Calendar

This lovely, sturdy wild bay roan mare is Autumn, matriarch of the Roan family in Stewart Creek. You can see the wisdom and patience in her eyes, leading the sometimes unruly, large mostly roan family. Lead mares are the heart of the family. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Stunning wild stallion Shyem, pausing to look for a moment as he walks back to his co-stallion Cobalt and their mare and foal in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Wild varnish roan stallion Cimarron and his oh so curious family in the morning in Stewart Creek. They watched me as I sat and watched the family bands move around and get settled after watering. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Wild buckskin mare Sahara follows her stallion Mystic when he moves the band away from other families. By her side is her new cremello foal Oberon. Blue eyes are sensitive to the sun so he is squinting a bit. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

I’ll be presenting on wild horses at Wildsong Ranch in Longmont on Thursday night. The flyer here has the time and location. I hope to see those of you who are local there! #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

My newest Freedom for Wild Horses Episode is the stories of two wild horse families in Wyoming, and what’s real about the impact of spending time with them in the wild. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, including YouTube here: youtu.be/OZ2SFz6kZps?... #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Wild black curly stallion Zorro leaping as another stallion gets too close to his family in the early morning in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Wild curly foal nursing above the waterhole on the mountain in the early morning while other families are enjoying the water. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Sirius, wild curly stallion of Salt Wells Creek, named for the brightest star in the night sky. He is now in a band with another of stallion Ike’s offspring, Sosoni. Here is an image of him in color and in black and white - which do you like better? #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Visiting the south herd in Salt Wells Creek I encountered this beautiful little wild family, Ivanhoe’s band, full of curlies and they seemed as interested in my as I was in them, especially mare Godiva and her daughter Ophelia. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

The best way to spend my day is with wild horses - here napping in the sun in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhorses #wildhoofbeats

This is wild stallion Mouse with his very expressive eyes and many battle scars. He has a large beautiful family and sires many cremellos, which of course I love. He was keeping his family away from bachelors and other stallions last month in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #wildhorses

HoneyMead is the lead mare in wild stallion Mouse’s band. I had to laugh when her new foal Dune was getting creative trying to nurse as mom keeps walking in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

This is dollar, wild grey curly stallion of Salt Wells Creek. I usually have a hard time taking a photograph of Dollar with his head up, but on this day last month, he’s the consummate wild stallion with the wild land behind him. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Happy Mother’s Day! This is wild stallion Takini’s lead mare Natasha and her new filly Blythe in the Red Desert Complex of Wyoming. I was honored that Natasha brought her filly toward me and let me get a good look at her precious look-alike daughter. Wild horse mothers are wonderful. #wildhorses

Here’s a soft image for Friday, one of my favorite images I took in April in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. This is wild stallion Cosmo’s beautiful blue eye. I have known Cosmo since he was a two year old still with his natal band. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Throwback to several years ago at dawn and the wild leopard Appaloosa stallion Looking Glass is running toward his family in Lost Creek in the Red Desert Complex of Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

A new wild filly in Woodrow and Legacy’s family - Carrotte. How could I resist with that marking and that color? She is a cutie doted on by her mother. I was happy to see her and the rest of the family when I visited Salt Wells Creek two weeks ago. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

I first met wild overo pinto stallion Cosmo when he was 2 years old and still with his family. I was captivated by his stunning blue eyes and spectacular markings. Cosmo has grown into a big, beefy and powerful stallion, still a bachelor with the south herd. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Throwback four years ago when Ace of Hearts was just a foal, with his dad Jack of Hearts at the waterhole on the mountain in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Portrait of wild stallion Valentino in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. People talk about the wild curly horses in Salt Wells Creek but most of the horses on this herd are not curly, but still magnificent, deserving of our protection. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Calypso’s band. She’s the pinto roan beauty on the left. They were standing and nearby was another colorful band, and their palomino stallion Ohiyesa was not at all pleased and moved his family off to get away - but the other band followed on a windy day in the Red Desert Complex. #wildhorses

Happy Spring everyone! This is “Filly in the Lupine,” an image I took just after dawn in the Pryor Mountains of Montana many years ago. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses #wildhorsepc #equinephotographersnetwork

One of my very favorite images from Adobe Town, Wyoming - Wild Horse Family Leans. This beautiful wild family all together, touching, and the red roan mare foaled a few weeks later. This is family, this is the heart of wild horses. #carolwalker #wildhorses #wildhoofbeats

Touch and family. So important to wild horses - family members are always touching. Family members need to stay together, where they belong, wild and free. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

My three muddy mustangs were super excited this morning before breakfast with the cold and the fog, something we very rarely get. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Wild curly stallion Jack of Hearts in his curly winter coat - as rugged as the sage brush and the vast landscape he calls home - Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses