Just Horsing Around

A couple of weeks ago I made a trip to Golden Curls Ranch outside Dallas in Kaufman, Texas. The BLM’s [federal Bureau of Land Management] website put me onto Angie’s place, as I have come to call it.

Angie Gaines is a horse-lover whose enthusiasm and affection for her equine family – especially curly mustangs – is contagious.  Oh, I almost forgot, she also has “saved” dogs and goats in the familial mix.

The visit was to see once wild horses – in this case rare curly mustangs – that the BLM gathers at different times in the west. They are subsequently made available to the public: adopting a horse – or a burro – through the BLM saves these intelligent and majestic animals and preserves a living part of America’s past.

The “curly” is genetically different from other wild mustangs in a number of ways: their hooves can look more like a Belgians, they have the distinguishing curly mane, and they are hypoallergenic. Isn’t nature amazing?  Add their intelligence and easy going non-spooking temperament and you have a loyal friend for life.

A linked, always brief, one-minute desktodirt slide show gives you a peek at the beautiful animals under her care and training. Note that Golden Curls Ranch has a special event this coming October 25 and 26.

Here is the link to Angie’s: http://www.goldencurlsranch.com/aboutus.html

And the BLM’s: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/whbprogram.html