Nothing like a nice swim in one of our full ponds.
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Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society Rewilding America Now United Horse Coalition Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Texas Wildlife Association www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis #rewildourworld
This beautiful racing pigeon was found here at the sanctuary with a hurt wing. Using the letters and numbers on his leg bands we found the owners. This boy is a champion homing pigeon!
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Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society Rewilding America Now United Horse CoalitionGlobal Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Texas Wildlife Association www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis #rewildourworld
Pulled the herd in for annual check ups and vaccinations with Dr. Eric Moore of Signature Equine.
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Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Texas Wildlife Association www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis #rewildourworld
𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲. Here he is getting some needed attention from Ranch Manager, Kent Battenfield. Blackie had worn shoes his whole life, but he’s free to be barefoot now and back to his natural life.
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Member: @ahomeforeveryhorse @bluebonnetequine @RewildingAmericaNow @unitedhorsecoalition @gfassanctuary @TexasWildlifeAssociation www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis #rewildourworld
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡? Well horses have unique ways of scratching their itches - Here’s newly-settled-in rescue, Jolly, using the hitching post for his chest. Looks like a little jig, Jolly!
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Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society CANA Foundation United Horse Coalition Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Texas Wildlife Association www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis #scratchthatitch
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 - making the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds very happy! This year we have Stokes' Aster glamming up the fields. It is in the daisy family, and is a native perennial that blooms in white, blue and purple. Mixed with Black-eyed Susans, Lemon Beebalm, Meadow Pink, Wild Foxglove, Prairie Brazosmint - and more! – these beauties have dazzled us all spring and will bloom throughout the summer months.
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Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society CANA Foundation United Horse Coalition Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Texas Wildlife Association www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis #wildflowers
Natural Horsemanship Trainer Michael Battenfield (battenfieldhorsemanship.com) is a wizard with horses. Here he reinforces side-passing with our Nokota Hugo – useful when wanting your horse to move close to a gate, heading up cattle, or many other routine applications on a ranch.
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Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society CANA Foundation United Horse Coalition Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Texas Wildlife Association www.chalkmountainwildlife.org www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis
Bee Hive
Our hives at the Sanctuary have been prepped for winter, which means providing the girls with sugar cakes and pollen patties. Texas weather is always up and down however, and when the temperature climbs above 50 degrees, the hives come alive with foraging, storing and housekeeping. Busy Bees!
Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society CANA Foundation United Horse Coalition Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Texas Wildlife Association www.chalkmountainwildlife.org www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis
Home fires
We had a cold spell at the Ranch and had to hunker down for a few days. The horses and donkeys kept warm in their shelters, and Ranch Manager Kent Battenfield came daily to check water troughs, break ice, feed, and make sure all was well. Meanwhile, we kept the fires stoked!
Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society CANA Foundation United Horse Coalition Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Texas Wildlife Association www.chalkmountainwildlife.org www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis
Armadillos are considered a scourge on ranches and farms, but here at BHS we honor all the creatures in nature. Armadillos are related to anteaters and sloths and evolved some 35 million years ago. Their leathery armor shell protects them from predators, and when threatened they will frequently roll up into a ball. This rascal lives under the porch at the Rock House…. what a cutie!
Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society CANA Foundation United Horse Coalition Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Texas Wildlife Association www.chalkmountainwildlife.org www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis
Board member and Natural Horsemanship Trainer, Michael Battenfield, held a clinic at this year’s Bluebonnet Expo on how to load a horse into a trailer. He was given a difficult subject, but the lesson was much more effective in showing natural horsemanship methods -
Repetition, pressure, rewards - all pay off. Michael’s skills are amazing to watch – and ultimately show that consistency and patience is what will last in the long run.
Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society CANA Foundation United Horse Coalition Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) Texas Wildlife Association www.chalkmountainwildlife.org www.sanctuaryfederation.org/ www.texas-wildlife.org/ #horserescue #sanctuary #donkeyrescue #rewilding #ranchlife #savethebees #saveourplanet #loveisallthereis
Ever had an itch you just can’t seem to scratch? Well so do horses, and they find creative ways to scratch those itches! Here is Miss Pebbles giving her back side a good going over. She and all her companions are very happy to be back from banishment while the Chalk Mountain Fire was still being fought. The return of our 18 charges was something to see! Running, rolling, whinnying! What a reunion!!!
Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society CANA Foundation United Horse Coalition Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) www.chalkmountainwildlife.org www.sanctuaryfederation.org/
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Raising honeybees is a labor of love and a way of keeping the bee population thriving, as well as bringing pollinators to vegetation. Melissa bought a new queen to replace a lost one. Here she is in her cage which is plugged with sugar. The worker bees help her emerge by eating the sugar. Watch as they realize that they have a mommy! They are doing their happy dance!!!!
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Curly loves running through the fields of native grasses we have for wildlife habitat here at WildWood Ranch. He is a very fast boy when he turns on the afterburners, and he is a joy to watch in slow motion!
Member A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society CANA Foundation United Horse Coalition Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) www.chalkmountainwildlife.org www.sanctuaryfederation.org/
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WildWood Ranch is becoming more of a farm these days! We have always wanted to have fresh eggs - so we adopted 8 Rhode Island Red hens and a handsome Rooster. They are a hardy American breed and lay light brown eggs year-round. Building their coop was challenging but fun! We call it the Hen Hilton!
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United Horse Coalition www.chalkmountainwildlife.org
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There is no hunting at WildWood. We strive to maintain the natural ecology of our timberlands and native fields, which we are rewilding with seeds from the Native Seed Bank near Austin. At our feeder, we have a camera which catches many critters – coyotes, foxes, bobcats, turkeys and of course, many of our white tail deer. Here is a big buck – moving stealthily through the autumn night. Member: A Home For Every Horse Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society CANA Foundation United Horse Coalition www.chalkmountainwildlife.org
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Summer rain at the barn. That’s Freckles, Joe and GG in the east corral, and Michelangelo and Tippy (peeking out of the far-right corner) in the west side corral. They have been fed, sprayed for flies, and Freckles got her skinned knee washed and doctored - all before 8 in the morning - and then… Rain!!!!!! #bluehorsesanctuary
Farrier, Kent Battenfield, is working on Gigi’s hooves. Kent is a "Barefoot" farrier. He believes in keeping horses’ feet free of horseshoes, which ruin their natural ability to walk properly. Gigi is almost completely healed from a hoof tear accident.
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