For the Love of Aria

09/06/2025

Thank you to Madison Cano and family for sharing all of this with us🥳 We will put videos (of mom and baby not birth) in comments💜

And then there were…
2 🖤🖤

I’ll save her birth story for another post- for now, we want you to know that Sofia delivered a long-awaited and anticipated baby girl this morning! She has a teeny spot of white on her forehead, one bold white sock on a back leg, and she is so strong!

Sofia is the picture of patience, protection, and maternal instinct. Sofia snuggles her baby’s muzzle like she’s giving her kisses and ever so gently guides her to her milk.

They gently speak to each other in soft nickers- all soft eyes and soft touches. Sofia seems to be saying, “ah, there you are!”

Momma and baby are bliss ❣️

At this time, mom and baby are not accepting visitors to give them space and privacy to bond and learn each other. Thank you for your understanding!

09/05/2025

💖🖤Foal Friday🖤💖

When StellaLuna met Charlie🥹 Our beautiful TB broodmare who had lost her own baby earlier that year in 2021 would become her new mama🖤🤎🖤 You will want to follow along on YouTube as her story is powerful beyond measure❣️ We are just getting started but like Sofia’s foal, it will be worth the wait🩵💜

Join us at https://youtube.com/?si=BilMOmkeNr8b4tpE🩷

09/04/2025

Our calendars from Sandy are amazing😍 She does so much for the horses and for so many nonprofits and deserves our support💜

The beautiful mare, Black Beauty, is featured for the month of January in our 2026 McCullough Memories Calendar. Both our McCullough Memories and Unbridled Spirit Calendars are now fifteen percent off through Sunday at https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/wildatheartimagesphotographyshop

Our McCullough Memories Calendar remembers the wild horses that captivated us throughout the years. Some of these horses, like Thor, Washakie and Tecumseh, have left this earth, while others, like the lovely Black Beauty and her band stallion, San Jose, live off-range at the wonderful Skydog Sanctuary. Our Unbridled Spirit Calendar celebrates the wild horses that currently reside at McCullough Peaks including Tuff and Tully, Traveler, Splaash, Kalamity, Miley, Tahlequah and Running Bear.

A big thanks to everyone who has already ordered their calendars for next year ❤

09/04/2025

🩵💜Thursday Thoughts💜🩵

What a week it has been🥹 Why did I go visit McCullough Peaks with Sarah? Why have I spent the week in Montrose with Madison and her family waiting on Sofia's foal? Because I can🥰

And that may not sound profound, but it is❤️ If all of the hard over the last few months had not happened I would not have been able to do either as I would have been in Ohio. And if I did not have the best family and team, none of this would be possible. And my family in Ohio also knows I am a rescuer and that often changes my plans so they also understand🙏 So today my body is tired but my mind is excited for what is to come and my heart is full and I am truly just grateful for all of it😭 This is not me trying to make the best of all the bad. This is me being in awe of how the light always outshines the darkness and the most magical things are often unplanned and completely out of our control🥳 Surround yourself with the best humans so when you make mistakes you have them to help you keep going🙌

McCullough Peaks was so profound and I want to tell you everything but for now I want to hold it sacred for a little longer🫶 What I will tell you is I truly believe these horses have no idea they are famous but they absolutely know they are loved😍 And you can pretend I am humanizing them but you would still be wrong🙄 More soon❣️

Sofia and I spent a lot of time together last night and I may not still be here when the baby arrives but last night I stopped watching and waiting and soaked it all in💕 I no longer care what the lesson is, I only care that I have gotten so much special time with this special mare🦄

And in all of what has happened and how things have played out, I am now ready to share StellaLuna's full story with you all🖤

Even a few weeks ago I would not have been vulnerable enough to share real time updates on Sofia's foal watch. Why? In case something goes wrong😔 But what I have learned in the last few months is you can make big mistakes, everything can go wrong, you can share things you never would have shared, be a true voice for the voiceless regardless of the judgment and you can be honest about it all. So today, I am choosing vulnerability, because of our wild ones and our moms and babies who have completely changed our lives🖤🩶🤍🤎

And I am saying thank you to all of you, my family, my team, the people who have my back day after day and to the universe because never in a million years did I see this being my life and all of it has taught me the best things are unplanned💜✨

Pictured is McCullough Peaks mare India by Sarah Gines🤍🖤 She was bold and fearless and made me want to be the same💖

And then Sofia at sunset🩵

And StellaLuna when we first met her at Ed and Jane's, her first human family that we love and cannot wait to see soon💛

09/04/2025

We will now be telling StellaLuna’s story on YouTube🖤

We will catch you up for the last four years then you can follow her journey from here as we ask her who she wants to be and what she wants to do🩵💜

She is also expecting some very special visitors soon and we are all so excited❤️ Stay tuned💕