03/10/2025
We are so pleased to share the news that in 2024, the Stroebel Tarpan herd found a permanent refuge under the care of Jordanna Anawalt, who adopted them and now provides sanctuary on a multi-thousand-acre refuge in Oregon’s central desert. See the story below on Jordanna's website. "Now, the Oregon Tarpan Horses are working in collaboration with humans and the land to help revive the stories of original relationships of reciprocity—stories that are needed to return at this time.
https://www.choicetribe.com/oregon-tarpan-herd
Ts'ehdiyah,
Jordanna Anawalt
Founder | Conscious Choice & Congruent Communication Coach"
(You may remember that In early 2023, the Tarpan Horse Conservation Program (THCP) supported the rescue of the Stroebel herd of 31 Tarpan horses. Thanks to the relentless efforts of Joan Steelhammer, Krisstie Shockey, Kate Beardsley, Don Shurtleff, and others, members of this herd were placed in safety. These horses have primitive traits found in American mustangs, themselves descendants of horses brought by Spanish conquistadors. A 2003 FARM SHOW Magazine article suggests Harry Hegardt, who began the breeding of this herd, may also have introduced a Polish Konik into his breeding effort. From the 1990s onward, Gordon and Lenette Stroebel carried Hegardt’s vision forward, building a herd that embodied these rare, ancient traits.)
the Oregon Tarpan Horses A rare breed. A wild legacy. A living invitation to remember. about the oregon tarpan horses The story of the Oregon Tarpan Horses begins in the 1950s, when horseman Harry Hegardt gathered a small group of unusual horses from the wild herds of the Eastern Oregon desert. Thes...
