Always Fun to Find Wild Burros

It’s always fun to find the wild burros, for several reasons. First, they are cute as can be, especially the little guys. And second, they don’t seem to be in as many places as the wild horses, so seeing them is a real treat.

But lets get back to the main reason, the all encompassing cute factor.

Last spring we stayed in an area that has quite a few burros. I got some adorable photos, which I shared in this post Wild Baby Burros Playing-The Cutest Thing on the Internet So we decided to go back a few weeks ago and see what what was going on.

We weren’t as lucky this time around. Arizona is in a bad drought year, and I think they are more spread out trying to find food right now. We did see a couple really young foals, but their moms were skittish and had them on the move in the thick brush.

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These Horses, This Place

I’ve been fortunate to visit several wild horse HMA’s in the west. Every area is special, and unique, as are the horses that live there. But my first love, will always be special to me. It seems like a lot of advocates, and photographers have that one HMA that is their very favorite place. Generally, it’s the one they live closest to. It’s the place were they have watched foals grow, kept track of all the different bands, and have favorite horses. We become part of the family.

5 years ago, I first visited these horses, in this place, the Onaqui. We live and travel full time in our RV, but we spend every spring, and fall here because that’s were we come to make the art we sell at shows in summer and winter. So this is definitely my family herd.

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