Just so beautiful and serene. No wonder I’m such a horse junkie!
The first time I saw Doc was in August 2010. It was that crazy unsettled day that anyone who has followed the Pryor Horses know what I am taking about. For those of you who are new to these horses, I will explain. That was the day that there was a lot of interchange of bands, right before our eyes. I was camped out for the day at Krueger Pond. There were a few others besides myself there. It was a typical hot August day and within a 9 hour period, I was able to see most of the bands on the mountain top come to the pond at least once. That was the day that Blue Moon (Flint) lost his band to Ferdinand, after Blue Moon left his band to steal Ferdinand’s mare and foal (Genevieve and Knight). You get the idea, the whole day was filled with action. …
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Categories: All about Hoofbeats & Footprints
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 
Have you ever been to Grayson Highlands State Park in VA? They have several herds of “wild” ponies and the mares give birth around this time of the year. The Appalachian trail also runs through the park. We have some pictures of the ponies on our website – http://www.wildernessescapades.com; see the “AT Hike” titled “Elk Garden to Massie’s Gap.”
Oh my goodness ! I have never heard of these wild ponies so close to us! This is fantastic that it combines my two favorite things – the AT and horses. I SO want to do this and will put it on my Leap List for this year. Thanks for letting me know.