"Our first filly arrived in the wee hours of Saturday morning. Mom is the young grulla with the star. Filly is a red dun with a white Niki trademark instead of a star...??? She appears to be healthy and galloping circles around mom. The mare figured everything out and is a good mother; doesn't appear to be real nervous." - Kathleen Hayden, Coyote Canyon Caballos d'Anza.
Photographs by Kay Levie
Hey, Kathleen! I think you should call her Niki!!!
The colonial Spanish horse comes from old Iberian breeds, and horse of the Sulphur Springs herd are one of the types that retain many of the the traits of the endangered Sorraia.
The Sulphur Springs Registry, while not the greatest website (too many broken links), does have some good background information on the herd.
These twelve Sulphur Springs mares that arrived in Southern California two weeks ago, will be part of a foundation herd to be re-introduced into their natural habitat. Four stallions removed from Coyote Canyon will be part of the efforts (sorry boys, these gals are already all pregnant!) spearhead by Kathleen Hayden of the nonprofit Coyote Canyon Caballos d' Anza.
The group has had many benefits and fundraisers to support the herd growth and objectives.
Today we went to Borrego Springs to film a documentary on the American BLM Mustangs. Here are some photos of the newly arrived (from Utah) Sulphur Springs rounded up mares. They will be part of a foundation herd here in Southern California. Aren't they BEAUTIFUL?? They are all pregnant.
I will write more (there's lot's to write) but my family is after me to go out with them to see "Monsters & Aliens", so gotta go now!
This Sunday, March 29, 2009, I am heading out to the Anza Borrego Desert with members of the Fallbrook Film Factory to shot a documentary on the BLM Mustangs. The Coyote Canyon Caballos de Anza, a nonprofit group that cares for four stallions that once lived in the canyon, has purchased a dozen mares that were recently rounded up form federal land in Utah. These Sulfur Spring Mares are the very best match in DNA that they could get to restore the herd. They will become the foundation mares. The goal of this organization is to return this herd to a natural habitat. This Sunday is a fundraiser towards that goal.
Dharlin Productions 's ("Ele, My Friend", "White Rainbow") Linda Mandrayer and Devon Camilleri, both Fallbrook equestrians with a passion for horses that extends well beyond the barn, will be co-producing the film, which is being sponsored by the Fallbrook Film Factory.
My son, Devin (DLawProductions) will be involved in the shooting of the film. Look for lot's of cool photos on Sunday night. Anyone care to join us, here's the info:
Star is a 28 year old Mustang mare. We've had her for about 8 years, but she's been around Fallbrook all her life, and even did her time in the Fallbrook Pony Club (before we got her). Here she is today! She looks really great for an old mare...but she's got really bad feet. The problem is she pees a lot!! Doctor says she may be a....psychogenic drinker!!! Because of all these factors, she has always had mild to severe thrush. This winter it got really bad. 
ell cared for: she is turned out into a large sand arena daily (with her two buddies, the mini-mares Emmy and Sugar), she is groomed (hoof picked) once to twice a day by young adoring riders, and she has a mat that she can stand on to get out of the mud. But she chooses to stand in the mud and pee next to her two buddies (see them in the photo) and her thrush was the worst it has ever been. So, we decided some drastic steps had to be taken. And, of course, we'll be chronicling every step of the way.
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