"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!
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