Handsome curly wild stallion Cyrus is fun to watch when he stirs up trouble. I imagine next year he’s going to be even more relentless working on find a mare or mares of his own in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

2026 Wild Curly Horses of Salt Wells Creek wall calendar now 20% off until Wednesday in my Etsy store: wildhoofbeats.etsy.com/listing/4330... So grateful to be able to spend time with this herd of extraordinary wild horses. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses #saltwellscreekhma

Here’s wild Leopard Appaloosa stallion Looking Glass close up in Lost Creek, Wyoming. He’s the only Leooard Appaloosa that I know of in the Red Desert Complex. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Stunning wild bachelor pinto stallion Cochise trots in the morning in Arapahoe Creek, Wyoming. Look at that amazing zigzag on his left front leg! #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

The Black and his gorgeous wild family in Lost Creek, Wyoming on a lovely fall afternoon. #carolwalker #wildhorses

Throwback to last year in Salt Wells Creek. Two of wild curly stallion Bobby’s foals: very curly black Tristan and grey sister Isolde who is not a curly. It’s so interesting to me how that happens. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Throwback to when wild pinto mare Grace and her blanket Appy filly Donata was a little foal. Looking Glass, the leopard Appaloosa is the proud father. Today Donata has her own foal. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

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Windswept in Wyoming - the amazing wild dun stallion Fallen Star on a windy day in Arapahoe Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhorses #wildhoofbeats

Northern lights in Colorado tonight!

Throwback to 2019: the magnificent wild stallion Blue Zeus standing in front of Crooks Mountain, in an area I would regularly find him and his family, in Arapahoe Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Here’s a throwback to August 2022 with Donata as a very new foal, her beautiful pinto mother Grace and wonderful Looking Glass, the Leopard Appaloosa stallion. I was so excited to see that Looking Glass finally had a foal with spots. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Wild curly stallion Bonfire and his family in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #wildhorses www.instagram.com/reel/DQt0fdy...

This is the wild stallion Scarface, close enough to see his beautiful blue eye. I first met Scarface as a goofy bachelor in 2013 but now he has a big beautiful family and he is one of the senior stallions in the Salt Wells Creek Herd. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Looking back to February this year, gorgeous grey bachelor stallion Ashwyn greets Looking Glass the Leopard Appaloosa stallion. You can see the healing wound on Looking Glass’ side from when he lost his mare and foal in the fall. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Yesterday I posted a photo of young filly Donata with her mother Grace back in 2022. Donata is now all grown up and here she is with her first foal Connor, who is a blanket Appaloosa like she is, grandson of the Leopard Appaloosa stallion Looking Glass. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Throwback to 2022 when I met Donata, the first foal for Grace and Looking Glass in Lost Creek, Wyoming. Donata is a mother this year to her colt Connor. These horses are very special and following their lives has been a true joy. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Episode 60 is all about my September trip to visit the wild horses of Salt Wells Creek and the Red Desert Complex, stories behind the images I have been sharing over the past two weeks. listen anywhere you get your podcasts. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses #podcastsofinstagram

The Black stallion with his gorgeous new family in Lost Creek. Aoife is the pinto mare mare with the black colt with white stockings, Ciaran, the other stunning pinto mare is Saoirse which means freedom with her black colt Ronan. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

One of my all time favorite images, of one my favorite wild horses, taken in 2009 of the wild stallion Washakie running off a rival stallion. I was standing behind my vehicle and he gave me a look as he ran by in McCullough Peaks in Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

This big and beautiful black stallion took over one of my favorite and very colorful families in the last month in Lost Creek. now it’s as though the whole family has taken a big breath and relaxed. I’m calling him the Black Stallion. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

My 2026 calendar is all about the curlies - the wild curly horses of Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming with Jack of Hearts on the cover. Go here to purchase: wildhoofbeats.etsy.com/listing/4330.... #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses #2026calendar #wildhorsecalendar

This is Julian, a curly cremello stallion I have known since he was just a little fuzzy foal. He has an unconventional family - two other stallions, a sorrel and a red roan, plus his grey mare, her grey yearling and new palomino foal. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Summer morning at the waterhole in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. One of the few times I can hear lots of vocalizations is when the horses gather in large groups. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

This is the gorgeous wild curly stallion Bello whom I only met for the first time last month and he is truly a magnificent presence. Here he pauses in the light while moving his family from the spring in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses #curlyhorses

These are wild stallion Cochise (whom I posted about a couple days ago) on the left and his buddy Sky Dancer, whom I met for the first time three weeks ago. After running back and forth to get a good look at me they stopped and we gazed at each other. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Wild buckskin stallion Topaz and his family, including one very curly foal on a sleepy morning in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

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As I was heading back to the main road two weeks ago I suddenly saw a dramatically marked wild pinto stallion and his bachelor friend. I stopped and watched as he ran back and forth in front of me in Arapahoe Creek, Wyoming. Cochise is his name. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

The wild curly stallion Legacy and two of his mares and a foal stand in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. Legacy is a gorgeous stallion with a family full of sorrel mares and he is Teton’s half brother. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

This is the wild curly stallion Bello, and I was delighted to meet him and his family last month at a spring in Salt Wells Creek for the first time. Bello has an amazing presence about him and I feel lucky to have spent time with him. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

The Wild Horse and Burro Program at the prison in Canon City, Colorado has ended. More horses are in holding facilities than there are in the wild & the specter of project 2025 calling for killing the horses in holding. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Jack of Hearts, wild curly stallion leaping from the waterhole on top of the mountain in springtime last year. I’m always excited to see Jack when I am visiting Salt Wells Creek. With his blue eyes and curls, and care for his family. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Here’s a softer portrait than I posted a few days ago of the wild curly stallion Legacy. You can clearly see his gorgeous ringlets and the texture in his coat. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses This image is available here: livingimagescarolwalker.artstorefronts.com/warehouse/ar...

An image of Thor from a few years ago. He was one of my very favorite wild horses, and I was immediately smitten when I first saw him as a foal. I think of him often, and am glad he lived his whole life wild and free. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Wild curly stallion Jack of Hearts and his son Ace of Hearts at the waterhole. Jack has always been one of my very favorite wild horses in Salt Wells Creek. He is usually very cautious at the waterhole when there are other bands around. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Early morning with two wild horse families in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

A wild curly stallion named Legacy embodies that spirit of freedom: wild, proud, fierce, tough, loving to his family, and completely suited to the gorgeous place he calls home. May he always run free. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

This is the gorgeous wild curly stallion Coyote who is Bubba’s son. He’s still young but has a family that he is very proud and protective of. I hadn’t seen him for several years so it was a thrill spending time with he and his family in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #wildhorses #wildhoofbeats

I was delighted to find the wild tricolor pinto stallion Zephyr and his palomino pinto son Samir last week in Antelope Hills, Wyoming. It’s been wonderful getting to know this little family this year. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses #wildhorsepc

A gorgeous wild horse family in Lost Creek running on a stormy windy day. Their stallion is on the right, but behind them a bit distant is a blue roan stallion, dogging the family in hopes of getting a mare or the whole band. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses #wildhorsepc

Wild stallion Teton on a wild stormy day in Wyoming. He’s one of my very favorite wild horses in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. He’s been much easier to find the last couple of years since he has settled down as lieutenant with Sid and his family. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

A group of wild horses running to the spring to get water in the morning in Salt Wells Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

A strikingly beautiful family of wild horses I got to sit and spend time with yesterday morning in Arapahoe Creek, Wyoming. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Wild stallions Trilos (the pinto) and Star Sky (the varnish roan) having a small dust up. These two stallions both have small families and are usually near each other, so it’s nothing serious. In Stewart Creek, WY. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Teton wakes up from a morning nap. He and Sid have a new black mare and her yearling in the band. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

Beautiful mares and foal trot together on a windy day in Lost Creek, Wyoming. This image is available here on my website: livingimagescarolwalker.artstorefronts.com/warehouse/ar... #wildhorses

My 2026 wall calendar featuring the wild curly horses of Salt Wells Creek with Jack of Hearts on front and back covers is available in medium 8 1/2”x11” and large 11”x14” sizes. Go here to purchase: wildhoofbeats.etsy.com/listing/4330... #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses

My new episode talks about where we have been in protecting wild horses, and where we need to go now, as well as stopping the Salt Wells Creek and Adobe Town roundup. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, or here on my website: www.wildhoofbeats.com/podcast/jour... #wildhorses

Wild stallion rituals in Salt Wells Creek. These bachelor boys are not serious - it’s just practice for when they have families of their own to protect. #carolwalker #wildhoofbeats #wildhorses