{"id":14904,"date":"2014-05-06T05:54:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T11:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=14904"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:56:47","slug":"a-morning-with-the-wild-horses-of-the-west-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/05\/06\/a-morning-with-the-wild-horses-of-the-west-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning With The Wild Horses Of The West Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TrioTrio of young wild horses<\/span><\/p>\n

I checked one of the items off of my bucket list yesterday morning when I spent time photographing, observing, and being surrounded by a herd of wild horses in the West Desert of Utah.<\/p>\n

Sure, I have seen the wild horses on my travels in the western US but had never experienced the magic of being close to them and being accepted by them.<\/p>\n

\"WildWild colt from the Onaqui herd<\/span><\/p>\n

It is foaling season for the wild horses and there appeared to be about a dozen foals in the Onaqui herd that I photographed yesterday on the desert floor. I suspect I don’t have to tell anyone how adorable they are and I am not sure my images truly do them justice.<\/p>\n

\"OnaquiOnaqui wild Horse colt<\/span><\/p>\n

What I do know for certain is that these horses captured my heart and I that I felt a deep sense of awe watching these horses going about the business of their daily lives.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung wild Horses play fighting in the West Desert of Utah<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though the foals are young they play fight…<\/p>\n

\"OnaquiOnaqui wild stallions fighting<\/span><\/p>\n

While the adults are far more serious about it. The stallions defend their mares and their coats shows their battle scars. These fights happen quickly and don’t last very long. This is something that happens frequently in the Onaqui herd.<\/p>\n

\"GrazingGrazing wild Horses of the Onaqui herd<\/span><\/p>\n

While some of the horses fought other grazed, the foals nursed, played, or napped and some of the horses just appeared to be curious about the three people in their midst.<\/p>\n

\"WildWild Mustang on the range<\/span><\/p>\n

I couldn’t help being enchanted by the Onaqui herd<\/span><\/a> and at times I let my camera drop from my eyes so I could enjoy them without thinking about creating\u00a0images.<\/p>\n

\"WildWild Mustang rolling in the dust of the West Desert<\/span><\/p>\n

Some days are magical and yesterday certainly because of this incredible herd of wild horses.<\/p>\n

Life is good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my wild Horse photos.<\/p>\n

All of these images were taken with a Nikon D300 with my Nikkor 70-300mm VR lens attached. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I checked one of the items off of my bucket list yesterday morning when I spent time photographing, observing and being surrounded by a herd of wild Horses. 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