Posts in category Christa’s Blog

The Bachelor

The Bachelor

  Who doesn’t want to meet a handsome young bachelor!  They are unattached, looking for fun, and probably not ready to settle down…at least until they meet the right one. And who knows, that could be you. Christa is more into horses than boys, but she can’t help but notice Cisco. Cisco has a way […]

Christa, Inspiration & Being Bra...

Christa, Inspiration & Being Brave

Why I love Christa…. Well she does remind me of my wife and co- author Jennifer Grais…. because she is passionate about what she does, and like myself she really wants to educate a young audience about what is happening to our wild horse population and why, in an entertaining and compelling way. Christa’s Luck […]

Predators

Predators

Predators Natural predators keep herd numbers in balance. When we kill mountain lions, wolves, and coyotes we upset the natural balance of nature. Humans tend to want to hunt and kill off predators because they kill cattle, sheep, and chickens belonging to ranchers and farmers; but then we have larger numbers of deer, horses, and […]

Leadership: What Happens When They Al...

Leadership: What Happens When They All Come Together?

Leadership: What Happens When They All Come Together? Bands (family units) of a herd come together when there is abundance of grass or water (think family reunion). The lead stallion and lead mare of the entire herd would be the highest ranking band stallion and mare. Even when they are all together, there is a […]

Taking Action

Taking Action

I was really encouraged by this post from American Wild Horse Preservation about protecting our wild horses on public lands in Nevada. A BLM citizen’s advisory board, known as the Resource Advisory Board (RAC) is meeting in Nevada on May 14 and 15th, 2015. They control the fate of 33 wild horse Herd Management Areas […]