About the locations:

The Jicarilla Wild Horse Territory

At this time, the 76,000-acre horse territory is home to almost 300 free-roaming horses of mixed ancestry.  Some bands seem to invite us closer while others flee across the landscape offering a variety of photographic opportunities. The landscape varies from open range, to pinon and juniper dotted woodlands, to tall ponderosa pines as it approaches the Colorado border. In addition to the horses, many wildlife species including elk, deer, bear, turkey, mountain lion, fox and golden eagles, call this home. Tracking these horses is a true adventure! Read more about these workshops in the February 2008 issue of Western Horseman.

Monero Mustang Sanctuary

Located in Tierra Amarilla, south of Chama, New Mexico, a 4500 acre ranch with scenic views gives sanctuary to over fifty horses.  Many of the horses have been adopted from the La Jarita Mesa Wild Horse Territory. This is an incredibly colorful herd boasting red roans, blue roans, grays, palominos, bays, duns blacks, sorrels, and more!  The ranch teems with wildlife, including herds of elk.

Wild Horses of Placitas

The Placitas horses roam in the beautiful rolling foothills of the Sandia Mountains. Because of their proximity to civilization, they have become quite approachable. This most often provides an opportunity to accompany them on their daily rituals. Sage dotted mesas under the famous New Mexico sky make a dramatic backdrop for these pretty little bands of paints, grays, blacks and bays.