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BLM Curly Mustangs

 

Copper D's Golden Red

 

 

Golden Red's Nevada Blossom

 


Copper D's Golden Red
BLM Freezemark #04605824
NACHR # - Pending

Copper D's Golden Red, a five year old Curly Red Dun mare with a very curly mane and ears, was captured January 5, 2009 in Battle Mountain Field, Lander County, Nevada. She is a Curly Mustang with very clear zebra strips on her legs. Blood tests taken of Golden Red at time of capture has given us an almost identical DNA match to Benny Damele's famous stallion   Copper D.

In 1879, John Damele set up a ranch known as Three Bar 3Bar, in an area called Dry Creek near Eureka, Neveda, coming over from Genoa, Italy. Two generations later, his grandson, Benny Damele, a well respected stockman, discovered Curly horses were stronger and survived the cold, harsh winters better than other horses. In fact, it is said most all the ranch's horses died in the winter freeze of 1952 except a few Curly mares and a young stud colt, later to be known as Copper D.

Mr.Damele's favorite horse, Copper D, is said to have worked all day, every day until around age 21. It is said that when Benny was told by his friend, an Indian medicine man, that he was dying, he turned Copper D out with another old mare back to roam the mountains where he was born. This area is known as the Rocky Hills and Fish Creek HMA.

Copper D's Golden Red and her filly, Nevada's Blossom, according to those present at the capture, were within thirty miles of the area where Copper D was turned loose. We are thrilled to have Copper D's Golden Red and Nevada Blossom at Golden Curls Ranch and look forward to sharing this wonderful bloodline with the Curly Horse community.

 

Golden Red's Nevada's Blossom
BLM Freezemark #07603969
NACHR # - Pending

Golden Red's Nevada Blossom was captured with her mother Copper D's Golden Red in Battle Mountain, Lander County, Nevada on January 5, 2009. Blossom is a beautiful two year sorrel filly with a Star, Strip and Snip on her expressive face. Blossom has proven to be a very intelligent horse with a wonderful comformation to match. As with most Mustangs, Blossom has wonderful hooves and was a very good girl on her first barefoot trim.

Blossom is in the saddle as is her mother Golden Red. Blossom is very loving and listens to her partner closely. She is very aware of her surroundings, but like her Curly horse cousins she does not spooky easily.

Blossom is a straight Curly. Yes, a straight curly has the Curly gene but does not show the curls. She will probably pass the Curly gene to her foals when bred.

Nevada's Blossom has a great bloodline coming from Benny Damele's Copper D stallion. She has proven to be like the wonderful Curly Mustangs Benny Damele knew in those wonderful mountains off I-80 in Central Nevada.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a few days, it will be the anniversary of our Curly Mustang Mare, Copper D's Golden Red and her filly, Nevada's Blossom BLM capture. They and five other Curly Mustangs were rounded up on January 6, 2009 in Lander County, Nevada. Over the past several months, I have developed a tremendous respect for these intelligent and loving horses and would like to help other Mustangs who are being rounded up by BLM. Hutchinson State Prison in Hutchinson, Kansas is one of four prisons in the United States that allow prisoners to gentle BLM captured mustangs. Currently, the Director of the program, Dexter Hedrick has stated over 370 Mustangs, many are mares with foals, are at his facility. In my opinion this program is good for the horses and the men. I guess I could say - it is saving a life - as both will have an opportunity for a better future by taking part in this training. In order to accomplish this the men need tack such as headstalls, lead ropes, reins and bits and more. The goal is simple, I will attach a flyer explaining the tack drive. Please help by placing a mailable box addressed to Hutchinson State Prison care of Mr. Hedrick at your local feed store, Tractor Supply or equivalent for others to share their gently used tack. Then the box can be sealed and mailed to Hutchinson State Prison. Currently, we do not have a supporter to help with postage costs but my feed store has said they would cover the cost of postage and yours may too! I will continue to search for ways to reduce the cost of postage but hope this will not prevent us from helping the Mustangs. Please share the flyer with your friends. My email address and good friend, Linda Laird's are on the flyers if anyone has questions about the tack drive. There is a lot of emotions and discussion about BLM and the wild horse round ups. While I realize I cannot stop the round ups it is my goal to help our Mustangs (and Curly Mustangs) future.

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