It’s a horse within a horse ️
In 2018, a field representative with the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) was watching a group of four mustangs near Burns, Oregon, when he first spotted the horse within a horse.
“As she moved, the white markings of the horse moved with her, complete with a portion of white mane flying,” Kuhn added. “It was something so beautiful and remarkable.”
“Cirrus is symbolic of what is happening to America’s wild horses: the freedom, and the loss, the beauty, and the tragedy, all reflected in one horse,” Kuhn said.
In March, Cirrus arrived at Montgomery Creek Ranch, where she’ll be able to live peacefully with other rescued wild horses. Even though she’s over 10 years old and has spent her entire life living wild, her new caretakers have found her to be calm and gentle.
“While she, of course, has an opinion and gets a little ‘snorty’ when something happens that she doesn’t like, she is measured, careful and even a little curious,” Ellie Phipps Price, cofounder of Montgomery Creek Ranch, told The Dodo. “She has a commanding presence and is very expressive.”
Staffers at the sanctuary visit Cirrus every day in an effort to earn her trust — and, eventually, her respect. In just a few short months, the mustang has warmed up to her trainers enough to approach them and allow them to hand her hay and gently touch her nose.
